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Introduced
05/21/2025
05/21/2025
In Committee
05/21/2025
05/21/2025
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
104th General Assembly
Bill Summary
Creates the Extended Producer Responsibility and Recycling Refund Act. Defines terms. Provides for the registration of producer responsibility organizations and service providers. Provides for the duties of a packaging producer responsibility organization and a recycling refund producer responsibility organization. Establishes advisory boards. Provides for responsibilities of packaging producers. Provides for restrictions on introduction and sales of covered materials and covered beverage containers. Provides for requirements for service providers. Provides for responsibilities for the Environmental Protection Agency. Provides for requirements for packaging program needs assessments; a packaging producer program plan; and a recycling refund program plan. Provides for procedures for plan and amendment review and approval. Provides for requirements for a coordination plan; performance targets; producer fees; a website; an applicable refund value for covered beverage containers; a convenience standard for redemption of containers; and a redemption system. Provides that any deposits that are not returned to the consumer must only be used by the recycling refund producer organization for specified purposes. Provides for requirements for a refund value to drop-off facilities and material recovery facilities. Requires reporting, including by a packaging producer responsibility organization, a recycling refund producer responsibility organization, the Environmental Protection Agency, and materials recovery facilities and drop-off facilities. Provides for immunity from liability for antitrust, restraint of trade, and unfair trade practices. Requires rulemaking by the Agency. Provides for enforcement by the Agency and penalties. Creates the Packaging Producer Responsibility Program Fund with a continuing appropriation to the Agency and the Recycling Refund Program Fund with a continuing appropriation to the Agency. Makes conforming changes to the State Finance Act.
AI Summary
This bill creates the Extended Producer Responsibility and Recycling Refund Act, a comprehensive recycling and waste management program that shifts responsibility for packaging waste management from local governments and taxpayers to the producers of packaging materials. The bill establishes two key organizations: a packaging producer responsibility organization and a recycling refund producer responsibility organization, which will be responsible for developing and implementing plans to collect, recycle, and reduce waste from packaging and beverage containers. Producers will be required to pay fees based on the amount and type of packaging they introduce to the market, with incentives for using more recyclable, reusable, or compostable materials. The bill introduces a 10-cent deposit on covered beverage containers, creates a network of redemption sites for consumers to return containers, and sets ambitious performance targets for collection, recycling, and reuse rates. The program will be overseen by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, which will establish lists of recyclable and compostable materials, approve program plans, and enforce compliance through potential penalties. Advisory boards will be established to provide input and guidance, and the organizations must maintain transparent websites with detailed information about their operations, plans, and performance. The ultimate goals are to reduce waste, increase recycling rates, encourage more sustainable packaging design, and create a more circular economy for packaging materials.
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Referred to Rules Committee (on 05/21/2025)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=4064&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=114&GA=104 |
| BillText | https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/104/HB/10400HB4064.htm |
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