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1 | | AN ACT concerning local government.
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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 Township Code is amended by changing |
5 | | Sections 210-7 and 210-10 as follows: |
6 | | (60 ILCS 1/210-7) |
7 | | Sec. 210-7. Disposal of brush and leaves. Notwithstanding |
8 | | any provision of this Article to the contrary, the corporate |
9 | | authorities of a township may, by ordinance, provide for the |
10 | | collection, transport, and disposal , and recycling of brush , |
11 | | wood chips, and leaves within the unincorporated areas of the |
12 | | township without referendum approval. The corporate |
13 | | authorities of the township may use funds authorized under |
14 | | Section 30-117 to provide for the collection, transport, and |
15 | | disposal of brush and leaves.
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16 | | (Source: P.A. 97-417, eff. 1-1-12.)
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17 | | (60 ILCS 1/210-10)
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18 | | Sec. 210-10. Definitions. As used in this Article, unless |
19 | | the context
clearly requires otherwise:
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20 | | "Ashes" means residue from fires used for cooking and for |
21 | | heating
buildings.
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22 | | "Garbage" means wastes resulting from the handling, |
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1 | | preparation, cooking,
and consumption of food and wastes from |
2 | | the handling, storage, and sale of
produce.
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3 | | "Recycling" means the transfer of brush, wood chips, or |
4 | | leaves by employees of the township to a facility or place that |
5 | | will utilize the product without charge. |
6 | | "Refuse" means (i) combustible trash, including but not |
7 | | limited to paper,
cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, |
8 | | tree branches, yard trimmings,
wood furniture, and bedding; |
9 | | (ii) noncombustible trash, including but not
limited to metals, |
10 | | tin cans, metal furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock
and |
11 | | pieces of concrete, glass, crockery, and other mineral waste; |
12 | | and
(iii) street rubbish, including but not limited to street |
13 | | sweepings, dirt,
leaves, catch-basin dirt, and contents of |
14 | | litter receptacles. "Refuse" does not
mean earth and wastes |
15 | | from building operations, nor does it include solid
wastes |
16 | | resulting from industrial processes and manufacturing |
17 | | operations such as
food processing wastes, boiler-house |
18 | | cinders, lumber, scraps, and shavings.
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19 | | (Source: P.A. 77-1827; 88-62.)
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20 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
21 | | becoming law.
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