Public Act 098-1116
 
SB3294 EnrolledLRB098 19795 JLK 55011 b

    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5-1183 as follows:
 
    (55 ILCS 5/5-1183 new)
    Sec. 5-1183. Household goods recycling bins.
    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any county
may by ordinance require that all household goods recycling
bins have a permanent, written, printed label affixed to the
bin that is prominently displayed and includes the following:
(1) the name, address, and contact information of the person or
entity owning, operating, or maintaining that bin; and (2)
whether the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining
the bin is a not for profit entity or a for profit entity.
    (b) As used in this Section:
        "Household goods recycling bin" or "bin" means a
    container or receptacle held out to the public as a place
    for people to discard clothes, shoes, books, and other
    recyclable items until they are taken away for resale,
    re-use, recycling, or redistribution by the person or
    entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin.
        "Not for profit entity" means an entity that is
    officially recognized by the United States Internal
    Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section
    501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any
    successor provision of federal tax law).
 
    Section 10. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
adding Section 11-42-16 as follows:
 
    (65 ILCS 5/11-42-16 new)
    Sec. 11-42-16. Household goods recycling bins.
    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any
municipality may by ordinance require that all household goods
recycling bins have a permanent, written, printed label affixed
to the bin that is prominently displayed and includes the
following: (1) the name, address, and contact information of
the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining that
bin; and (2) whether the person or entity owning, operating, or
maintaining the bin is a not for profit entity or a for profit
entity.
    (b) As used in this Section:
        "Household goods recycling bin" or "bin" means a
    container or receptacle held out to the public as a place
    for people to discard clothes, shoes, books, and other
    recyclable items until they are taken away for resale,
    re-use, recycling, or redistribution by the person or
    entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin.
        "Not for profit entity" means any entity that is
    officially recognized by the United States Internal
    Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section
    501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any
    successor provision of federal tax law).
 
    Section 15. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business
Practices Act is amended by adding Section 2RRR as follows:
 
    (815 ILCS 505/2RRR new)
    Sec. 2RRR. Household goods recycling bins.
    (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person or
entity owning, operating, or maintaining a household goods
recycling bin shall have a permanent, written, printed label
affixed to the bin that is prominently displayed and includes
the following: (1) the name, address, and contact information
of the person or entity owning, operating, or maintaining that
bin; and (2) whether the person or entity owning, operating, or
maintaining the bin is a not for profit entity or a for profit
entity. A person or entity who violates this Section commits an
unlawful practice within the meaning of this Act.
    (b) As used in this Section:
        "Household goods recycling bin" or "bin" means a
    container or receptacle held out to the public as a place
    for people to discard clothes, shoes, books, and other
    recyclable items until they are taken away for resale,
    re-use, recycling, or redistribution by the person or
    entity that owns, operates, or maintains the bin.
        "Not for profit entity" means any entity that is
    officially recognized by the United States Internal
    Revenue Service as a tax-exempt entity described in Section
    501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (or any
    successor provision of federal tax law).

Effective Date: 1/1/2015