Full Text of HR0090 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Recycling reduces the need for landfilling and | 3 | | incineration and prevents pollution caused by the | 4 | | manufacturing of products from virgin materials; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Recycling one ton of paper saves 17 mature trees, | 6 | | 7,000 gallons of water, 3 cubic yards of landfill space, 2 | 7 | | barrels of oil, and 4,1000 kilowatt-hours of electricity; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, An aluminum can takes over 100 years to decompose, | 9 | | but a recycled can may be reused in 60 days; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, A group of middle school students in Addison | 11 | | formed the Recycle Because You Care Team to research various | 12 | | approaches to encouraging their community to recycle; the | 13 | | experiment proved that recycling rates increased in households | 14 | | that were educated about recycling techniques; during the | 15 | | experiment, the number of recyclers increased by 86% in | 16 | | neighborhoods where the homeowners were informed about how to | 17 | | recycle and were given recycling bins; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Following the approval of a State grant, an | 19 | | Addison waste hauler provided more than 7,000 new recycling | 20 | | bins to their community; as a result, the recycling volume | 21 | | increased by 85 tons; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, The impact of educational tools in Addison proves | 2 | | that recycling rates in the State can be increased by better | 3 | | informing citizens and businesses of recycling programs and | 4 | | possibilities; therefore, be it
| 5 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 | | the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity | 8 | | shall develop a Workplace Recycling Toolkit containing | 9 | | downloadable information and resources for implementing or | 10 | | expanding business or institutional recycling programs; and be | 11 | | it further
| 12 | | RESOLVED, That the Workplace Recycling Toolkit shall | 13 | | include information to show companies and institutions how to: | 14 | | (1) identify available recycling and waste reduction | 15 | | options; | 16 | | (2) identify and overcome barriers to implementing | 17 | | recycling programs and implementing suggested solutions; | 18 | | (3) differentiate geographic circumstances that may | 19 | | affect the ability to collect or market recyclable | 20 | | materials; | 21 | | (4) identify additional available education and | 22 | | program resources; and | 23 | | (5) implement a comprehensive and effective waste |
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| 1 | | reduction and recycling program; and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That, once completed, there shall be a | 3 | | promotional campaign to make the public aware of the Toolkit | 4 | | and the useful information it contains; and be it further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Commerce and | 6 | | Economic Opportunity shall complete this task on or before | 7 | | March 1, 2012.
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