Leaf Collection In Chicago Has Become A Real Pile Of…

autumn leaves
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autumn leaves
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Leaf Collection In Chicago Has Become A Real Pile Of…

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More and more Chicagoans want to be “green” when it comes to disposing  yard waste in the summer and leaves in the fall. But Chicago has changed the rules a number of times over the last decade, leaving homeowners-and even city workers-confused.

Curious City’s Monica Eng has uncovered some of the anomalies at Streets and Sanitation, and raked together the info you need to get your leaves collected in an environmentally friendly way.