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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RESOLUTION 1139

2    AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend House Resolution 1139 by replacing
3everything after the heading with the following:
 
4    "WHEREAS, Paper and plastic disposable bags are
5distributed extensively throughout our society; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Improper disposal results in plastic bags
7becoming windblown through streets and parks, as sources of
8litter with the potential to clog storm drains and sewers and
9degrade soils and waterways; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Plastic bags are often the source of contamination
11in residential curbside recycling collections, yard waste
12collections, and food scrap composting, resulting in the
13jamming of the mechanical parts of recycling facilities and
14sewage treatment systems; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, The economic value of recycled plastic bags as a
2commodity is lost when they are collected in conventional
3household recycling programs; plastic bags require handling in
4specialized programs outside of the normal household recycling
5stream; and
 
6    WHEREAS, An educational program needs to be established in
7order to promote the recycling of plastic bags and the use of
8reusable bags; and
 
9    WHEREAS, A unified and coordinated education, advocacy,
10and recycling program of this nature will reflect a meaningful
11and positive step forward towards reducing litter and plastic
12bag waste; and
 
13    WHEREAS, These measures will help educate schools that need
14to know about recycling waste; therefore, be it
 
15    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17designate the first Friday of May 2016 as "Recycle Thin Film
18Friday"; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That "Recycle Thin Film Friday" is established in
20the State of Illinois as an effort to reclaim used thin-film
21plastic bags and to encourage consumers to use reusable bags;

 

 

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2    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
3presented to Pontiac High School in recognition of the efforts
4of its students to bring light to this issue.".