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In the oddly shaped 32nd Ward, the easy, single-stream recycling service will be offered to “low-density” residences–those with four or fewer units–north of Belmont, according to a newsletter Waguespack’s office sent out a few days ago. It says he’s still trying to bring service as far south as Diversey. Tunney announced earlier this week in his own newsletter that all low-density homes in his ward would be included in the expansion.
Aldermen from across the city say their constituents have been clamoring for blue cart service, which has proven to be far more effective at diverting waste from landfills and inspiring participation than the city’s blue bag program. Last fall the Department of Streets and Sanitation, which is in charge of city recycling, was preparing to expand the blue cart service to most of the neighborhoods along north and south lakefronts, but the plan was killed during budget negotiations between Mayor Daley and aldermen reluctant to sign off on tens of millions of dollars in property tax hikes, most of which were passed anyway.
