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90_HB0772eng

      415 ILCS 20/6.5 new
          Amends the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act to require
      the Department of Commerce and Community Affairs to study the
      management, collection, recycling, and reuse  of  used  glass
      products on or before January 1, 1998. Effective immediately.
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 1        AN  ACT  to amend the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act
 2    by adding Section 6.5.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5        Section  5.  The  Illinois  Solid Waste Management Act is
 6    amended by adding Section 6.5 as follows:
 7        (415 ILCS 20/6.5 new)
 8        Sec. 6.5.  Glass recycling study.
 9    (a)  The Legislature finds and declares all of the following:
10             (1)  Recycling glass  from  glass  containers  saves
11        landfill space, reduces energy consumption, and preserves
12        natural  resources.   Specific benefits can be derived by
13        separating glass from solid waste and by using  glass  to
14        produce new glass containers and secondary products.
15             (2)  Illinoisans  purchase millions of tons of glass
16        each year, but only a portion of the glass  is  separated
17        from  the  solid  waste  stream  and collected for reuse.
18        Each ton of glass that is recovered saves landfill space,
19        and  recycling  recovered  glass  to   make   new   glass
20        containers  saves  energy  otherwise  used  to make glass
21        containers from virgin sources.
22             (3)  A  critical  component   for   increasing   the
23        recycling   of  glass  containers  is  securing  adequate
24        markets for the recovered glass separated from the  solid
25        waste stream and for the finished products made from that
26        material.
27             (4)  Increasing the demand for glass containers made
28        from  recovered  glass  will  stimulate  manufacturers of
29        glass to use larger amounts of recovered glass  in  their
30        production of glass containers and secondary products.
31             (5)  The development of markets for recycled-content
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 1        glass of all types and grades is beneficial to the State,
 2        and   the   use   of  recycled-content  glass  should  be
 3        encouraged.
 4        (b)  The Department of  Commerce  and  Community  Affairs
 5    shall  conduct  a study of existing and potential systems for
 6    the  management,   collection,   and   recycling   of   glass
 7    containers.   At a minimum, the Department shall evaluate the
 8    following:
 9             (1)  collection, storage, and processing systems for
10        the recycling of  used glass  containers,  including  but
11        not  limited  to beverage  bottles and food jars that are
12        generated by consumers,   businesses,  institutions,  and
13        government units;
14             (2)  public  programs  that  promote waste reduction
15        and recycling strategies for glass;
16             (3)  banning the disposal of glass in landfills;
17             (4)  technical and financial assistance programs  to
18        aid  local  governments in collecting and recycling glass
19        containers;
20             (5)  current  uses  of  recycled   glass   for   the
21        manufacture  of new glass  from cullet or the manufacture
22        of secondary products from raw  materials; and
23             (6)  market development options for recycled-content
24        glass  containers.
25        (c)  The Department of  Commerce  and  Community  Affairs
26    shall  consult with manufacturers of recycled glass products,
27    the public, and other  states  that  have  implemented  glass
28    recycling  programs  in  conducting  the study required under
29    subsection (b).
30        (d)  The Department of  Commerce  and  Community  Affairs
31    shall  report  its    findings  and  recommendations  to  the
32    Governor  and  the  General Assembly on or  before January 1,
33    1998.
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 1        Section 99.  Effective date.  This Act takes effect  upon
 2    becoming law.

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