Board of Commissioners of Cook County - File #: 13-1321

• File #: 13-1321
• Version: 3
• Name: Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance
• Type: Ordinance Amendment
• Status: Approved
• File created: 8/19/2013
• In control: Finance Committee
• On agenda: 9/11/2013
• Final action: 1/15/2014
• Title: PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO ITEM 13-1321 AMENDING THE SOLID WASTE ARTICLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER OF THE COUNTY'S CODE BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 30, Environment, Article VII., Solid Waste, Division 1, Sec. 30-776 - 30-781; Division 2, Sec. 30-801 through Sec. 30-804; Division 3, Sec. 30-822 through Sec. 30-831; and Division 4, Sec. 30-857 through Sec. 30-877 of the Cook County Code are hereby amended as follows: ARTICLE VII. - SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING DIVISION 1. IN GENERAL Sec. 30-776. Short Title The Divisions noted in Article VII., shall be known, and may be cited as, and authorized under the Cook County Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance. Sec. 30-777. Findings, purpose, intent and scope. The purpose of this article and the divisions herein is addressed in Sec. 30-2 of this Chapter. Sec. 30-778. Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when us...
• Sponsors: TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), STANLEY MOORE, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN P. DALEY, GREGG GOSLIN

Date	Ver.	Action By	Motion	Result
1/15/2014	3	Board of Commissioners	approve
1/15/2014	2	Finance Committee	recommend for approval	Pass
9/11/2013	2	Board of Commissioners	refer	Pass

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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT

PROPOSED SUBSTITUTE TO ITEM 13-1321

AMENDING THE SOLID WASTE ARTICLE OF THE ENVIRONMENT CHAPTER OF THE COUNTY'S CODE

BE IT ORDAINED, by the Cook County Board of Commissioners, that Chapter 30, Environment, Article VII., Solid Waste, Division 1, Sec. 30-776 - 30-781; Division 2, Sec. 30-801 through Sec. 30-804; Division 3, Sec. 30-822 through Sec. 30-831; and Division 4, Sec. 30-857 through Sec. 30-877 of the Cook County Code are hereby amended as follows:

ARTICLE VII. - SOLID WASTE AND RECYCLING

DIVISION 1. IN GENERAL

Sec. 30-776. Short Title

The Divisions noted in Article VII., shall be known, and may be cited as, and authorized under the Cook County Solid Waste and Recycling Ordinance.

Sec. 30-777. Findings, purpose, intent and scope.

The purpose of this article and the divisions herein is addressed in Sec. 30-2 of this Chapter.

Sec. 30-778. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Agency means the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency.

Clean construction or demolition debris or "CCDD" means non-putrescible construction and demolition materials and as otherwise defined in ? 3.160(b) of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act.

Clean construction or demolition debris fill operation or "CCDD fill operation" means a current or former quarry, mine, or other excavation where clean construction or demolition debris is used as fill material.

Composting means a controlled process which transforms organic waste and/or livestock waste into products useful as soil amendments. Composting shall include windrow composting, in-vessel aerobic composting and anaerobic digestion composting technologies.

Composting facility means any building, portion of a building or area in which organic waste and/or l...