98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
SB1345

 

Introduced 2/5/2013, by Sen. Martin A. Sandoval

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
415 ILCS 20/7  from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7057

    Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the State's comprehensive solid waste management program.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Solid Waste Management Act is
5amended by changing Section 7 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 20/7)  (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7057)
7    Sec. 7. It is the the intent of this Act to provide the
8framework for a comprehensive solid waste management program in
9Illinois.
10    The Department shall prepare and submit to the Governor and
11the General Assembly on or before January 1, 1992, a report
12evaluating the effectiveness of the programs provided under
13this Act and Section 22.14 of the Environmental Protection Act;
14assessing the need for a continuation of existing programs,
15development and implementation of new programs and appropriate
16funding mechanisms; and recommending legislative and
17administrative action to fully implement a comprehensive solid
18waste management program in Illinois.
19    The Department shall investigate the suitability and
20advisability of providing tax incentives for Illinois
21businesses to use recycled products and purchase or lease
22recycling equipment, and shall report to the Governor and the
23General Assembly by January 1, 1987, on the results of this

 

 

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1investigation.
2    By July 1, 1989, the Department shall submit to the
3Governor and members of the General Assembly a waste reduction
4report:
5        (a) that describes various mechanisms that could be
6    utilized to stimulate and enhance the reduction of
7    industrial and post-consumer waste in the State, including
8    their advantages and disadvantages. The mechanisms to be
9    analyzed shall include, but not be limited to, incentives
10    for prolonging product life, methods for ensuring product
11    recyclability, taxes for excessive packaging, tax
12    incentives, prohibitions on the use of certain products,
13    and performance standards for products; and
14        (b) that includes specific recommendations to
15    stimulate and enhance waste reduction in the industrial and
16    consumer sector, including, but not limited to,
17    legislation, financial incentives and disincentives, and
18    public education.
19    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, with
20the cooperation of the State Board of Education, the Illinois
21Environmental Protection Agency, and others as needed, shall
22develop, coordinate and conduct an education program for solid
23waste management and recycling. The program shall include, but
24not be limited to, education for the general public,
25businesses, government, educators and students.
26    The education program shall address, at a minimum, the

 

 

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1following topics: the solid waste management alternatives of
2recycling, composting, and source reduction; resource
3allocation and depletion; solid waste planning; reuse of
4materials; pollution prevention; and household hazardous
5waste.
6    The Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity shall
7cooperate with municipal and county governments, regional
8school superintendents, education service centers, local
9school districts, and planning agencies and committees to
10coordinate local and regional education programs and workshops
11and to expedite the exchange of technical information.
12    By March 1, 1989, the Department shall prepare a report on
13strategies for distributing and marketing landscape waste
14compost from centralized composting sites operated by units of
15local government. The report shall, at a minimum, evaluate the
16effects of product quality, assured supply, cost and public
17education on the availability of compost, free delivery, and
18public sales composting program. The evaluation of public sales
19programs shall focus on direct retail sale of bagged compost at
20the site or special distribution centers and bulk sale of
21finished compost to wholesalers for resale.
22(Source: P.A. 94-793, eff. 5-19-06.)