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              Nonhazardous Solid Waste
Management and Landfill
Capacity in Illinois: 2004
December 2005
Nonhazardous
Solid Waste Management
And Landfill Capacity
In Illinois: 2004
Reporting period for waste disposal: Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2004
Reporting date for landfill capacity: Jan. 1, 2005
This report has been prepared for the Governor of the State of Illinois and the General Assembly
in accordance with Section 4 of the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act.
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Bureau of Land
Division of Land Pollution Control
Waste Reduction and Compliance Section
1021 North Grand Avenue East
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
December 2005
IEPA/BOL/05-004
Additional Information and Acknowledgements ........................................................................................vii
Photo Credits ......................................................................................................................................... viii
Preface .....................................................................................................................................................ix
How to Use the Illinois EPA Landfill Capacity Report ................................................................................ x
Executive Summary .................................................................................................................................xi
Introduction .............................................................................................................................................. 1
Maps ...................................................................................................................................................... 17
Region One: Northwestern Illinois ........................................................................................................R1.1
Region Two: Chicago Metropolitan ......................................................................................................R2.1
Region Three: Peoria/Quad Cities .......................................................................................................R3.1
Region Four: East Central Illinois .........................................................................................................R4.1
Region Five: West Central Illinois .........................................................................................................R5.1
Region Six: Metropolitan East St. Louis ...............................................................................................R6.1
Region Seven: Southern Illinois ...........................................................................................................R7.1
Appendix A: Solid Waste Landfill Owners and Operators: Alphabetic by Facility .....................................A1
Appendix B: Solid Waste Landfill Owners and Operators: Alphabetic by County ....................................B1
Appendix C: Solid Waste Landfills Ranked by Waste Received: 2004 ....................................................C1
Appendix D: Solid Waste Landfills Ranked by Remaining Capacities; as of Jan. 1, 2005 .......................D1
Appendix E: Solid Waste Transfer Station Owners and Operators: Alphabetic by Facility .......................E1
Appendix F: Solid Waste Transfer Station Owners and Operators: Alphabetic by County ...................... F1
Appendix G: Solid Waste Transfer Stations Ranked by Waste Received: 2004 ..................................... G1
Appendix H: Landscape Waste Compost Facility Owners and Operators: Alphabetic by Facility ............H1
Appendix I: Landscape Waste Compost Facility Owners and Operators: Alphabetic by County ............. I1
Appendix J: Landscape Waste Compost Facilities Ranked by Waste Received: 2004 ........................... J1
Appendix K: Contact List for Solid Waste Planning and Recycling: Alphabetic by County .......................K1
Appendix L: Adoption Dates and Updates of Solid Waste Management Plans:
Alphabetic by County .......................................................................................................... L1
Appendix M: Municipal Waste Generation and Recycling: Alphabetic by County ................................... M1
Contents
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill Capacity in Illinois: 2004 􀂙􉥩 iii
State Solid Waste Surcharge Fees ........................................................................................................... 2
National Figures for 2003 Reported by US EPA ........................................................................................ 4
State of Origin of Wastes Received at Illinois Landfills in 2004 ................................................................. 5
Illinois Landfills: Waste Accepted in 2004 Versus 2003 ............................................................................. 5
Illinois Landfills: Remaining Capacities Jan. 1, 2005 Versus Jan. 1, 2004 ................................................. 6
Waste Disposed and Landfill Capacity Per Capita; Landfill Life Expectancy ............................................. 6
Statewide Landfill Capacity is Abundant Despite Same Number of Facilities ............................................ 7
New Facilities Permitted to Expand or be Upgraded in 2004 .....................................................................8
Municipal Waste Management in Illinois: 2004 .......................................................................................... 8
Municipal Waste Generated & Recycled ................................................................................................... 9
Compost Facilities: Waste Handled in 2004 ............................................................................................ 10
Transfer Stations: Waste Handled in 2004 .............................................................................................. 11
Local Agencies Delegated to Inspect Pollution Control Facilities for the Illinois EPA (map) ..................... 17
