Bill Text: IL HB3014 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Engrossed
Bill Title: Amends the Environmental Protection Act. Provides that beginning on July 1, 2017, it shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly place specified materials into a container intended for collection by a residential hauler for processing at a recycling center. Effective July 1, 2017.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die [HB3014 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HB3014-Engrossed.html
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| 1 | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | adding Section 52.3-15 as follows:
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| 6 | (415 ILCS 5/52.3-15 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 52.3-15. Unlawful materials for recycling. Beginning | ||||||
| 8 | on July 1, 2017, it shall be unlawful for any person to | ||||||
| 9 | knowingly place into a container intended for collection by a | ||||||
| 10 | residential hauler for processing at a recycling center the | ||||||
| 11 | following materials: | ||||||
| 12 | (1) household sharps; | ||||||
| 13 | (2) plastic bags, plastic sheets, plastic tarps, or | ||||||
| 14 | plastic wrap; | ||||||
| 15 | (3) polystyrene or Styrofoam; | ||||||
| 16 | (4) landscape waste; | ||||||
| 17 | (5) food scrap; and | ||||||
| 18 | (6) motor oil containers or other hazardous waste | ||||||
| 19 | containers.
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| 20 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, | ||||||
| 21 | 2017.
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