Waste Management Chicago offers single stream recycling service programs to businesses in Chicago.
For information regarding the City of Chicago recycling requirements, please choose the below link
Chicago's Recycling Requirements
Single Stream Recycling Services
Waste Management was the first major solid waste company to focus on Single-stream recycling services, which allows customers to commingle recyclable paper and mixed containers in one bin for
collection. The convenience of single-stream recycling service greatly increases participation and recovery.
Single-stream recycling service is made possible through the use of various mechanized screens and optical sorting technologies. With single-stream recycling services well under way in residential applications, Waste Management Chicago is advancing the same easy recycling services for other commercial applications.
Waste Management Chicago is proud to provide specialized recycling services that strengthen our communities, protect our land and improve our quality of life.
Waste Management Chicago's Single Stream Recycling provides an easy recycling program for condominiums, restaurants, and office buildings in Chicago. The following link provides a list of items which are generally accepted as recyclable materials in single stream recycling services program.If you are a condominium, restaurant, office building, or business interested in starting a recycling program in Chicago, please contact Waste Management Chicago for your Chicago recycling service needs.
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City of Chicago's Recycling Guidelines:
The Chicago High Density Residential and Commercial Source Reduction and Recycling Ordinance does specify that a "source separated" program (single stream recycling service) is preferable to a "post collection systems."
If you are opening a new business, condo, or office building in the City of Chicago, please click on the link relative to your business for details.
The city of Chicago lists some the following as Approved Recyclables:
- Newspaper
- corrugated cardboard
- high grade paper
- mixed office paper
- aluminum cans
- glass bottles and jars
- fluorescent bulbs (see below for recycling fluorescent bulbs)
For more information on the City of Chicago's recycling requirements, please visit the City of Chicago's website.
Please contact Waste Management Chicago Sales Representative, Rob Krueger, for exact information on what is accepted at your location.
Please remember Chicago to REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE.
THINK GREEN.
Recycling Saves Energy. Use Waste Management's Think Green Widget to learn more about how your recycling makes a positive impact on the environment.
Robert Krueger
Outside Sales Account Representative
Office: (708) 222-5024
Cell: (708) 932-9155
Email: rkrueger@wm.com
Waste Management Chicago
5050 W Pershing Rd
Cicero, IL 60804
