Would you like to help our environment?

Recycle!

If your garbage is picked up by the city's Streets and Sanitation Department, you can participate in Chicago's Blue Cart Program (if you live in a building where your garbage is picked up by a private company, contact your provider to find out about recycling options).

This new and exciting program is extremely easy: materials no longer need to be sorted in blue bags. All material to be recycled can go directly into the Blue Cart. Blue Carts will have separate pickup from normal garbage collection, and will be sorted on-site.

The 44th Ward will be receiving the Blue Cart Program beginning May 19, 2008. Pickup of the Blue Carts will be every other week, thus beginning in June.

For more information, please visit the City of Chicago's website.

Click Here for a list of local recycling centers.

If you would like more information about environmental issues in Chicago, you can go to www.cityofchicago.org/Environment.

For more information on Chicago parks and events, visit the Chicago Park District's website.

Also, if you would like information about helping the environment by driving without having to own a car, visit www.IGOcars.org.

Keep our community clean and looking good!

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Drop-off your Household Chemical & Computers

You can take your household chemicals and computers year-round to the Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling Facility at 1150 N. North Branch (two blocks east of the Kennedy Expressway at Division Street).

Hours: Tuesdays 7am-noon, Thursdays 12pm-7pm and the first Saturday of every month 8am-3pm

Accepted items include:
Chemicals, oil-based paints, cleaners, solvents, computers, cell phones and flourescent light bulbs

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