44th Ward Service Organization

Would you like to help our environment?

Recycle!

If your garbage is picked up by the city's Streets and Sanitation Department, you can participate in Chicago's Blue Cart Program (if you live in a building where your garbage is picked up by a private company, contact your provider to find out about recycling options).

This new and exciting program is extremely easy: materials no longer need to be sorted in blue bags. All material to be recycled can go directly into the Blue Cart. Blue Carts will have separate pickup from normal garbage collection, and will be sorted on-site.

The 44th Ward became part of the Blue Cart Program on May 19, 2008. Pickup for Blue Carts occur every other week on the day of your regular garbage pickup. A schedule for your area is provided at the bottom of this page.

For more information about recycling, please visit the City of Chicago's website recycling page.

Click Here for a list of recycling drop-off centers.

If you would like more information about environmental issues in Chicago, you can go to www.cityofchicago.org/Environment.

For more information on Chicago parks and events, visit www.chicagoparkdistrict.com/.

Also, if you would like information about helping the environment by driving without having to own a car, visit www.IGOcars.org.

Keep our community clean and looking good!

Drop-off your Household Chemical & Computers

You can take your household chemicals and computers year-round to the Household Chemicals & Computer Recycling Facility at 1150 N. North Branch (two blocks east of the Kennedy Expressway at Division Street).

• Hours: Tuesdays 7am-noon, Thursdays 12pm-7pm and the first Saturday of every month 8am–3pm

• Accepted items include: Chemicals, oil-based paints, cleaners, solvents, computers, cell phones, and flourescent light bulbs

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Blue Cart Schedule