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415 ILCS 5/22.32
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

 (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1022.32)Sec. 22.32.     Hospital waste assessment.(a) On or before June 1, 1992, each hospital burning potentially infectious  medical waste on site or transporting such waste to a pollution  control facility shall conduct a waste reduction opportunity assessment that  evaluates methods to reduce the volume and toxicity of infectious wastes,  general refuse and chemical wastes that are generated at the hospital.At a minimum, the waste reduction assessment shall evaluate the following  reduction options:(1) improving operating practices;(2) eliminating or reducing the use of carcinogenic     chemicals;(3) increasing the use of analytical instrumentation     that can decrease the use of laboratory chemicals;(4) improving inventory control;(5) recycling;(6) on-site use and reuse of solvents.(b) On or before October 1, 1992, each such hospital shall adopt a waste  reduction plan that identifies technically and economically feasible  waste reduction options and a timetable for implementing those options.The hospital shall consider the quantity of waste, the hazardous properties  of the waste, the safety of its patients and employees, economic costs and  savings, and other appropriate factors in selecting target waste streams  and waste reduction options.The hospital shall begin implementation of its plan within one year  of its adoption.    (Source: P.A. 87-800; 87-895; 88-182; 88-681, eff. 12-22-94.)
415 ILCS 5/22.33
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.33. Compost quality standards.(a) By January 1, 1994, the Agency shall develop and make recommendations  to the Board concerning (i) performance standards for landscape waste compost  facilities and (ii) testing procedures and standards for the end-product  compost produced by landscape waste compost facilities.Performance standards for landscape waste compost facilities shall at a  minimum include:(1) the management of odor;(2) the management of surface water;(3) contingency planning for handling end-product     compost material that does not meet requirements of subsection (b);(4) plans for intended purposes of end-use product;     and(5) a financial assurance plan necessary to restore     the site as specified in Agency permit.(b) By December 1, 1997, the Board shall adopt:(1) performance standards for landscape waste compost     facilities; and(2) testing procedures and standards for the     end-product compost produced by landscape waste compost facilities.The Board shall evaluate the merits of different standards for  end-product compost applications.(c) On-site composting that is used solely for the purpose of composting  landscape waste generated on-site and that will not be offered for off-site  sale or use is exempt from any standards promulgated under subsections (a) and  (b). Subsection (b)(2) shall not apply to end-product compost used as daily  cover or vegetative amendment in the final layer. Subsection (b) applies to  any end-product compost offered for sale or use in Illinois.(d) Standards adopted under this Section do not apply to compost operations exempt from permitting under paragraph (1.5) of  subsection (q) of Section 21 of this Act. (Source: P.A. 98-239, eff. 8-9-13.)
415 ILCS 5/22.35
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.35.     Mixed municipal waste compost quality standards.(a) By January 1, 1994, the Agency shall develop and make recommendations to  the Board concerning (i) performance standards for mixed municipal waste  compost facilities and (ii) testing procedures and standards for the  end-product compost produced by mixed municipal waste compost facilities.The Agency, in cooperation with the Department, shall appoint a Technical  Advisory Committee for the purpose of developing these recommendations.  Among other things, the Committee shall evaluate environmental and  safety considerations, compliance costs, and regulations adopted in other  states and countries.  The Committee shall have balanced  representation and shall include members representing academia, the composting  industry, the Department of Agriculture, the landscaping industry,  environmental organizations, municipalities, and counties.Performance standards for mixed municipal waste compost facilities shall  at a minimum include:(1) the management of vectors, potential exposures     for human disease, litter, and odor;(2) the management of surface water and leachate;(3) provisions restricting the processing of     potential contaminants and problem materials, such as heavy metals.(4) contingency planning for handling residuals and     end-product compost material that does not meet requirements of subsection (b);(5) plans for intended purpose of end-use product; and(6) a financial assurance plan necessary to restore     the site as specified in Agency permit.(b) By December 1, 1997, the Board shall adopt:(1) performance standards for mixed municipal waste     compost facilities; and(2) testing procedures and standards for the     end-product compost produced by mixed municipal waste compost facilities.The Board shall evaluate the merits of different standards for  end-product compost applications.(c) Subsection (b)(2) shall not apply to end-product compost used as  daily cover or vegetative amendment in the final layer. Subsection (b)  applies to any end-product compost offered for sale or use in Illinois.(d) For the purpose of this Section, "mixed municipal waste" means  municipal waste generated by households and commercial businesses that has not  been separated for composting at the point of generation.    (Source: P.A. 87-1227; 88-690, eff. 1-24-95.)
