Chicago recycling Archives

Chicago STILL Can’t Recycle

December 12, 2020 Mike Nowak Ald. Michele Smith, Ald. Scott Waguespack, Better Government Association, Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, Chicago Office of Inspector General, Chicago recycling, climate change, Delta Institute, landfills, Peggy Malecki, The Mike Nowak Show

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Last week, the Chicago Office of Inspector General issued a scathing report concerning the City’s inability to properly monitor and execute its high rise recycling program. Ald. Michele Smith from the 43rd Ward and Ald. Scott Waguespack from the 32nd Ward stop by to comment on those findings.

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Learning to Love Bats

October 28, 2018May 18, 2019 Mike Nowak bat conservation, Bat Week, Better Government Association, Chicago recycling, environment, gardening, Joy O'Keefe, McHenry County College Green Living Expo, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, Waste Management

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As we celebrate Bat Week, Indiana State University’s Joy O’Keefe tells us why this mammal is so important and so misunderstood. Kim Hankins previews the Green Living Expo at McHenry County College. Madison Hopkins from the Better Government Association follows up on her wave-making article about recycling in Chicago.

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November 12, 2017 – Chicago’s Hot Recycling Mess

November 11, 2017November 25, 2017 Mike Nowak Alderman Scott Waguespack, Chicago recycling, environment, gardening, green living, hurricanes, LuminAID, Puerto Rico, Rahm Emanuel, solar lanterns, sustainability, The Mike Nowak Show, yard waste

Anna Stork, co-founder of LuminAID Lab, explains how she and her business partner are helping victims of natural disasters by supplying the with portable, inflatable solar lights. Chicago Alderman Scott Waguespack talks about why Chicago still can’t recycle.