Living in a neighborhood that doesn't have recycling yet? Yeah, Chicago claims to be all green, but the fact that there's not neighborhood recycling alongside garbage pickup is pretty discouraging in the green catagory.
Luckily, the city has 30 drop off points to bring all your recycling to. Due to Pilsen's lack of recycling, after doing some research, this appeared to be the closest drop off point to my old place. Unfortunately it would be way too much of a hassle to get there in any way besides in a car. Basically, you just have to be on the lookout for a big blue bin outside a huge building. You can drive right up, park your car and load your things in.
To find the recycling drop-off spot closest to you, check the website above, click on "Chicago Recycling Initiative" in the upper left hand corner, then on "Recycling Drop-off Centers, then "List of Locations and Map". Yay, Earth! read more