415 ILCS 5/22.36
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.36.     Solid waste disposal site; underground hazards.(a) The Agency may not issue any new permit for the construction or  development of any solid waste disposal facility that is proposed  to be located above an active or inactive shaft or tunnelled mine or within 200  feet of a fault that has had displacement within Holocene time, unless  engineering measures have been incorporated into the facility design to ensure  that the integrity of the structural components of the facility will not be  disrupted by geological processes.(b) For the purposes of this Section, "structural components" means liners,  leachate collection systems, final covers, run-on and run-off  systems, and any other component used in the construction and operation of a  solid waste disposal facility that is necessary for protection of  human health and the environment.    (Source: P.A. 88-447.)
415 ILCS 5/22.38a
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.38a. (Repealed).        (Source: P.A. 99-317, eff. 8-7-15. Repealed by P.A. 102-310, eff. 8-6-21.)
415 ILCS 5/22.40
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.40.     Municipal solid waste landfill rules.(a) In accordance with Sec. 7.2, the Board shall adopt rules that  are identical in substance to federal regulations or amendments thereto  promulgated by the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection  Agency to implement Sections 4004 and 4010 of the Resource Conservation and  Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580) insofar as those regulations relate to a  municipal solid waste landfill unit program.  The Board may consolidate into  a single rulemaking under this Section all such federal regulations adopted  within a period of time not to exceed 6 months.  Where the federal regulations  authorize the State to adopt alternative standards, schedules, or procedures to  the standards, schedules, or procedures contained in the federal regulations,  the Board may adopt alternative standards, schedules, or procedures under  subsection (b) or retain existing Board rules that establish alternative  standards, schedules, or procedures that are not inconsistent with the federal  regulations.  The Board may consolidate into a single rulemaking under this  Section all such federal regulations adopted within a period of time not to  exceed 6 months.The provisions and requirements of Title VII of this Act shall not apply to  rules adopted under this subsection (a).  Section 5-35 of the Illinois  Administrative Procedure Act relating to the procedures for rulemaking shall  not apply to regulations adopted under this subsection (a).(b) The Board may adopt regulations relating to a State municipal solid  waste landfill program that are not inconsistent with the Resource Conservation  and Recovery Act of 1976 (P.L. 94-580), or regulations adopted thereunder.  Rules adopted under this subsection shall be adopted in accordance with the  provisions and requirements of Title VII of this Act and the procedures for  rulemaking in Section 5-35 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.(c) (Blank.)    (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
415 ILCS 5/22.40a
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.40a. Disposal of manufactured gas plant waste in waste disposal sites other than permitted hazardous waste disposal sites prohibited. Notwithstanding any other law or regulation, no person shall dispose, in a waste disposal site other than a permitted hazardous waste disposal site, waste generated from the remediation of a manufactured gas plant site or facility, unless (i) the waste is tested using Method 1311 (Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP)) in "Test Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste, Physical/Chemical Methods," USEPA Publication Number EPA 530/SW-846, and (ii) that analysis demonstrates that the waste does not exceed the regulatory levels for any contaminant given in the table contained in 40 C.F.R. 261.24(b).  (Source: P.A. 99-365, eff. 1-1-16.)
415 ILCS 5/22.41
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.41.     (Repealed).     (Source: P.A. 88-496. Repealed by P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
415 ILCS 5/22.42
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.42.     (Repealed).     (Source: P.A. 88-496. Repealed by P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
415 ILCS 5/22.43
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.43.     Permit modifications for lateral expansions.     The Agency may  issue a permit modification for a lateral expansion, as defined in Section  3.275 of this Act, for an existing MSWLF unit under Section 39 of this Act to a  person required to obtain such a permit modification under  subsection (t) of Section 21 of this Act.    (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
415 ILCS 5/22.43a
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.43a. Establishment and expansion of landfills; ban in counties with more than 2,000,000 inhabitants.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall establish, nor shall the Agency issue a permit for the establishment of, a new municipal solid waste landfill unit or a new sanitary landfill in a county of more than 2,000,000 inhabitants on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person shall laterally expand, nor shall the Agency issue a permit for the lateral expansion of, a municipal solid waste landfill unit or the expansion of a sanitary landfill in a county of more than 2,000,000 inhabitants on or after the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 97th General Assembly.   (Source: P.A. 97-843, eff. 7-23-12.)
