Query Chicago's Recycling Drop-off Sites dataset via the Socrata SODA API
domain: Chicago Data Portal / Socrata SODA API (data.cityofchicago.org, dataset 27cy-fdic) · 4 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Open the Recycling Dropoff Sites dataset page on the Chicago Data Portal to confirm current column names.
Query the dataset's SODA endpoint with $select and $where parameters to filter by ward or material accepted.
Optionally cross-reference against the Recycling Service Areas dataset (edks-4g3b) to map addresses to service zones.
Request CSV or GeoJSON output depending on downstream use.
Known gotchas
Chicago's portal, like NYC's, is Socrata-based, so standard SoQL query syntax applies, but dataset IDs and field names are city-specific and not interchangeable.
Drop-off site datasets can lag real-world changes such as site closures or moves; verify against 311 or the city's recycling program page for anything operationally critical.
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