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| | HB3014 Engrossed | | LRB100 09237 MJP 19393 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 52.3-15 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 5/52.3-15 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 52.3-15. Unlawful materials for recycling. Beginning |
| 8 | | on July 1, 2017, it shall be unlawful for any person to |
| 9 | | knowingly place into a container intended for collection by a |
| 10 | | residential hauler for processing at a recycling center the |
| 11 | | following materials: |
| 12 | | (1) household sharps; |
| 13 | | (2) plastic bags, plastic sheets, plastic tarps, or |
| 14 | | plastic wrap; |
| 15 | | (3) polystyrene or Styrofoam; |
| 16 | | (4) landscape waste; |
| 17 | | (5) food scrap; and |
| 18 | | (6) motor oil containers or other hazardous waste |
| 19 | | containers.
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| 20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, |
| 21 | | 2017.
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