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Volunteers with the Shedd Aquarium clean up trash and debris from the nearby 12th Street Beach on April 18, 2012, after the aquarium adopted the beach for Earth Day. The aquarium will sweep the beach once a month through October to clean up trash and debris left in the sand. (Credit: CBS)

Low Lake Levels Reveal More Debris On Great Lakes Beaches

Less water reveals garbage that had been hidden in Lake Michigan and the other Great Lakes, according to the Alliance for the Great Lakes.

2013/04/12

The Rebuilding Exchange uses building materials reclaimed from local landfills to make furniture. (Credit: RebuildingExchange.org)

Rebuilding Exchange Makes Furniture Out Of Trash

Looking for a unique gift this holiday season? A Chicago company that makes furniture out of garbage may have the answer.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/11/17

Woman Says She Was Cited For Others’ Dumping, Fines Doubled In Court

A South Side woman was left scratching her head when she got $600 in tickets for garbage left behind her home.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/09/14

Lake County Hoping To Boost Recycling Level To 60 Percent

Lake County commissioners are using an upside down garbage can as their symbol of a new effort to start recycling 60 percent — instead of 40 percent — of everything left at the curb in the northern suburbs.

CBS Chicago–2012/09/13

Drought Making It Easier To Find Garbage In Area Rivers

This year’s drought has had many negative effects, but it does have at least one benefit.

WBBM Newsradio–2012/07/31

Women Dump Garbage From Foreclosed Home At Bank Of America Offices

Five women – the eldest 80 years old – were arrested Tuesday afternoon for dumping garbage in front of the Bank of America Chicago offices downtown in a protest.

CBS Chicago–2011/10/11

Garbage can (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

Emanuel: Save $60 Million By Picking Up Trash On Grid System

Mayor Rahm Emanuel says the city would save $60 million if garbage trucks pick up on a grid route instead of a one following complicated ward boundaries.

2011/08/12

Some city alleys are still daunting after last week's blizzard. (CBS)

Snow In Alleys Preventing Garbage Collection, In Some Cases

Some garbage collectors are having a hard time making it through snow-filled alleys, so they’re holding off until they can make it through.

2011/02/07

Solar-Powered Trash Cans Lauded In Bloomington, IN

The experiment with solar-powered trash compactors in Bloomington, Ind., is being called a huge success.

WBBM Newsradio–2011/01/04

Image Of A Waste Management Garbage Bin. (City Of Joliet Graphic)

Back Alley Backlash Against Joliet Garbage Program

City council members this week scratched their heads trying to come up with answers for residents who are losing alley pickup service and will have to start lugging the trash to the front curb next week.

2010/12/09

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