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Mar 20, 2015
Mayor Emanuel Starts Street Sweeping Early To Clean Up Chicago's Neighborhoods From Winter Debris
Sep 15, 2014
Community Leaders, Coca-Cola and Jewel-Osco Kick-Off "Recycle & Win" Contest
Oct 21, 2013
Mayor Emanuel Announces Recycling Expansion Complete as Final Phase Reaches the Last 72,000 Households
Jul 29, 2013
City of Chicago Announces Third Phase of Citywide Recycling Expansion
Jun 24, 2013
City of Chicago Rolls Out Phase Two Of The 2013 Citywide Recycling Expansion
Jun 4, 2013
City of Chicago Announces Second Phase of Citywide Recycling Expansion
Apr 22, 2013
Mayor Emanuel and Coca-Cola Announce $2.59 Million Grant to Support Blue Cart Recycling Program Expansion
Apr 11, 2013
Mayor Emanuel Announces $18 Million In Savings from Grid Garbage Transition
Apr 3, 2013
Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation To Transition Far South and Southwest Side Communities to Grid Garbage Collection System
Apr 2, 2013
Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation Announces 2013 Clean and Green Citywide Beautification Effort
Mar 25, 2013
City of Chicago Rolls Out Grid Garbage Collection System To More Than 70,000 South Side Residents
Mar 15, 2013
City of Chicago Announces The Seventh Phase of the Grid Garbage Collection
Mar 12, 2013
Blue Cart Recycling Services Roll Out to 67,000 Chicago Households
Feb 20, 2013
Citywide Expansion on Blue Cart Recycling Begins
Feb 7, 2013
City of Chicago Announces the Sixth Phase of the Grid Garbage Collection System
Dec 10, 2012
City Of Chicago To Roll Out Grid Garbage Collection System to 56,000 Southwest Side Residents Beginning Monday
Nov 27, 2012
City of Chicago Announces The Fifth Phase of Grid Garbage Collection System
Oct 30, 2012
City of Chicago Announces Fourth Phase of Grid Garbage Collection System
Sep 17, 2012
City of Chicago To Roll Out The Grid Garbage System to 65,000 New Households Beginning Monday
Aug 29, 2012
City of Chicago To Implement Third Phase of Grid Garbage Collection