Illinois Landfills, 2004 (map) .................................................................................................................... 19
Landfills: Active, Closed, Under Development in 2004 (map) .................................................................. 21
Landfills Receiving Waste from Other States in 2004 (map) .................................................................... 23
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Administrative Regions (map) ................................................. 25
Region One: Landfills and Transfer Stations in 2004 (map depicting capacity gains or losses) ............R1.1
Region One: Landfills: Waste Accepted 2004; Remaining Capacities Jan. 1, 2005 ..............................R1.2
Region One: Transfer Stations: Waste Handled 2004 ..........................................................................R1.3
Region One: Compost Facilities: Waste Accepted 2004 ......................................................................R1.4
Region One: Municipal Waste Recycled ..............................................................................................R1.4
Region Two: Chicago Metro Area Landfills and Transfer Stations in 2004 (map) .................................R2.0
Region Two: Landfills: Waste Accepted 2004; Remaining Capacities Jan. 1, 2005 ..............................R2.3
Region Two: Solid Waste Statistics ......................................................................................................R2.3
Region Two: Transfer Stations: Waste Handled 2004 ..........................................................................R2.6
Region Two: Compost Facilities: Waste Accepted 2004 ......................................................................R2.6
Region Two: New Chicago Metro Area Transfer Stations 2002-2004 ...................................................R2.6
Region Two: Municipal Waste Recycled ..............................................................................................R2.7
Region Three: Landfills and Transfer Stations in 2004 (map depicting capacity gains or losses) .........R3.1
Region Three: Landfills: Waste Accepted 2004; Remaining Capacities Jan. 1, 2005 ...........................R3.2
Region Three: Transfer Stations: Waste Handled 2004 .......................................................................R3.3
Region Three: Compost Facilities: Waste Accepted 2004 ....................................................................R3.4
Region Three: Municipal Waste Recycled ............................................................................................R3.4
Region Four: Landfills and Transfer Stations in 2004 (map depicting capacity gains or losses) ...........R4.1
Region Four: Landfills: Waste Accepted 2004; Remaining Capacities Jan. 1, 2005 .............................R4.2
Region Four: Transfer Stations: Waste Handled 2004 .........................................................................R4.3
Region Four: Compost Facilities: Waste Accepted 2004 ......................................................................R4.3
Region Four: Municipal Waste Recycled ..............................................................................................R4.4
Maps and Tables
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Region Five: Landfills and Transfer Stations in 2004 (map depicting capacity gains or losses) ............R5.1
Region Five: Landfills: Waste Accepted 2004; Remaining Capacities Jan. 1, 2005 ..............................R5.2
Region Five: Transfer Stations: Waste Handled 2004 ..........................................................................R5.3
Region Five: Compost Facilities: Waste Accepted 2004 ......................................................................R5.3
Region Five: Municipal Waste Recycled ..............................................................................................R5.4
Region Six: Landfills and Transfer Stations in 2004 (map depicting capacity gains or losses) .............R6.1
Region Six: Landfills: Waste Accepted 2004; Remaining Capacities Jan. 1, 2005 ...............................R6.2
Region Six: Transfer Stations: Waste Handled 2004 ............................................................................R6.3
Region Six: Compost Facilities: Waste Accepted 2004 ........................................................................R6.4
Region Six: Municipal Waste Recycled ................................................................................................R6.4
Region Seven: Landfills and Transfer Stations in 2004 (map depicting capacity gains or losses) ........R7.1
Region Seven: Landfills: Waste Accepted 2004; Remaining Capacities Jan. 1, 2005 ..........................R7.2
Region Seven: Transfer Stations: Waste Handled 2004 .......................................................................R7.3
Region Seven: Compost Facilities: Waste Accepted 2004 ...................................................................R7.3
Region Seven: Municipal Waste Recycled ...........................................................................................R7.4
Maps and Tables
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill Capacity in Illinois: 2004 􀂙􉥶 v
How to Obtain Additional Information
To learn more about municipal solid waste landfills, transfer
stations or compost facilities in Illinois, please call 217-785-
8604, or write to:
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Bureau of Land
Division of Land Pollution Control
Waste Reduction and Compliance Section
P.O. Box 19276
Springfield, IL 62794-9276
Our Internet address is http://www.epa.state.il.us
When using courier services (UPS, Airborne, etc.), please use
the following street address and zip code:
1021 North Grand Avenue East
Springfield, IL 62702
Acknowledgements
This document is produced and published by the Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency, Douglas P. Scott, Director.
Primary Editor was Ellen Robinson of the Waste Reduction and
Compliance Section, Bureau of Land.
The report is printed in the Agency’s print shop. Many thanks to
Tom Davis who provided publishing advice to the Primary
Editor. Dennis McMurray and Nina Dugger provided editing.
