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1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
5 | 5-1183 as follows: | ||||||
6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-1183 new) | ||||||
7 | Sec. 5-1183. Household goods recycling bins. | ||||||
8 | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county | ||||||
9 | may by ordinance require that all household goods recycling | ||||||
10 | bins have a permanent, written, printed label affixed to the | ||||||
11 | bin that is
prominently displayed and includes the following: | ||||||
12 | (1) the name, address, and contact
information of the person or | ||||||
13 | entity owning, operating, or maintaining that bin; and (2) | ||||||
14 | whether the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining | ||||||
15 | the bin is a not for
profit entity or a for profit entity. | ||||||
16 | (b) As used in this Section: | ||||||
17 | "Household goods recycling bin" or "bin" means a | ||||||
18 | container or
receptacle held out to the public as a place | ||||||
19 | for people to discard clothes, shoes,
books, and other | ||||||
20 | recyclable items until they are taken away for resale, | ||||||
21 | re-use, recycling, or
redistribution by the person or | ||||||
22 | entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin. | ||||||
23 | "Not for profit entity" means an entity that is |
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1 | officially recognized by the United States Internal | ||||||
2 | Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section | ||||||
3 | 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any | ||||||
4 | successor provision of federal tax law). | ||||||
5 | Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
6 | adding Section 11-42-16 as follows: | ||||||
7 | (65 ILCS 5/11-42-16 new) | ||||||
8 | Sec. 11-42-16. Household goods recycling bins. | ||||||
9 | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any | ||||||
10 | municipality may by ordinance require that all household goods | ||||||
11 | recycling bins have a permanent, written, printed label affixed | ||||||
12 | to the bin that is
prominently displayed and includes the | ||||||
13 | following: (1) the name, address, and contact
information of | ||||||
14 | the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining that | ||||||
15 | bin; and (2) whether the person or entity owning, operating, or | ||||||
16 | maintaining the bin is a not for
profit entity or a for profit | ||||||
17 | entity. | ||||||
18 | (b) As used in this Section: | ||||||
19 | "Household goods recycling bin" or "bin" means a | ||||||
20 | container or
receptacle held out to the public as a place | ||||||
21 | for people to discard clothes, shoes,
books, and other | ||||||
22 | recyclable items until they are taken away for resale, | ||||||
23 | re-use, recycling, or
redistribution by the person or | ||||||
24 | entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin. |
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1 | "Not for profit entity" means any entity that is | ||||||
2 | officially recognized by the United States Internal | ||||||
3 | Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section | ||||||
4 | 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any | ||||||
5 | successor provision of federal tax law).
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6 | Section 15. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||||
7 | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2RRR as follows: | ||||||
8 | (815 ILCS 505/2RRR new) | ||||||
9 | Sec. 2RRR. Household goods recycling bins. | ||||||
10 | (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or | ||||||
11 | entity owning, operating, or maintaining a household goods | ||||||
12 | recycling bin shall have a permanent, written, printed label | ||||||
13 | affixed to the bin that is
prominently displayed and includes | ||||||
14 | the following: (1) the name, address, and contact
information | ||||||
15 | of the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining that | ||||||
16 | bin; and (2) whether the person or entity owning, operating, or | ||||||
17 | maintaining the bin is a not for
profit entity or a for profit | ||||||
18 | entity. A person or entity who violates this Section commits an | ||||||
19 | unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act. | ||||||
20 | (b) As used in this Section: | ||||||
21 | "Household goods recycling bin" or "bin" means a | ||||||
22 | container or
receptacle held out to the public as a place | ||||||
23 | for people to discard clothes, shoes,
books, and other | ||||||
24 | recyclable items until they are taken away for resale, |
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1 | re-use, recycling, or
redistribution by the person or | ||||||
2 | entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin. | ||||||
3 | "Not for profit entity" means any entity that is | ||||||
4 | officially recognized by the United States Internal | ||||||
5 | Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section | ||||||
6 | 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any | ||||||
7 | successor provision of federal tax law). |