(415 ILCS 5/3.125) (was 415 ILCS 5/3.68)
Sec. 3.125.
Biodeterioration; biodegradation.
(a) "Biodeterioration", when used in connection with recycling or
composting, means the biologically mediated loss of utilitarian or physical
characteristics of a plastic or hybrid material containing plastic as a major
component.
(b) "Biodegradation", when used in connection with recycling, means the
conversion of all constituents of a plastic or hybrid material containing
plastic as a major component to carbon dioxide, inorganic salts, microbial
cellular components and miscellaneous by-products characteristically formed
from the breakdown of natural materials such as corn starch.
(Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
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