Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB1370 Latest Draft

Bill / Engrossed Version Filed 03/24/2023

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1  AN ACT concerning safety.
2  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3  represented in the General Assembly:
4  Section 1. References to Act. This Act may be referred to
5  as the Large Event Recycling and Composting Law.
6  Section 5. The Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act is
7  amended by adding Section 10.2 as follows:
8  (415 ILCS 15/10.2 new)
9  Sec. 10.2. Event facilities.
10  (a) On and after January 1, 2025, an owner or operator of
11  an event facility that has a maximum legal capacity or
12  occupancy of at least 3,500 persons shall provide for (i) the
13  recycling of items, including, but not limited to, glass,
14  aluminum cans, cardboard, paper, and plastic beverage cups or
15  bottles that are generated at a public meeting or public event
16  held at the event facility, (ii) the transfer of these
17  recyclable materials to a recycling center for processing, and
18  (iii) the composting of organic waste, which shall be
19  collected separate from the collection of recyclable
20  materials.
21  (b) In this Section, "event facility" means a structure
22  for holding public meetings or public events, including, but

 

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1  not limited to, baseball games, football games, hockey games,
2  automobile races, or other musical, dramatic, artistic,
3  social, and athletic events. "Event facility" includes a
4  convention center. "Event facility" does not include school
5  stadiums.

 

 

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