Illinois Materials Management Advisory Committee Report to the General Assembly July 1, 2021 I. Introduction ............................................................................................................................................... 4 A) Executive Summary .............................................................................................................................. 4 B) Recommendations ................................................................................................................................. 6 C) Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................... 7 II. Background ............................................................................................................................................... 9 A) Overview of Illinois Environmental Laws and Regulations ............................................................... 11 1) Illinois Environmental Protection Act ............................................................................................ 11 2) Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act ....................................................................................... 12 3) Solid Waste Management Act ........................................................................................................ 12 4) Material-Specific Laws ................................................................................................................... 13 5) Pollution Control Board Regulations .............................................................................................. 13 B) House Bill 3068 (101st Legislative Session) ....................................................................................... 13 C) Definitions .......................................................................................................................................... 14 D) Acronyms ............................................................................................................................................ 20 III. Overview of Solid Waste and Materials Management in Illinois ........................................................... 21 A) Materials Generation in the United States .......................................................................................... 21 B) Materials Management Strategies in the United States and Illinois ................................................... 21 C) Statistical Overview of the Illinois Materials Management Landscape.............................................. 22 1) Methodology ................................................................................................................................... 22 2) Annualized Waste Disposal, Diversion, and Generation Figures ................................................... 23 3) Composition of Landfilled Material in Illinois ............................................................................... 25 4) Existing Markets for Divertible Materials Generated in Illinois .................................................... 27 5) Overview of Illinois Solid Waste and Materials Management Infrastructure ................................ 32 IV. Discussion and Committee Actions ........................................................................................................ 37 A) Education and Outreach ...................................................................................................................... 37 B) Infrastructure ....................................................................................................................................... 37 C) Market Development .......................................................................................................................... 37 D) Measurement ....................................................................................................................................... 38 E) Local Government Support ................................................................................................................. 38 V. Findings .................................................................................................................................................. 39 A) Existing Waste Management and Materials Management Infrastructure ........................................... 39 1) Landfills with Available Capacity .................................................................................................. 40 2) Waste Transfer Stations .................................................................................................................. 41 3) Landscape Only Waste Transfer Stations ....................................................................................... 42 4) Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling Facilities ............................................................. 43 1 5) Permitted Compost Facilities .......................................................................................................... 44 6) Materials Recovery Facilities ......................................................................................................... 45 7) Drop-Off Recycling Locations ....................................................................................................... 46 8) Scrap Metal Recycling Facilities .................................................................................................... 47 9) Household Hazardous Waste Collection ........................................................................................ 48 B) Existing Infrastructure Challenges ...................................................................................................... 50 1) Geographic Concentration .............................................................................................................. 50 2) Expanded Program Participation .................................................................................................... 50 3) Market Enhancement ...................................................................................................................... 50 4) Local Funding for HHW Expansion ............................................................................................... 50 C) Findings Related to State Financing ................................................................................................... 50 1) State landfill tipping fee revenues have been sufficient to support a state-administered market development grant program, but future revenues are uncertain .............................................................. 50 2) Historic State Financial Support for County Solid Waste Planning ............................................... 51 D) A coordinated statewide market development grant program is a critical component of a successful long-term materials management strategy .................................................................................................. 51 E) Minimum recycled content policies are an important element of market development and ultimate landfill diversion ......................................................................................................................................... 52 F) Data collection and tracking are critical elements to evaluate county materials management program success that requires additional statewide support ...................................................................................... 52 G) The existing Solid Waste Plan reporting structure does not provide sufficient flexibility for all counties or guarantee that information is consistently reported at the state level ....................................... 52 VI. Statewide Recommendations .................................................................................................................. 54 A) Statewide Diversion Goals .................................................................................................................. 54 B) Materials to Target for Diversion ....................................................................................................... 54 C) Necessary Actions to Achieve Diversion Goals ................................................................................. 58 1) Recommendations Related to State Funding .................................................................................. 58 2) Supporting Markets for Diverted Materials .................................................................................... 64 3) Statewide Education Program Enhancements ................................................................................ 65 4) Asset Mapping ................................................................................................................................ 66 VII. Local Planning Recommendations ......................................................................................................... 68 A) Standard Local Solid Waste Plan Elements ........................................................................................ 68 B) Revised Plan Submission Flexibility .................................................................................................. 68 C) Coordination with State Government ................................................................................................. 68 VIII. Appendices ............................................................................................................................................