Lightfoot to launch waste management study, hopes to find way to improve Chicago’s dismal recycling rate

December 25, 2019

For years, Chicago aldermen and the Illinois Environmental Council have demanded a review of managed competition, which has allowed Waste Management to mark blue recycling carts as contaminated — even though that company has a “financial incentive to divert” the contents of those recycling bins to landfills they own and operate.

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1,000-page multi-step energy reform bill passes in Illinois

October 31, 2025

Illinois (KHQA) — Environmental and clean energy advocates are praising the passing of a 1,000-page energy omnibus bill in the Illinois congress on Oct. 30. The bill has taken

Gov. JB Pritzker set to approve energy bill boosting battery storage for renewables despite debate over costs

October 30, 2025

SPRINGFIELD — Sweeping energy-related legislation that backs the use of big batteries to help make wind and solar power more effective but has raised questions about whether

House passes energy bill amid debate over costs to consumers

October 29, 2025

Proponents say energy storage, efficiency programs will save money, critics wary of claims SPRINGFIELD — Illinoisans could see a new line item on their electric

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Lightfoot to launch waste management study, hopes to find way to improve Chicago’s dismal recycling rate

IEC In the Media

1,000-page multi-step energy reform bill passes in Illinois

Gov. JB Pritzker set to approve energy bill boosting battery storage for renewables despite debate over costs

House passes energy bill amid debate over costs to consumers

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