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ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(415 ILCS 5/) Environmental Protection Act.

415 ILCS 5/22.31

    (415 ILCS 5/22.31) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.31)
    Sec. 22.31. Waste reporting.
    (a) Beginning January 1, 1992, no landfill or incinerator operator may accept any nonhazardous solid waste for permanent disposal or incineration unless the operator makes a record, based on information provided by the waste transporter, of the state where the waste was generated, or the state from which the waste was shipped to the disposal facility.
    (b) If the waste was generated in or transported from more than one state, the operator shall estimate the quantity from each state, based on information provided by the transporter, and record the estimate.
    (c) Beginning April 15, 1992, each April 15, July 15, October 15, and January 15, each landfill or incinerator operator shall provide a report to the Agency, on forms provided by the Agency, that includes:
        (1) The Agency designated site number, the site name,
    
and the calendar quarter for which the summary applies.
        (2) The total quantity of solid waste received from
    
each state during the preceding calendar quarter, in tons or cubic yards.
(Source: P.A. 87-484; 87-895.)

415 ILCS 5/22.32

    (415 ILCS 5/22.32) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.32)
    Sec. 22.32. Hospital waste assessment.
    (a) On or before June 1, 1992, each hospital burning potentially infectious medical waste on site or transporting such waste to a pollution control facility shall conduct a waste reduction opportunity assessment that evaluates methods to reduce the volume and toxicity of infectious wastes, general refuse and chemical wastes that are generated at the hospital.
    At a minimum, the waste reduction assessment shall evaluate the following reduction options:
        (1) improving operating practices;
        (2) eliminating or reducing the use of carcinogenic
    
chemicals;
        (3) increasing the use of analytical instrumentation
    
that can decrease the use of laboratory chemicals;
        (4) improving inventory control;
        (5) recycling;
        (6) on-site use and reuse of solvents.
    (b) On or before October 1, 1992, each such hospital shall adopt a waste reduction plan that identifies technically and economically feasible waste reduction options and a timetable for implementing those options.
    The hospital shall consider the quantity of waste, the hazardous properties of the waste, the safety of its patients and employees, economic costs and savings, and other appropriate factors in selecting target waste streams and waste reduction options.
    The hospital shall begin implementation of its plan within one year of its adoption.
(Source: P.A. 87-800; 87-895; 88-182; 88-681, eff. 12-22-94.)

415 ILCS 5/22.33

    (415 ILCS 5/22.33)
    Sec. 22.33. Compost quality standards.
    (a) By January 1, 1994, the Agency shall develop and make recommendations to the Board concerning (i) performance standards for landscape waste compost facilities and (ii) testing procedures and standards for the end-product compost produced by landscape waste compost facilities.
    Performance standards for landscape waste compost facilities shall at a minimum include:
        (1) the management of odor;
        (2) the management of surface water;
        (3) contingency planning for handling end-product
    
compost material that does not meet requirements of subsection (b);
        (4) plans for intended purposes of end-use product;
    
and
        (5) a financial assurance plan necessary to restore
    
the site as specified in Agency permit.
    (b) By December 1, 1997, the Board shall adopt:
        (1) performance standards for landscape waste compost
    
facilities; and
        (2) testing procedures and standards for the
    
end-product compost produced by landscape waste compost facilities.
    The Board shall evaluate the merits of different standards for end-product compost applications.
    (c) On-site composting that is used solely for the purpose of composting landscape waste generated on-site and that will not be offered for off-site sale or use is exempt from any standards promulgated under subsections (a) and (b). Subsection (b)(2) shall not apply to end-product compost used as daily cover or vegetative amendment in the final layer. Subsection (b) applies to any end-product compost offered for sale or use in Illinois.
    (d) Standards adopted under this Section do not apply to compost operations exempt from permitting under paragraph (1.5) of subsection (q) of Section 21 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 98-239, eff. 8-9-13.)