415 ILCS 5/22.45
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.45.     Subtitle D management fee exemptions; pre-existing contracts.(a) The Agency shall grant exemptions from the fee requirements of Section  22.44 of this Act for permanent disposal or transport of solid waste meeting  all of the following criteria:(1) Permanent disposal of the solid waste is pursuant     to a written contract between the owner or operator of the sanitary landfill and some other person, or transport of the solid waste is pursuant to a written contract between the transporter and some other person.(2) The contract for permanent disposal or transport     of solid waste was lawfully executed on or before September 13, 1993 and by its express terms continues beyond January 1, 1994.(3) The contract for permanent disposal or transport     of solid waste establishes a fixed fee or compensation, does not allow the operator or transporter to pass the fee through to another party, and does not allow voluntary cancellation or renegotiation of the compensation or fee during the term of the contract.(4) The contract was lawfully executed on or before     September 13, 1993 and has not been amended at any time after that date.(b) Exemptions granted under this Section shall cause the solid waste  received by an owner or operator of a sanitary landfill pursuant to a contract  exempted under this Section to be disregarded in calculating the volume or  weight of solid waste permanently disposed of during a calendar year under  Section 22.44 of this Act.(c) An owner or operator of a sanitary landfill shall keep accurate records  and prove, to the satisfaction of the Agency, the volume or weight of solid  waste received under an exemption during a calendar year.(d) Exemptions under this Section shall expire upon the expiration, renewal,  or amendment of the exempted contract, whichever occurs first.(e) For the purposes of this Section, the term "some other person" shall  only include persons that are independent operating entities.  For purposes of  this Section, a person is not an independent operating entity if:(1) the person has any officers or directors that are     also officers or directors of the sanitary landfill or transporter;(2) the person is a parent corporation, subsidiary,     or affiliate of the owner or operator of the sanitary landfill or transporter; or(3) the person and the owner or operator of the     sanitary landfill or transporter are owned by the same entity.   (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
415 ILCS 5/22.46
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.46.     Subtitle D management fee exemptions; types of waste.(a) In accordance with the findings and purpose of the Illinois Solid Waste  Management Act, the Agency shall grant exemptions from the fee requirements of  Section 22.44 of this Act for solid waste meeting all of the following  criteria:(1) The waste is nonputrescible and homogeneous and     does not contain free liquids.(2) Combustion of the waste would not provide     practical energy recovery or practical reduction in volume.(3) The applicant for exemption demonstrates that it     is not technologically and economically reasonable to recycle or reuse the waste.(b) Exemptions granted under this Section shall cause the solid waste  exempted under subsection (a) that is permanently disposed of by an owner or  operator of a sanitary landfill to be disregarded in calculating the volume or  weight of solid waste permanently disposed of during a calendar year under  Section 22.44 of this Act.(c) Applications for exemptions under this Section must be submitted on  forms  provided by the Agency for that purpose, together with proof of satisfaction of  all criteria for granting the exemption.(d) If the Agency denies a request made under subsection (a), the  applicant may seek review before the Board under Section 40 as if the  Agency had denied an application for a permit.  If the Agency fails to act  within 90 days after receipt of an application, the request shall be deemed  granted until such time as the Agency has taken final action.(e) An owner or operator of a sanitary landfill shall keep accurate records  and to prove to the satisfaction of the Agency the volume or weight of solid  waste received under an exemption during a calendar year.    (Source: P.A. 88-496.)
