Official Recycling thread (Chicago, Lincoln, Washington: apartment, rent, credit)

[Avengerfire]

Thanks for the post Mamama Mia.

[Mamama Mia]

You're so welcome!

[janne80]

From the City Department of Environment - Christmas Tree Recycling - Drop it off at a location listed below from Saturday, January 3 through Friday, January 16 to be chipped and turned into mulch.Bagged mulch will be available at the locations on a limited basis. Please note: We are not accepting recyclable materials at these locations. For additional information on recycling drop-off centers, please visit [url]http://www.chicagorecycles.org[/url] for more information.
Questions? Call the Department of Environment at (312) 744-7606.

[Avengerfire]

Here is the exact page link for locations in the city that you can bring your tree to for recycling.

City of Chicago - Recycle your tree this winter

[Thepreacherswife]

Our North Park Village recycling center (Pulaski & Ardmore) is in danger of closing due to the plummet in the price for recycled materials. Last I saw (late November) they had a sign up saying they needed donations of $1000 per week to continue operations.

Price changes from September to December according to an AP story this weekend:

Cardboard -75% ($100/ton to $25/ton)
Newspaper -81% ($155/ton to $30/ton)
Mixed Paper -100% ($90/ton to $0)
Aluminum -69% ($0.55/lb to $0.17/lb)
Plastic Bottles - 87% ($0.15/lb to $0.02/lb)
Metal -29% ($140/ton to $100/ton)

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Thepreacherswife

Our North Park Village recycling center (Pulaski & Ardmore) is in danger of closing due to the plummet in the price for recycled materials. Last I saw (late November) they had a sign up saying they needed donations of $1000 per week to continue operations...

Yeah the Resource Center runs that location as well as a few others like the one I use often at Wrightwood and Lincoln. They put up the same sign at that location.

What I am confused about is where is this $1000 a week figure coming from? Is this for each site or for the whole program? What do these funds cover?

Also these sites have been running for years before the selling prices for materials got to the point where they peaked this summer/fall. Were they losing money before? I highly doubt it. In addition more materials have been collected (from what I noticed) in the last couple years than have in years past.

Where did all the money they took in from the high selling prices of the last couple of years go?

I am very curious about this.

[Thepreacherswife]

Originally Posted by Avengerfire

Yeah the Resource Center runs that location as well as a few others like the one I use often at Wrightwood and Lincoln. They put up the same sign at that location.

What I am confused about is where is this $1000 a week figure coming from? Is this for each site or for the whole program? What do these funds cover?

Also these sites have been running for years before the selling prices for materials got to the point where they peaked this summer/fall. Were they losing money before? I highly doubt it. In addition more materials have been collected (from what I noticed) in the last couple years than have in years past.

Where did all the money they took in from the high selling prices of the last couple of years go?

I am very curious about this.

My guess would be salaries for the workers and rent, but that's a complete SWAG.

[Thepreacherswife]

Friends of ours in Albany Park (south of Lawrence) got a package yesterday on the doorstep letting them know that their blue bin will be delivered later this month, with pickups to begin in February. Hope we get it soon on the north side of Lawrence...

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Thepreacherswife

My guess would be salaries for the workers and rent, but that's a complete SWAG.

I do not know if they pay any rent. They are a non-profit. Seven-Eleven, for example, I believe is donating space for a non-profit therefore it is a tax write off for Seven-Eleven.

As far as salaries,I believe most of their workers are volunteers.

[Avengerfire]

Originally Posted by Thepreacherswife

Friends of ours in Albany Park (south of Lawrence) got a package yesterday on the doorstep letting them know that their blue bin will be delivered later this month, with pickups to begin in February. Hope we get it soon on the north side of Lawrence...

Good for you guys. Hopefully your area gets good participation. Maybe you should be a block captain.