421 N. COUNTY FARM ROAD  
WHEATON, IL 60187  
DU PAGE COUNTY  
Environmental Committee  
Final Summary  
www.dupagecounty.gov  
Tuesday, June 6, 2023  
8:30 AM  
Room 3500A  
1.  
CALL TO ORDER  
8:30 AM meeting was called to order by Chairwoman Sheila Rutledge at 8:32 AM.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
Other Board Members present: Member Yeena Yoo.  
Cronin Cahill, Garcia, LaPlante, and Rutledge  
Covert, and Evans  
PRESENT  
LATE  
3.  
4.  
CHAIRWOMAN'S REMARKS - CHAIR RUTLEDGE  
No remarks were offered.  
PUBLIC COMMENT  
David Barcus with Dark Sky, provided an update on events he has attended and a recent grant he  
has applied for through Home Depot.  
Tom Halan, resident of DuPage County, spoke on of his concerns on noise pollution in his  
community.  
4.A.  
23-2061  
Public Comment - June 6, 2023 by Tom Halan  
Public Comment 6-6-2023  
Attachments:  
5.  
APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
5.A.  
23-1991  
Environmental Committee Minutes - Regular Meeting - Tuesday, May 2, 2023  
Environmental Committee - Tuesday, May 2, 2023 Draft Minutes  
Attachments:  
APPROVED  
Sadia Covert  
Paula Garcia  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
6.  
PARENT COMMITTEE APPROVAL  
6.A.  
EN-R-0017-23  
Acceptance of additional funding for the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.  
Solid Waste Management Grant FY22 Intergovernmental Agreement No. SWM22320 in  
the amount of $10,000.00 (Under the Administrative Direction of the DuPage County  
Environmental Division)  
Intergov Agreement Amendment SWM22320  
Attachments:  
APPROVED AT COMMITTEE  
Cynthia Cronin Cahill  
Sadia Covert  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
7.  
PRESENTATIONS  
The order of 7.A., 7.B., and 8.A. were changed in the meeting to accommodate for presenters and  
staff.  
7.A. What Is Plastic and Why Should We Care? - Go Green Glen Ellyn  
President and co-founder of Go Green Glen Ellyn, Jacquelyn Casazza provided a presentation on  
the impact of plastic. Plastic is a combination of polymer and additives. It is used for multiple  
items such as medical equipment, children's toys, and automotive parts. Due to its components  
being lightweight and inexpensive, its production is nearly ten billion tons since 1950. Half of  
the plastic produced is single use, therefore much of the plastic produced is still in existence.  
Plastic has broken down and been found in water, plants, and animals. Ms. Casazza spoke on the  
data gathered and how the chemicals in plastic, "classified as endocrine disrupting chemicals",  
are hurtful to human bodies in a variety of ways. Go Green Glen Ellyn is willing to support the  
Environmental Committee in researching and planning to reduce single use plastic consumption  
and pollution. Member LaPlante stated she would like to see this type of approach in the  
committee.  
7.B. SCARCE  
Executive Director of SCARCE, Kay McKeen, provided a presentation on multiple events either  
held or attended by SCARCE. The Earth flag was recently awarded to Edison Middle School.  
SCARCE has made continuous efforts to collect smoke detectors and dispose of them  
appropriately on behalf of the community. They are also expecting to hold about 27 Recycling  
Extravaganzas in the year 2023. Ms. McKeen announced upcoming events such as the SCARCE  
Open House and the STEM-A-PALOOZA.  
8.  
DISCUSSION  
8.A.  
23-1992  
Unincorporated Waste and Recycling Hauling Services Follow-Up Survey  
Chairwoman Rutledge opened for discussion on the Unincorporated Waste and Recycling  
Hauling Survey. Member Yeena Yoo relayed concern over the length of the survey and  
the possibility to add image content, such as a table, for comparison. Joy Hinz,  
Environmental and Sustainability Programs Manager, agreed with adding image content  
and working with GIS in doing so. The committee came to a consensus to move forward  
with the questions on the Waste and Recycling Hauling Survey.  
Survey Memo  
Attachments:  
Unincorporated Waste and Recycling Hauling Services Follow-Up  
Survey  
9.  
OLD BUSINESS  
No old business was discussed.  
10.  
NEW BUSINESS  
Member Evans expressed interest in removing single use plastics in vending machines at the  
DuPage County grounds cafeteria. Member Covert added that she can discuss this topic during  
the Strategic Planning Committee to implement the idea for all committees.  
11.  
ADJOURNMENT  
With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:06 AM.