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This bill designates the first full week of May as Compost Awareness Week in Illinois, aiming to recognize and promote the importance of composting. The bill provides context by highlighting several key findings about composting, including its environmental benefits: composting can reduce waste going to landfills (which currently contains about 30% organic materials), help conserve water by over 30%, decrease dependence on chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and reduce erosion and pollution. The bill notes that composting can create green jobs and infrastructure, and that International Compost Awareness Week is a global educational initiative supported by compost industry organizations. By establishing this official week of recognition, the legislation seeks to raise awareness about how composting can contribute to sustainable communities, improve soil health, and support environmental conservation efforts. The bill will encourage local governments, highway departments, soil conservation services, and public works professionals to recognize and promote composting's multiple ecological advantages.

https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=1280&GAID=18&DocTypeID=SB&SessionID=114&GA=104