Chicago Metropolitan – Region 2

Chicago Metropolitan Region 2 includes Cook, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties, with a total estimated 1995 population of 7,743,375.

Landfill Disposal Volume and Available Capacity

Region 2 had 17 solid and one incinerator subject to the state fee that accepted waste during 1995 (Figure 10, p. 26). The number of active landfills increased by one from 1994. Land and Lake/Wheeling ceased accepting waste on May 30, 1995. Lake County Grading Co. stopped taking waste on Aug. 22, 1995. The Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC) Balefill and Wheatland Prairie RDF did not accept waste in 1995 but reported available capacity as of Jan. 1, 1996.

The landfills and incinerator in Region 2 reported accepting 26,122,259 cubic yards of solid waste in 1995, or 1,722,814 cubic yards less than in 1994.

Table 12a. Region 2: 1995 Solid Landfilled And Remaining Available Capacity, by County

Out-of-State Waste Landfill County(a) Landfilled Landfilled Available Capacity (cubic yards) (cubic yards) (cubic yards)

Cook(b) 2,807,594 57,888 53,221,734

DuPage 13,843,402 0 16,085,121

Grundy 1,432,398 0 1,294,782

Kane 3,152,750 4,789 20,030,111

Kankakee 357,006 0 3,854,919

Lake 1,882,606 71,463 37,891,151

Will(b) 2,369,348 74,928 9,457,990

Total 25,845,104 209,068 141,835,808

(a) Counties whose landfills accepted waste during 1995. (b) Additional landfill reported capacity Jan. 1, 1996.

The region's landfills reported a combined capacity of 141,835,808 cubic yards as of Jan. 1, 1996, an increase of 13,584,386 cubic yards since 1994. The capacity of the SWANCC balefill in Cook County (37.9 million cubic yards) was included in the region's total capacity. The balefill received an Illinois EPA development permit but was denied U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approval under Section 404 of the Clean Water Act; balefill development is postponed pending appeal.

Dividing 141.8 million cubic yards (total regional disposal capacity) by 25.9 million cubic yards per year (total waste landfilled during 1995), indicates regional landfill capacity will be available until 2001 to 2002. This projection assumes all wastes generated within Region 2 will be landfilled within the region at 1995's disposal rates and no new capacity will be added. Figure 10. Region 2 - Nonhazardous Solid Waste Landfills

PROJECTED YEAR TO REACH CAPACKTY

• N/A

1996

1997-1998

1999-2000

>2001 1 MCHENRY LAKE 19• 2

Facility and Projected KANE COOK Year to Reach Capacity 9

1. Winthrop Harbor/BFI #1 - Phase B (p. 76), 1996 7 2. Countryside Landfill (p. 75), 2027 10 3 3. Sexton #2 (p. 66), 1999 DUPAGE 17 4. Land & Lakes #3 (p. 65), 2005 8 5. Land & Lakes/Dolton (p. 66), 1998 4 5 16 Municipal 6. CID RDF #3 and CID RDF #4 (p. 65), 2001 KENDALL 11 Waste Transfer 7. Mallard Lake Landfill (p. 69), 1998 6 Stations Located in the City of 8. Greene Valley Landfill (p. 68), 1997 12 Chicago 9. Woodland RDF (p. 73), 2000

10. Settler’s Hill RDF (p. 73), 2008 GRUNDY 13 14 WILL 11. Wheatland Prairie RDF (p. 95), N/A 15 18 12. CDT Lamdfill (p. 94), 1997 • 13. Laraway RDF (p. 94), 2006 KANKAKEE 14. Beecher Development Co. (p. 94), 1998

15. Environtech Inc. (p. 70), 1998 16 16. Kankakee RDF (p. 74), 2007 17. SWANCC Balefill (p. 66) N/A 18. Morris Community Landfill - Parcel B (p. 71), N/A 19. Lake County Grading Co. (p. 75), closed Aug. 22, 1995 Denotes Municipal Waste Transfer Stations Projecting capacity depletions for each of Region 2's landfills, dividing their reported capacities by 1995's disposal rates (again assuming no new capacity will be added), it appears three active landfills are expected to reach capacity in 1996-1997, four in 1997-1998 and two more in 1999-2000. Seven are expected to remain open beyond the year 2001, with Countryside Landfill, in Lake County, expected to remain open until 2027.

As of January 1996, one significant modification was under review by the Illinois EPA for Winthrop Harbor/BFI #1-Phase B in Lake County; if it is approved, Region 2's capacity will increase by 21.9 million cubic yards.

