With packages comes cardboard and more items to recycle. “As we come into the winter months, a lot more people are generally working or buying …

Aluminum cans, plastics, glass, and cardboard are all recyclable, but they will end up in the trash if you don’t have that simple, sturdy, plastic bin.

Failure to follow city recycling rules can result in warnings or for those who do recycle to be kicked out of the city program with repeat violations. In turn, …

Some items cannot be recycled. Wrapping paper is not recyclable. If you want to be able to recycle your gift wrap, use newspaper, grocery store flyers, …

The districts’ food waste recycling program consists of several parts. Waste haulers collect food waste that has been placed in separate bins by their …

File photo. Waste Management, owner and operator of the Johnson County landfill in Shawnee, wants to offer every-other-week curbside recycling …

The recycling event runs from 9 am to noon and requires an appointment. For location directions, accepted recyclables, appointments, volunteer …

The Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, which oversees recycling in addition to trash pickup, does not enforce rules requiring tens of …