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We won! [May, 2008]
Its taken 16 years, but the City of Chicago announced on May 2nd the end of the Blue Bag program and its replacement with the Blue Cart program, just as the Chicago Recycling Coalition has been advocating.

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  • Throwing recycling and garbage together in one bin makes a mess, not a difference! Check out the real story of the blue bag program under “Recycling in Chicago.”

  • Don’t know what to do with that old computer, your worn-out gym shoes, or broken-down bike? Answers in “Recycle Your Stuff, A-Z.”

  • Want to start composting, but live in an apartment? Looking to buy recycled products? Find the answers under “X-treme Recycling.”
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