Author: Chicago Recycling Coalition

Batteries New Battery Recycling Programs in IL The Battery Network Paint PaintCare offers drop-off sites throughout Illinois where the public can take unwanted paint for recycling. These sites are available to households, businesses, government agencies, and others with leftover paint. (Program information provided by PaintCare.) Plastics Fact Sheet of Plastics Recycling (Beyond Plastics, 2026)

Chicago has different recycling systems for different types of buildings, in different locations and for different functions.  The type of residential building you live in determines who provides your recycling services.  -For residential buildings with one to four housing units, the City of Chicago provides recycling services. They provide a 96 gallon Blue Cart toter…

We’ve all been taught to recycle at a young age as a way to help the planet and conserve natural resources. While the purpose of recycling has not changed, its perception certainly has. Though recycling may seem like something that came about in the late 20th century, we actually have a much deeper history with…