Chicago is marking 30 years since it started its first citywide recycling program, which began with a problematic kickoff, and continues to lag behind other major cities in terms of performance. The ...

Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS), Morton Grove, Illinois, has acquired DC Trash of Illinois (DCT), an independent waste and recycling collection provider serving 30,000 customers in Chicago's western ...

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When I hear Mayor Brandon Johnson rail against the idea of raising Chicago’s paltry $9.50 garbage collection fee to help fill our gaping $1.2 billion budget gap, I remember a beautiful ...

Chicago city officials are developing a pilot program in which many Southwest Side homeowners will largely ditch blue bags and begin recycling the way it is done in most suburbs and other big cities.

I glanced at the cover of this Sunday’s Tribune (“Only 9.6% of Chicago’s waste recycled last year”) and thought it was about time to do a piece about recycling. I have been recycling for more than 40 ...

The job is full of heavy lifting, tight turns and stinky smells. But the members of this all-women garbage crew say their bond keeps them going. Editor’s note: This story originally published in 2023.

CHICAGO, Sept 17 (Reuters) - City homeowners who have enjoyed free garbage service for generations would face a $9.50-a-month assessment under a plan Mayor Rahm Emanuel intends to present next week, a ...