Incinerators

Chicago’s Northwest Incinerator closed in June 1996. In 1995, it accepted 277,155 cubic yards of waste for disposal. Robbins Facility’s incinerator, in Cook County, received Illinois EPA development permits and began test burns on Nov. 8, 1996. The facility needs operating permits to continue activities beyond May 1997.

Transfer Stations

Region 2 had 40 permitted transfer stations: 35 were in Cook County, 16 were in Chicago (Figure 10, p. 26). Transfer stations need not report how much waste is handled. Appendix F (pp. 117-126) lists owners and operators for 66 permitted municipal waste transfer stations.

Compost Facilities

Amounts of landscape waste accepted at sites within Region 2 totaled 175, 248 tons during 1995.

Table 12b: Region 2: Landscape Wastes Composted, by County

Landscape Wastes County(a) Composted (tons) Cook 15,239 Grundy 210 Kane 2,704 Kendall 42,732 Lake 74,665 McHenry 4,394 Will 35,304

Total 175,248

(a) counties having permitted compost facilities

Recycling rates reported in the 1995 survey of Region 2's recycling coordinators ranged from five percent to 31 percent. State weighted average was 21 percent. Total municipal waste recycled for Region 2 was 2,631,903 tons. Tons recycled and recycling rate for each county are found in Table 12c (below). West Cook County Solid Waste Agency (WCCSWA) and the counties of Kane and McHenry, have recycling reporting ordinances. WCCSWA has a multifamily residential recycling ordinance effective at the end of 1996 that will affect 15 communities. Kane County has a residential recycling ordinance effective Jan. 1, 1995, and a commercial ordinance effective Jan. 1, 1996. McHenry County's residential ordinance was effective November 1993. For materials reported as recycled in each planning area see Appendix L (pp. 153- 158).

Table 12c: Region 2: Municipal Waste Recycled, by County

County Reporting Municipal Waste Recycled(a) Percent of Municipal Year (tons) Waste Recycled Cook 1995 605,535 20% Chicago 1994 758,577 19% SSMMA 1995 59,700 24% SWANCC 1995 284,359 28% WCCSWA 1995 173,714 29% DuPage 1994 154,034 18% Grundy 1995 10,906 27% Kane 1995 184,678 34% Kankakee 1995 17,422 14% Kendall 1994 1,970 5% Lake 1995 214,755 29% McHenry 1995 51,306 26% Will 1995 114,947 27%

weighted average Total 1994-1995 2,631,903 21%

(a) In some cases, tons recycled represent time periods other than calendar year 1995.

Planned Landfill Expansions and New Facilities

As of Dec. 31, 1995, all counties in Region 2 except Cook had adopted municipal plans. See Appendix G (pp. 127-131) for plan adoption and readoption dates. Four planning agencies in Cook County include Chicago, SWANCC, South Suburban Mayors and Managers Association (SSMMA) and WCCSWA. Listed below are plans that include new or expanded facilities to manage municipal waste:

DuPage County 1 - Intermediate processing facility (Feb. 26, 1991) 1 - Landscape waste processing or transfer site 1 - Material recovery facility with a transfer station

Cook County(a)

Chicago 4 - Material recovery facilities (March 25, 1992)

SWANCC 2 - Transfer stations (Wheeling and Rolling Meadows) (April 10, 1991) 1 - Balefill 1 - Transfer station

SSMMA 1 - Incinerator (Robbins) (May 2, 1991) 1 - Tire-burning facility (Ford Heights) 1 - Landscape waste composting facility

WCCSWA 1 - Transfer station (June 18, 1992) (Readopted Sept. 17, 1992)

Grundy County 1 - Landfill expansion (Nov. 10, 1992) (Readopted June 15, 1993)

Kane County 1 or 2 - Landscape waste composting sites (Nov. 10, 1992) 1 - Landfill expansion 5 - Permanent household sites

Lake County 1 - Intermediate processing facility (Sept. 12, 1989) 2 - Landscape waste composting sites 1 - Household hazardous waste facility 5-year-plan update adopted 1 - Incinerator (Sept. 13, 1994)

McHenry County 1 - Landfill with a material recovery facility and balefill (Aug. 20, 1991)

Will County 1 - Landfill (Jan. 17, 1991) 1 - Incinerator (will perform a feasibility study) 1 - Landscape waste composting facility (feasibility study underway) 1 or 2 - Transfer stations (study will be conducted)

(a) Cook County's plan was not adopted as of Dec. 31, 1995. Chicago, SWANCC, SSMMA and WCCSWA adopted their plans in 1991 and 1992.