415 ILCS 5/22.47
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.47.     School district hazardous educational waste collection.(a) The Agency shall develop, implement, and fund (through appropriations  for that purpose from the General Revenue Fund) a program to collect school  district hazardous educational waste from school districts and schools in the  State.  The program shall provide for the availability for collection,  transportation, and appropriate management of hazardous educational wastes for  each school district or school by private contractors at least every 3 years.(b) A school district or school may participate in a hazardous educational  waste collection program by:(1) Notifying the Agency of the hazardous educational     wastes used by the school district or school and including the following information:(A) Waste types.(B) Waste volumes.(C) Number of containers.(D) Condition of containers.(E) Location of containers.(2) Maintaining wastes in the original containers, if     practical.(3) Labeling each container if contents are known.(4) Following Agency instructions on waste     segregation, preparation, or delivery for subsequent handling.(c) The Agency shall accept applications from school districts or schools  throughout the year.  The Agency shall designate waste haulers throughout the  State qualified to remove school district hazardous waste at the request of a  school district or school.  By March 1 and September 1 of each year the Agency  shall prepare a schedule of school districts or schools that have been selected  for collections over the next 6 months.  The selections shall be based on the  waste types and volumes, geographic distribution, order of application, and  expected costs balanced by available resources.  The Agency shall notify each  selected school or school district of the date of collection and instruction  on waste preparation.(d) For purposes of this Section "hazardous educational waste" means a  waste product that could pose a hazard during normal storage, transportation,  or disposal generated from an instructional curriculum including laboratory  wastes, expired chemicals, unstable compounds, and toxic or flammable  materials.  "Hazardous educational waste" does not include wastes generated  as a result of building, grounds, or vehicle maintenance, asbestos abatement,  lead paint abatement, or other non-curriculum activities.(e) (Blank.)(f) The Agency is authorized to use funds from the Solid Waste Management  Fund to implement this Section.    (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
415 ILCS 5/22.48
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.48.     Non-special waste certification; effect on permit.(a) An industrial process waste or pollution control waste not within the  exception set forth in subdivision (2) of subsection (c) of Section 3.475 of this Act must be managed as special waste unless the generator  first certifies in a signed, dated, written statement that the waste is outside  the scope of the categories listed in subdivision (1) of subsection (c) of  Section 3.475 of this Act.(b) All information used to determine that the waste is not a special waste  shall be attached to the certification.  The information shall include but not  be limited to:(1) the means by which the generator has determined     that the waste is not a hazardous waste;(2) the means by which the generator has determined     that the waste is not a liquid;(3) if the waste undergoes testing, the analytic     results obtained from testing, signed and dated by the person responsible for completing the analysis;(4) if the waste does not undergo testing, an     explanation as to why no testing is needed;(5) a description of the process generating the     waste; and(6) relevant Material Data Safety Sheets.(c) Certification made pursuant to this Section shall be effective from  the date signed until there is a change in the generator, in the raw materials  used, or in the process generating the waste.(d) Certification made pursuant to this Section, with the requisite  attachments, shall be maintained by the certifying generator while effective  and for at least 3 years following a change in the generator, a change in the  raw materials used, or a change in or termination of the process generating  the waste.  The generator shall provide a copy of the certification, upon  request by the Agency, the waste hauler, or the operator of the facility  receiving the waste for storage, treatment, or disposal, to the party  requesting the copy.  If the Agency believes that the waste that is the  subject of the certification has been inaccurately certified to, the Agency  may require the generator to analytically test the waste for the constituent  believed to be present and provide the Agency with a copy of the analytic  results.(e) A person who knowingly and falsely certifies that a waste is not special  waste is subject to the penalties set forth in subdivision (6) of subsection  (h) of Section 44 of this Act.(f) To the extent that a term or condition of an existing permit requires  the permittee to manage as special waste a material that is made a non-special  waste under Public Act 90-502, that term  or condition is hereby superseded, and the permittee may manage that material  as a non-special waste, even if the material is identified in the permit as  part of a particular waste stream rather than identified specifically as a  special waste.    (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)
415 ILCS 5/22.49
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title V - Land Pollution and Refuse Disposal

Sec. 22.49.     Animal cremation.     Unless subject to the requirements of Title  XV of this Act as potentially infectious medical waste, a deceased companion  animal, as defined in the Companion Animal Cremation Act, that is delivered to  a provider of companion animal cremation services subject to the Companion  Animal Cremation Act is not waste for the purposes of this Act.  Providing  companion animal cremation services at a location does not make that location a  waste management facility for the purposes of this Act.For the purposes of this Section, "companion animal" does not include  livestock.    (Source: P.A. 93-121, eff. 1-1-04.)