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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New Report Examines Law at Center of ComEd Bribery Scheme

December 1, 2020

It comes as clean energy advocates are also pressing for a massive energy package to prop up renewable energy. The Illinois Environmental Council’s Jennifer Walling

Op-ed: Investing in a safer world: international conservation programs and COVID-19

October 15, 2020

The Illinois Environmental Council works across our state to promote land protection and restoration, supporting local governments to combat the effects of environmental degradation and

Transportation Advocates Seek Guarantee Transit Won’t Shut Down In Event of Post-Election Unrest

October 14, 2020

“Black and Brown communities are disproportionately reliant on public transportation, specifically buses, and so are disproportionately harmed when service is abruptly changed or stopped without

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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

New Report Examines Law at Center of ComEd Bribery Scheme

Op-ed: Investing in a safer world: international conservation programs and COVID-19

Transportation Advocates Seek Guarantee Transit Won’t Shut Down In Event of Post-Election Unrest

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