A separate truck will empty the recycling as scheduled and the contents will be delivered to a recycling center. 

The following items can be recycled by Lakeshore Waste Services LLC:

• Glass jars and bottles
• Aluminum cans, foil and pie tins
• Tin or Steel cans
• Cereal boxes, paper towel rolls
• Cardboard
• Junk mail
• Magazines and catalogs
• Telephone books
• Paper bags
• Office paper and file folders
• Newspaper and inserts

Plastic as Follows:

PETE - soft drink bottles, peanut butter jars

HDPE - milk jugs, laundry detergent jugs

PVC - window cleaner bottles, shampoo bottles

 
LDPE - lids from coffee cans, six-pack rings

PP - yogurt cups, margarine tubs, syrup bottles

 
PS - carry-out containers

 
Other - microwavable serving ware

The following items should not be placed in the recycling container:

• Yard Waste – it is recycled separately.  Please call our office to coordinate the removal of yard waste.
• Non-Recyclable trash – Non-recyclables should continue to go into your refuse containers.
• Batteries – All household and rechargeable batteries can be recycled at all Walgreens and Chicago Public Libraries.

Lakeshore Waste Services LLC
4808 W. Wilson Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60630
773.685.8811

Top 10 Tips for “Greening” Your Home in
The New York Private Residences

Plastic Bags: Bring reusable bags to the store for your groceries or use plastic shopping bags as garbage bags, or for animal waste; or take your empty plastic bags to the grocery store for recycling (e.g., our local jewel has a collection spot near the entrance to the covered upstairs parking lot).

Home Offices: Print double-sided copies from your home printers and/or copiers, and purchase recycled paper for your printer/copier. Using products made from recycled-content materials conserves energy, saves money, and provides jobs for those who work in those industries.

Electronic Waste / Household Hazardous Waste: Do not throw away working electronic appliances. Donate them to nonprofit organizations like the Brown Elephant (Halsted and Waveland), or take all brands of used computers, laptops, printers, copiers, fax machines to a nearby Office Depot or Staples store for recycling (no charge for small items; a $10 fee for large items), or take them to the city’s permanent household chemicals and computer recycling facility (1150 N. Branch Street). The computers are refurbished for reuse.

Walgreens, Chicago Public Libraries, and Office Depot take back household batteries (Office Depot also takes cell phone and other rechargeable batteries).

Recycle your old cell phone; e.g., phone retail stores will send your old phones to the troops overseas.

Junk Mail: Use the bin in the lobby by the mailboxes to dispose of unwanted catalogs, magazines, junk mail, etc. The paper it collects is recycled. Also consider getting your name and address removed from junk mailing lists, thus eliminating paper waste and saving trees.

Energy: Conserve energy and reduce your utility bills by switching to energy-efficient compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs). Our 1^st floor convenience store stocks them., purchase electronic equipment and appliances with the highest energy efficiency ratings (e.g., look for “Energy Star” and “EPEAT” labels). Use a surge protector/power strip that can be turned off when you’ve finished your daily ‘net-surfing.

Note: CFLs contain trace amounts of mercury. Dispose of them responsibly. Home Depot will take used ones back at all of its locations. Also check out ace hardware stores. For more information, see earth911.org.

Indoor Air: Enjoy healthier indoor air by using soy candles to avoid pollutants and smoke marks on walls/ceilings, or use an organic cotton shower curtain and nylon liner to prevent mold and eliminate harmful gases from PVC-coated curtain liners, or purchase potted plants instead of air purifiers.

Water: Conserve water by fixing leaky faucets and toilets, or by switching to water-saving faucets and shower-heads.

Home Improvements: When renovating, consider hiring contractors who use green building materials, countertops, flooring, paints, carpeting, etc. If you’re a do-it-yourselfer ask for green materials from building supply stores. Demand creates supply…

Your Ideas: This is by no means an all-inclusive list. It will be updated periodically. Please share other suggestions with our Management Office (e.g., any ideas for food waste? Recycling #6 plastic – styrofoam, etc.?

46^th Ward High-Rise Recycling Pilot: Support our building’s participation in Chicago’s Pilot Project to improve recycling in residential high-rise buildings. Refer to information that was distributed to all residents on October 10, 2007. This is part of the city’s on-going effort to replace the existing blue bag program with a more convenient, effective and comprehensive recycling program.

Please Note: Maintenance staff will ensure that recycleables left in each floor’s garbage shute rooms (old newspapers, glass bottles, cardboard boxes) will be included with recycleable materials left in bins on the 3^rd floor (near bike room and in laundry room), near mailboxes in lobby, and on the 1^st floor of the garage.