Full Text of HR0912 096th General Assembly
HR0912 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Recycling reduces the need for landfilling and | 3 |
| incineration and prevents pollution caused by the | 4 |
| manufacturing of products from virgin materials; and
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| 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
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| WHEREAS, An aluminum can takes over 100 years to decompose, | 9 |
| but a recycled can may be reused in 60 days; and
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| 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
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| 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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| WHEREAS, The impact of educational tools in Addison proves | 2 |
| that recycling rates in the State can be increased by better | 3 |
| informing citizens of recycling programs and possibilities; | 4 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 6 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 7 |
| there is created the Recycling Issues Task Force, to consist of | 8 |
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(1) a member appointed by each caucus leader in | 9 |
| the Illinois General Assembly; (2) a member appointed by the | 10 |
| Governor; (3) a representative from the Illinois Environmental | 11 |
| Protection Agency; (4) a representative from the Illinois | 12 |
| Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity; (5) a | 13 |
| representative from the waste industry; and (6) a | 14 |
| representative from the environmental community; and be it | 15 |
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| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall: | 17 |
| (1) study existing State recycling programs; and | 18 |
| (2) explore possible incentives for encouraging | 19 |
| recycling throughout the State; and be it further | 20 |
| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall choose its chair and | 21 |
| other officers and meet at the call of the chair; the members | 22 |
| of the Task Force shall serve without compensation; and be it |
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| RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Commerce and | 3 |
| Economic Opportunity shall provide administrative support for | 4 |
| the Task Force; and be it further | 5 |
| RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall report its findings to | 6 |
| the Governor and the General Assembly on or before September 1, | 7 |
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