Stephen Ursery, Editor, Waste Age Magazine

June 21, 2004

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Walgreens, Dominick's To Offer Blue Bags To Help Chicago's Recycling

Chicago — The city of Chicago has reached an agreement with Dominick’s grocery stores and Walgreens drug stores to pack customers’ purchases in blue bags that the customers can later use to place recyclables in. The city is hoping the move will spur participation in its recycling program, which encourages residents to separate recyclabes from their garbage by placing them in blue bags.

About the Author(s)

Stephen Ursery

Stephen Ursery

Editor, Waste Age Magazine, Waste360

Stephen Ursery is the editor of Waste Age magazine. During his time as editor, Waste Age has won more than 20 national and regional awards. He has worked for Penton Media since August 1999. Before joining Waste Age as the magazine's managing editor, he was an associate editor for American City & County and for National Real Estate Investor.

Prior to joining Penton, Stephen worked as a reporter for The Marietta Daily Journal and The Fulton County Daily Report, both of which are located in metro Atlanta.

Stephen earned a BA in History from Rhodes College in Memphis, Tenn.

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