Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. A 4 cubic yard recycling container picked up once a week is included in the garbage rate at no additional charge. Additional recycling containers and/or pickups are available at an additional cost similar to current opportunities.

Recycling is good for the environment and a good business practice that customers appreciate, but it can also save you money! Recycling reduces the amount of material you throw in your garbage container. Less garbage may allow you to reduce your container size and/or pick up frequency. The result is lower cost. For example, if you do not recycle, 2 cycles at 2 times a week, will result in $74 per month. However, if you recycle, this will result in 1 cycle at 1 time a week, for $28 per month. This saves you $552 per year.

Additional recycling services beyond the free recycling container (4 cycles 1x/week) may further reduce your overall monthly costs. A representative from Lakeshore Recycling Systems will work with each business to determine the potential cost savings associated with recycling.

Lakeshore Recycling Systems was formed in 2012 from the merger of 2 Chicago based waste and recycling companies: Lakeshore Waste Services and Recycling Systems, Inc. Lakeshore Waste Services was started 11 years ago by a veteran of one of the largest waste companies in the country and provides a wide range of refuse, recycling and composting services to residents and businesses in the Chicagoland area. Through a grassroots effort, LWS grew from a 1 - truck 1 - route operation into a 60 - truck company.

Recycling Systems, Inc. was started in 1996 by veterans of the waste and recycling business in Forest Park, IL. In 2004, after running numerous transfer stations RSI built 2 of 25,000 - square - feet recycling and transfer buildings and established its home in Chicago.

Recycling Systems optimized the waste stream by finding outlets for recyclable materials that are sorted at their facility. They have proven success in exceeding U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED Certification points and compliant with the City of Chicago Recycling Ordinance. RSI’s 55 - fleet operation serves the Chicago land area residents, general contractors, and demolition and excavation companies. For more information Lakeshore Recycling Systems please visit