Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
415 ILCS 90/ - Household Hazardous Waste Collection Program Act.

(415 ILCS 90/1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Household
Hazardous
Waste Collection Program Act.

(Source: P.A. 87-735; 87-1159.)

(415 ILCS 90/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-2)
Sec. 2.
Findings and purpose.
The General Assembly finds
that there is a need for household hazardous waste collection
centers throughout the State that can be operated to augment
existing and future hazardous waste storage facilities. The
collection centers shall be operated to provide a service to
households that generate small quantities of hazardous waste
and to encourage proper hazardous waste disposal. Local
collection centers will allow local governments the opportunity
to provide a location for collection and temporary storage of
small quantities of household waste.

(Source: P.A. 87-735; 87-1159.)

(415 ILCS 90/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-3)
Sec. 3.
Definitions.
As used in this Act the following terms have
the following meanings:
"Agency" means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.
"Collection center" means a secured site approved by the Agency to be
used as a base for a hazardous waste collection facility.
"Household hazardous waste" means a consumer disposed waste product
intended for household use generally containing constituents that make its
disposal in municipal waste landfills or incinerators undesirable.
Household hazardous waste includes, but is not limited to, the following:
"Regional collection center" means a facility permitted by the Agency for
the storage of household hazardous wastes.

(Source: P.A. 87-735; 87-1159; 88-163.)

(415 ILCS 90/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-4)
Sec. 4.
Pilot project plan.
(a) The Agency shall formulate and update a
plan for collecting small quantities of household hazardous waste from
households
in the State. The plan shall include:
(b) The agency shall develop and distribute public
information regarding, but not limited to, the following:
(c) Agency sponsored household hazardous waste collections shall
continue until March 1, 1995.

(Source: P.A. 87-735; 87-1159.)

(415 ILCS 90/5) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-5)
Sec. 5.
Statewide plan.
By March 1, 1995, the Agency shall develop a
statewide household hazardous waste management plan that will
ensure
comprehensive collection and proper management of household hazardous waste
from
households
in Illinois and shall submit the plan to the General Assembly for approval.
The
plan shall address, at a minimum, a network of local collection centers,
transfer stations, and expanded household hazardous waste collection route
services.
The plan shall assess the need for additional compliance verification
inspections, enforcement, and penalties. The plan shall include a strategy,
timetable, and budget for implementation.

(Source: P.A. 87-735; 87-1159.)

(415 ILCS 90/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-6)
Sec. 6.
Grant program.
The Agency shall establish a grant
program for local governments that desire to provide a local or regional
household hazardous waste collection center. Grants shall be authorized to
cover
collection center costs associated with capital outlay for preparing a
facility or site to safely serve as a collection center and to cover costs
of administration, public awareness, and local amnesty day programs. The
total cost for administration and public awareness shall not exceed 10% of
the grant award. Grants shall be available on a competitive basis to local
governments that:
(Source: P.A. 87-735; 87-1159.)

(415 ILCS 90/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-7)
Sec. 7.
Evaluation and report.
The Agency shall submit to the
Governor and the General Assembly on or before January 1, 1995, a report
evaluating the effectiveness of the programs provided under this Act
including all of the following:
(Source: P.A. 87-1159.)

(415 ILCS 90/150) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 991-150)
Sec. 150.
This Act shall take effect upon becoming law.

(Source: P.A. 87-735.)