HB 5666

Abstract

Creates the Illinois Solid Waste Hauling and Recycling Program Act. Provides that any person who engages in the business of collecting or hauling garbage, municipal waste, recyclable material, landscape waste, brush, or other refuse operating in specified counties or municipalities shall offer the collection of recyclable materials from any commercial business, commercial property, or institutional facility. Provides that recyclable materials collected by a hauler within a county shall not be deposited into a landfill or incinerator unless all reasonable efforts have been made by the hauler to sell those recyclable materials to a processor or end user. Provides that counties and municipalities may require haulers operating within their boundaries to obtain license decals. Requires recycling centers or recycling center operators to report to the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. Provides that the new requirements apply only to contracts for collecting or hauling of garbage, municipal waste, recyclable material, landscape waste, brush, or other refuse entered into, renewed, or extended on or after the effective date of the Act. Provides that a home rule unit may not regulate haulers in a manner less restrictive than the regulation of haulers under the Act. Amends the Illinois Municipal Code. Provides that the contract provisions of the Act are subject to the provisions of the Illinois Solid Waste Hauling and Recycling Program Act, and apply only to contracts or franchises regulated by the Illinois Solid Waste Hauling and Recycling Program Act awarded prior to the effective date, provided that the contract is not modified to cover additional categories of refuse, waste, or material. Amends the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act. Provides that the Act is subject to the provisions of the Illinois Solid Waste Hauling and Recycling Program Act. Effective immediately.