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92_HB0348
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1 AN ACT concerning hazardous waste.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Household Hazardous Waste Collection
5 Program Act is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
6 (415 ILCS 90/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-4)
7 Sec. 4. Pilot project plan.
8 (a) The Agency must shall formulate and update a plan
9 for collecting small quantities of household hazardous waste
10 from households in the State. The plan must shall include:
11 (1) An assessment of private industry interest or
12 involvement in hazardous waste collection in the State
13 and recommendations to the General Assembly for private
14 industry collection incentives.
15 (2) A survey of businesses available to serve this
16 function or alternative recycling or disposal functions
17 with recommendations of approved firms to be used for the
18 collection program.
19 (3) A method for encouraging private industry
20 household waste collection pilot projects in local and
21 regional communities.
22 (4) A method of encouraging county and municipal
23 household hazardous waste collection pilot projects.
24 (b) The agency must shall develop and distribute public
25 information regarding, but not limited to, the following:
26 (1) Nontoxic alternatives to household hazardous
27 materials.
28 (2) Safe use and storage procedures for household
29 hazardous materials, including toxic effect warnings.
30 (3) Proper disposal procedures for household
31 hazardous waste.
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1 (4) Recycling options available for various types
2 of household hazardous waste.
3 (c) Agency sponsored household hazardous waste
4 collections shall continue until March 1, 1995.
5 (Source: P.A. 87-735; 87-1159.)