Illinois Compiled Statutes 415 ILCS 20 — Illinois Solid Waste Management Act.

Short title

Short title. This Act shall be known as the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. (Source: P.A. 84-1319.)

Public Policy

Public Policy. (a) The General Assembly finds: (1) that current solid waste disposal practices are not adequate to address the needs of many metropolitan areas in Illinois; (2) that the generation of solid waste is increasing while landfill capacity is decreasing; (3) that siting of new landfills, transfer stations, in…

Definitions

Definitions. When used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms have the meanings ascribed to them in this Section: "Agency" means the Environmental Protection Agency. "Department", when a particular entity is not specified, means (i) in the case of a function to be performed on or after…

State agency materials recycling program

State agency materials recycling program. (a) All State agencies and local governments shall consider whether compost products can be used in the land maintenance activity project when soliciting and reviewing bids for land maintenance activity projects. If compost products can be used in the project, the State agency…

Institutions of higher learning

Institutions of higher learning. (a) For purposes of this Section "State-supported institutions of higher learning" or "institutions" means the University of Illinois, Southern Illinois University, the colleges and universities under the jurisdiction of the Board of Governors of State Colleges and Universities, the col…

Projections of Disposal Capacity

Projections of Disposal Capacity. On or before July 1, 1987, and annually thereafter, the Environmental Protection Agency shall publish a report regarding the projected disposal capacity available for solid waste in sanitary landfills subject to the fee requirements in Section 22.15 of the Environmental Protection Act.…

The Agency shall be the lead agency for implementation of this Act and shall have the following powers: (a) To provide technical and educational assistance for applications of technologies and practices which will minimize the land disposal of non-hazardous solid waste; economic feasibility of implementation of solid w…

The Agency shall: (1) Work with nationally based consumer groups and trade associations to support the development of nationally recognized logos which may be used to indicate whether a container and any other consumer products which are claimed to be recyclable by a product manufacturer are recyclable, compostable, or…

It is the intent of this Act to provide the framework for a comprehensive solid waste management program in Illinois

It is the intent of this Act to provide the framework for a comprehensive solid waste management program in Illinois. The Department shall prepare and submit to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 1992, a report evaluating the effectiveness of the programs provided under this Act and Section 2…

Pesticide containers

Pesticide containers. (a) The Department of Agriculture, in consultation and cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency, shall design and implement a pilot pesticide container collection project, to be completed by June 30, 1991, to: (1) collect and recycle empty, triple-rinsed pesticide containers; (2) devel…

(This Section was renumbered as Section 7

(This Section was renumbered as Section 7.4 by P.A. 98-463.) Sec. 10. (Renumbered). (Source: P.A. 97-853, eff. 1-1-13. Renumbered by P.A. 98-463, eff. 8-16-13.)