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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Solid Waste Management Act is |
| 5 | | amended by changing Section 6a as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 20/6a) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7056a)
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| 7 | | Sec. 6a. The Department of Commerce and Economic |
| 8 | | Opportunity shall:
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| 9 | | (1) Work with nationally based consumer groups and trade |
| 10 | | associations to
develop nationally recognized logos which may |
| 11 | | be used to indicate whether a
container and any other consumer |
| 12 | | products which are claimed to be recyclable by a product |
| 13 | | manufacturer are is recyclable, compostable, or biodegradable |
| 14 | | made of recycled materials, or both.
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| 15 | | (2) Work with nationally based consumer groups and trade |
| 16 | | associations to
develop nationally recognized criteria for |
| 17 | | determining under what
conditions the logos may be used.
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| 18 | | (3) Develop and conduct a public education and awareness |
| 19 | | campaign to
encourage the public to look for and buy products |
| 20 | | in containers which are
recyclable or compostable made of |
| 21 | | recycled materials.
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| 22 | | (4) Develop and prepare educational materials describing |
| 23 | | the benefits
and methods of recycling for distribution to |