Excellent typing and design was provided by Judy Brubaker, the
Section’s administrative support. Photos were chosen by Ellen
Robinson and Tom Hubbard. Poems and the poster were from
fifth and sixth graders from Illinois schools who won our 2003-
2004 contest. Full length, fold-out State of Illinois and Chicago
Metropolitan area maps were designed by Ted Prescott using
GIS software.
Illinois EPA Bureau of Land personnel contributed their time and
expertise to the development of this publication. Computer data
calculation was provided by Darrel Watkins. Assistance with
technical matters regarding permitting and inspecting was
provided by Gary Cima and Gary Steele. Neelu Lowder of the
Remedial Project Management Section provided information
about our abandoned landfill program. Todd Marvel is our used
tire expert.
The Agency also wishes to thank the staff of the 18 delegated
counties, plus Ambraw Valley Solid Waste Agency and the City
of Chicago who inspect and have first-hand knowledge of
approximately 50 percent of the landfills, transfer stations and
compost sites covered in this report. Staff from our seven
regional offices and delegated partners are responsible for
inspecting all Agency-permitted waste management facilities.
Additional Information and Acknowledgements
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill Capacity in Illinois: 2004 􀂙􉤠 vii
Cover Photo: The footprint of Southern Illinois Regional Landfill, DeSoto, expanded horizontally by
143.5 acres in 2004. Landfill inspectors monitor the process of cell construction, such as
the installation of the leachate collection system. After construction quality testing, the
landfill operator will ask Illinois EPA for permission to begin accepting waste in the cell.
Photo by Don Terry, Inspector, Jackson County Health Department, Murphysboro
Page 1 Windrows at compost sites are aerated regularly using mechanized equipment thereby
avoiding most problems with odor. Photo of BFI Modern Landfill Compost Facility Site #2,
Belleville, by Chuck Schaeffer, formerly of St. Clair County Health Department, Belleville
Region 1: Poem: “Put Waste in Its Place” by Kora Bestold, student, Oak Grove East School,
Bartonville
Region 2: Photo of Countryside Landfill, Grayslake, by Ralph Pergams, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center, Waukegan
Region 3: Photo of Indian Creek Landfill #2, Hopedale, by Ron Mehalic, Environmental Protection
Specialist, Illinois EPA, Peoria Regional Office
Region 4: Poem: “Trash Could Ruin Us All!” by Kelsey Swindle, student, Lisle Junior High School,
Lisle
Region 5: Photo of Sangamon Valley Landfill, Springfield, by David Farley, manager of Sangamon
Valley Landfill, Inc.
Region 6: Photo of BFI Modern Landfill Compost Facility Site #2, Belleville, by Chuck Schaeffer,
formerly of St. Clair County Health Department, Belleville
Region 7: Essay: “Waste on Earth” by Kim Whitfield, student, Oak Grove East School, Bartonville
Landfills
Appendices A-D: Photo of Prairie View Recycling and Disposal Facility, Joliet, by Joan O’Keefe,
Environmental Enforcement Officer, Will County Land Use Department Waste Services
Division, Joliet
Transfer Stations
Appendices E-G: Photo of Hooker Street Transfer Station, Chicago, by Ellen Robinson, Project Manager,
Illinois EPA, Springfield Headquarters
Compost Sites
Appendices H-J: Photo of BFI Modern Landfill Compost Facility Site #2, Belleville, by Chuck Schaeffer,
formerly of St. Clair County Health Department, Belleville
Solid Waste Planning & Recycling
Appendices K-M: Poster: “Pitch in - Put Waste in its Place” by Adrienne Strohm, student, North
Elementary School, Marshall
Photo Credits
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T he capacity remaining in Illinois landfills increased 46.2
percent. The available space is more than adequate and
should serve our residents for at least another 18 years. In
this, the Agency’s 18th annual report on landfill disposal and
available landfill capacity in Illinois, we report to you not only the
remaining capacity, but many other useful facts about landfills and
pollution control facilities throughout the state.
Since its inception in 1970, the Illinois EPA has overseen the
development and operation of a productive system of modern
sanitary landfills. The Agency continues to ensure that these
facilities meet the strictest disposal standards in history, and that
they are engineered to be fully protective of human health and the
environment, especially where it concerns any possibility of
groundwater contamination.
