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2. Bulky waste - Wikipedia

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   Bulky waste items include discarded furniture (couches, recliners, tables), large appliances (refrigerators, ovens, TVs), and plumbing fixtures (bathtubs, toilets, sinks). A large amount (30-60%, depending on area) of bulky waste is picked up by scavengers before it is collected. [citation needed] Branches, brush, logs and other green waste are ...

3. Flood Brothers Disposal - Wikipedia

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   In 1988, Flood Brothers created an automated recycling center, and in 1990, became the first licensed special waste hauler in the Chicago community. In 1996, Flood Brothers Disposal opened an additional facility in Carol Stream, Illinois. As of 2014, Flood Brothers Disposal operates in more than 150 communities in the Chicago area. [6]

4. Kerbside collection - Wikipedia

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   Many councils also have kerbside collection of bulky waste. There may be different kinds of collection, e.g.: Large branches; E-waste (e.g. TVs, computers) which the council may recycle; Hard rubbish (anything else too big or too heavy for the wheelie bin) For bulky waste, residents are asked to place items directly on the kerbside.

5. Doorbell camera captures moment garbage truck explodes in ...

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   Three people, of which two were police officers and one a firefighter, were injured when a garbage truck exploded in a Chicago suburb last Friday.. The police officers and firefighter were ...

6. Waste Management, Inc. - Wikipedia

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   Waste Management has said that the plant, announced in April 2008, and built and operated by The Linde Group with state funding, is the world's largest facility to convert landfill gas into vehicle fuel. [40] [41] [42] Waste Management works with environmental groups in the U.S. to set aside land to create and manage wetlands and wildlife habitats.

7. Union Stock Yards - Wikipedia

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   Union Stock Yards, Chicago, 1947. The Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., or The Yards, was the meatpacking district in Chicago for more than a century, starting in 1865. The district was formed by a group of railroad companies that acquired marshland and turned it into a vast centralized processing area.