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Yeah, funded that way if i recall correctly. Aside from that all recycling is free, so basically the whole system exists to encourage recycling.lol that's nuts. But I guess if that is the only way pickup is funded...it's not in property taxes/county taxes?
anyway, I used to think it was bad in Chicago when we had to buy specific blue bags at the Jewel for the recycling. It was like 8 bucks for 8 bags. Blue recycling bags went out with the trash. same pickup, same truck, same destination.
That was weird, I thought, and I sure do hate paying an exorbitant fee for these ridiculous bags; but I had just moved to the city so maybe that's what city folks do so what do I know?
Anyway, turns out, a few months later, it was yet another Daley scam and all those bags were just going to the dump with all the other trash, because obviously. The blue bags were a Daley family slush fund or some shit. God damn Daleys.
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/awful-truth-about-recycling-in-chicago/Content?oid=922697
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2008-05-03-0805020335-story.html
EDIT: To be clear, the city isn't picking up the trash, it's privatized organizations. They charge x/mo (like $20 or something) for general trash pickup service, along with trash tags per bag, there's several competing businesses so you can pick whichever you prefer.
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