PARK DISTRICT EXPANDS RECYCLING PROGRAM TO ALL CITY PARKS
Dedicated Recycling Truck Focuses on Lakefront Pick Up During Busy Beach Season
Release Date: 07/02/08
The Chicago Park District will expand its recycling program to all its city parks and beaches this summer. In addition, the Park District has dedicated two trucks to focus on picking up recyclable materials.
“We are very excited to implement a separate container, separate pick-up recycling program in parks across Chicago,” said Ellen Sargent, Chicago Park District Deputy Director of Natural Resources. “This program is part of our greening initiative and hope this will help encourage park patrons to act in a more environmentally friendly way while enjoying the parks.”
Here are some new initiatives the Park District is implementing to help keep our parks clean:
New Recycling and Trash Bins
The Park District purchased two new types of receptacles that are weighted and made of 100% recycled content, which were placed throughout the District. The blue receptacles are for recycled materials and the green receptacles are for all other, non-recyclable trash. There is no need to separate the recyclables and below is a list of the types of materials that are considered recyclable:
· Glass jars and bottles
· Aluminum cans, foil and pie tins
· Tin or Steel cans
· Cereal boxes, paper towel rolls
· Cardboard
· Plastic bottles and containers
· Junk mail
· Magazines and catalogs
· Telephone books
· Paper bags
· Office paper and file folders
· Newspaper and insert
Recycling Trucks
In addition to the new separate recycling and waste containers; the Park District has dedicated recycling trucks to pick up recyclables throughout the district. One recycling truck will be dedicated to the lakefront and a separate recycling truck for all other locations through a hauling contract with Flood Brothers.
Community Drop-Off Locations
Chicagoans can recycle their household materials at Blue Community Drop-Off Locations, located in 16 communities across the city with seven Park District locations currently and five more locations to come. Chicagoans can bring paper, plastics and glass for separate recycling during daylight hours. The Centers accept the same full range of materials as the Blue Carts and all recyclables can be tossed in together.
· Pershing Road, 1424 W. 39th Street
· Near South, 1758 S. Clark
· Calumet Park Beach, 9801 S. Avenue G
· Auburn Gresham, 7811 S. Racine
· Household Products & Electronics Collection & Training Center, 1150 N. North Branch
· Chicago Center for Green Technology, 445 N. Sacramento
· North Lawndale, 1817 S. Pulaski
· West Pullman, 11615 S. Indiana
· Pasteur Park, 5825 S. Kostner
· Marquette Park, 6734 S. Kedzie
· Riis Park, 6110 W. Fullerton
· Portage Park Neighborhood, 4243 N. Neenah
· Kosciuszko Park, 2732 N. Avers
· Rainbow Park, 3111 E. 77th Street
· Far North Side, 6441 N. Ravenswood
· Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, 2430 N. Cannon Drive
Big Bellies Chicagoans can see “BigBelly” trash containers at lakefront locations that feature solar powered trash compactors supporting fuel conservation and decreased emissions. There are 25 units spread out at four sites on the Lakefront - North Avenue Beach, Queen’s Landing in Grant Park, NortherlyIsland, 31stStreet Beach and 63rdStreet Beach.
- Contact Phone: 312 742 7529