32nd And 42nd Streets And Sanitation Ward Yards

I got a small grill with a 1 gallon propane tank, when I finished using it I thought l just had to traded it in for another one, but that’s not what happens. I took it to different stores but they just laughed, because you only trade in larger propane tanks. I couldn’t just throw it out because it was hazardous, finally someone told me about the recycling center, by that time I had used my grill so much I had 3 more little tanks in my growing collection. So I took my household chemicals, including the propane tanks along with an old computer to the 32^nd and 42^nd and Sanitation Ward Yard. I had some trouble finding the correct location of the recycling plant on North Branch, I had to make several calls to different city offices. When I did drive up to the location there were large recycling bins on the street, the problem was they said not to put hazardous materials into them. The first time I came to the recycling center it was closed, but the second time I went around the back of the Streets and Sanitation building, on North Branch, where I found a large royal blue and canary yellow building with large glass windows, located on the edge of the Chicago River. I drove up to the first entrance and turned in my computer equipment, then I proceeded to the second entrance where I turned in all of my propane tanks! The gentleman who work at the recycling center were very helpful taking the larger items out of my car for me. At last I was free and I did the right thing for the environment.
As far as I’m concerned, there were only a few concerns I had and still have, the recycling center is only open a limited number of hours each week. People can bring items to be recycled on Tuesdays mornings 7 AM until noon, Thursdays 2 to 5 PM, and on the first Saturday of every month open 7 AM to 12 noon. It would be nice if the center had additional hours to have these hazardous materials recycled. People might be tempted to place items in the recycling bin outside of the center even if they don’t belong in that recycling bin, because the facilities are closed most of the time, and people don’t want to take their unwanted items back home. For those reasons I am giving them 3 ½ stars, which will show up as 4 stars, since Unilocal only allows reviewers to give whole stars. ****
Many people would ask why not just throw the tanks away. My answer is, if we want to have a cleaner environment for ourselves and our families then we must participate in recycling. It’s everyone’s choice the city, state, country, world will be uninhabitable in the years to come, if we don’t take care of it now.