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DUPAGE COUNTY WASTE, RECYCLING, AND COMPOSTING HAULER REPORTING ORDINANCE
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WHEREAS, the Illinois Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act (415 ILCS 15/1 et seq.) ("the Act") requires each county in the State of Illinois to adopt a solid waste management plan; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Act, DuPage County adopted its initial Solid Waste Management Plan in 1991 and Five-Year Plan Updates have since been adopted in 1996, 2001, 2007, 2012, 2017 and 2022 and reflect the current recommendations and policies of DuPage County related to municipal solid waste management; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 6 of the Act (415 ILCS 15/6 et seq.), DuPage County endeavors to accurately measure and increase recycling, composting, and diversion rates within the County by requiring written documentation to be provided to the County of the total number of tons of material recycled; and
WHEREAS, Section 6 of the Act also permits the County to implement "...provisions for compliance, including incentives and penalties;" and
WHEREAS, the County has determined the most effective tool to measure recycling, composting, and waste generation is a Waste, Recycling, and Composting Hauler Reporting Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Attorney General of Illinois has issued an opinion (No. 94-006) finding that the counties may require waste handlers to report the amounts of waste generated and recycled for compliance purposes pursuant to the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Environmental Committee of the DuPage County Board recommends that the DuPage County Waste, Recycling, and Composting Hauler Reporting Ordinance be adopted, effective on the passage of this resolution.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED that the DuPage County Board hereby enacts and adopts the Waste, Recycling, and Composting Hauler Reporting Ordinance, as follows:
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1.1 This Ordinance shall be known...
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