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Dec 30, 2016
City of Chicago Announces Annual Holiday Tree Recycling Program
Nov 30, 2016
Chicago's Winter Overnight Parking Ban Goes Into Effect December 1
Oct 7, 2016
City of Chicago Coordinates Yard Waste Pick-Up to Help Collect Fall Leaves and Debris
Sep 20, 2016
Mayor Emanuel, Department of Streets and Sanitation Announce New Dry Ice Pilot to Combat Rodents
Jul 20, 2016
City Council Amends Recycling Ordinance to Reflect Current Industry Standards
Dec 16, 2015
Mayor Emanuel Announces Local Universities Planning $2.5 Billion In Campus Improvements
Dec 10, 2015
Chicago Unveils New Educational Website Designed to Help Make Recycling Easy
Nov 16, 2015
City Of Chicago Asks Residents to Go Bagless When Recycling In Blue Carts
Oct 19, 2015
Department Of Streets and Sanitation To Coordinate Bagged Leaf Collection This Fall
Mar 20, 2015
Mayor Emanuel Starts Street Sweeping Early To Clean Up Chicago's Neighborhoods From Winter Debris
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 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
Dec 10, 2012
City Of Chicago To Roll Out Grid Garbage Collection System to 56,000 Southwest Side Residents Beginning Monday
Oct 30, 2012
City of Chicago Announces Fourth Phase of Grid Garbage Collection System
Aug 7, 2012
Residential Phase of Retrofit Chicago Launched
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