What We Do

Sanitation and Waste Reduction (Garbage, Street Sweeping, Recycling, and Zero Waste)

The Bureau of Sanitation implements waste management programs for business and residents. Specific activities include:

• Collecting residential garbage;
• Operating the City’s Blue Cart Recycling Program;
• Providing technical assistance and support for the City’s recycling initiatives;
• Providing assistance for the development of city-wide waste reduction and management programs and policies; and
• Coordinating street sweeping efforts for city main streets and side streets.

 

Garbage	Recycling	Street Sweeping
Composting	Chemicals & Electronics	Zero Waste

Alerts (Sanitation and Waste Reduction (Garbage, Street Sweeping, Recycling, and Zero Waste))

May 10, 2012

Grid Garbage Collection Schedule

Most Recent News (Sanitation and Waste Reduction (Garbage, Street Sweeping, Recycling, and Zero Waste))

May 18, 2012	Refuse Workforce Transparency
May 10, 2012	City of Chicago Announces Specific Plans for Grid Garbage Collection to Deliver Services More Efficently and Save Taxpayer Resources
May 1, 2012	Mayor Emanuel Announces Groundbreaking Agreement with Laborers 1001 Union Projected To Save Taxpayers $30 Million Over the Next Six Years
Apr 5, 2012	Mayor Rahm Emanuel Announces Citywide Recycling in 2013
Apr 2, 2012	City of Chicago Street Sweeping Season Begins Today

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Services

• Anti-Litter - Every Litter Bit Hurts
• Check Status of Garbage Cart Service Request
• Check Status of Sanitation Code Violation
• Division and Ward Sanitation Offices
• Find a Residential Recycling Drop Off Center

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Supporting Information

• 2011 Neighborhood Paper Drive Frequently Asked Questions
• Division and Ward Office Information
• Recycling in Commercial/Retail Spaces
• What is Single Stream Recycling

City Data

• 311 Service Requests - Sanitation Code Complaints