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Article: Chicago to swap blue bags for bins: 7 city wards to test curbside recycling.
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- Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)
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- October 22, 2006
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Byline: Dan Mihalopoulos and Laurie Cohen
Oct. 22--If suburban-style, curbside recycling succeeds in a few select wards, then blue bins ultimately could replace blue bags across Chicago, Mayor Richard Daley's top aide for environmental issues said Saturday.
As city officials announced the pilot curbside recycling program in seven wards, they also revealed that they will give residents another alternative to using blue bags by setting up 15 recycling drop-off centers at parks and other city facilities this month. An $8 million, four-year state grant will help pay for curbside recycling. The first $2 million will be used to buy recycling bins for ...