Word: cahokia
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...Elgin, Ill., is teaming up with recycling contractors in cities like St. Paul, Minn., where residents can leave bags of clothing on the curb alongside paper and plastics. But some towns have sent USAgain packing. "This wasn't about goodwill for the community," says Frank Bergman, mayor of Cahokia, Ill. "This was about making money." USAgain claims it has never presented itself as a charity. "We communicate at the boxes that this is a company," says Poul Jorgensen, who heads the firm's operations in Atlanta, Dallas and New York City. But that communication is often solely through the tiny...