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1    AN ACT concerning safety.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Environmental Protection Act is amended by
5adding Section 52.3-15 as follows:
 
6    (415 ILCS 5/52.3-15 new)
7    Sec. 52.3-15. Unlawful materials for recycling. Beginning
8on July 1, 2017, it shall be unlawful for any person to
9knowingly place into a container intended for collection by a
10residential hauler for processing at a recycling center the
11following 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.
 
20    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
212017.