In 2004, the number of active landfills in Illinois accepting waste
was 52. Years of waste disposal remaining for these landfills,
however, varied tremendously from region to region; ranging from
11 years in the Chicago Metropolitan area to 58 years in Southern
Illinois.
During 2004, Indian Creek Landfill #2, Hopedale, received a
significant modification permit and re-opened. Two new landfills
opened in early 2004: these were Prairie View Recycling and
Disposal Facility, Wilmington and Perry Ridge Landfill, DuQuoin.
Two other landfills are under development in Atkinson and Marion.
Six landfills that expanded during 2004 include Envirofil of Illinois
Inc, Macomb; Livingston Landfill, Pontiac; Onyx Orchard Hills
Landfill Inc., Davis Junction; Saline County Landfill, Harrisburg;
Southern Illinois Regional Landfill, DeSoto; and Winnebago
Reclamation Services, Rockford. Additionally, on June 6, 2005
Roxana Landfill Authority, Roxana, was permitted to expand.
In 2004, 98 active transfer stations and 40 active compost
facilities are available to help manage waste generated in Illinois.
Inspections of waste management facilities are conducted by
personnel from Illinois EPA’s seven regional field offices and our
delegated partners. Our delegated partners include 18 counties,
Ambraw Valley Solid Waste Agency and the City of Chicago have
been delegated the authority to inspect landfills, transfer stations
and compost sites in their jurisdictions, and investigate citizen
complaints about illegal dumping of waste.
The Illinois EPA hopes you will find this information useful and
instructive and welcomes your comments and suggestions as to
how it may be improved.
Douglas P. Scott
Director
Illinois EPA
Preface
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill Capacity in Illinois: 2004 􀂙􉥩 ix
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill
Capacity in Illinois is Illinois EPA’s annual report describing
the management of nonhazardous municipal solid waste by
the State’s solid waste landfills, transfer stations and compost
facilities. The report is divided into sections representing
Illinois EPA’s administrative regions. Region 1 includes
Northwestern Illinois counties; Region 2 includes Chicago
Metropolitan counties; Region 3 includes Peoria/Quad Cities
area counties; Region 4 includes East Central Illinois
counties; Region 5 includes West Central Illinois counties;
Region 6 includes Metropolitan East St. Louis area counties;
and Region 7 includes Southern Illinois counties.
Each regional section includes newly designed specification
pages describing the chief physical characteristics of each landfill. Provided are: its location and
hours of operation, tipping fee, quantities of wastes received for the last three years, the landfill’s
certified remaining capacity (in gate cubic yards) for the last two reporting dates, solid waste
management fees paid in 2004, the Agency regional field office or delegated local authority that
inspects the facility, and the name, address and phone number of the landfill’s owner and
operator. Similar, but scaled down specification pages, are included for each transfer station. In
all, this report includes details of 57 landfills, 103 transfer stations and 47 compost facilities.
Those sites included were permitted to and accepted some waste in 2002, 2003 and/or 2004.
Landfill details are found in Appendices A through D; transfer station details are found in
Appendices E through G; landscape waste compost facility information is found in Appendices H
through J; the contact list for local (county) solid waste planning and recycling coordinators is
found in Appendix K; in Appendix L, information is found about updated local (county) solid waste
plans; and information about local municipal waste generation and recycling is found in Appendix
M.
Additionally, this 18th edition of the report contains a state map designed with GIS software
showing locations of Illinois landfills. A Chicago Metropolitan area map also shows the locations
of transfer stations in addition to the location of landfills.
How to Use the Illinois EPA Landfill Capacity Report
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T HIS IS THE ILLINOIS EPA’S 18TH ANNUAL REPORT
describing the management of nonhazardous municipal
solid waste by the state’s solid waste landfills, transfer
stations and compost facilities.
The report is divided into sections representing Illinois EPA
administrative regions. Each regional section includes
specification pages describing the chief physical characteristics
of each landfill.
Provided in this report are each facility’s location and hours of
operation, tipping fee, quantities of wastes received for the last
three years (2002, 2003 and 2004), in both gate cubic yards
and gate tons; the landfill’s certified remaining capacity for the
last two reporting dates Jan. 1, 2004, and Jan. 1, 2005, in gate
cubic yards; solid waste management fees paid to the State in
2004; the Agency Regional office or delegated local authority
that inspects the facility; and the name, address and phone
number of the landfill’s owner and operator.
Similar, but scaled down, specification pages are included for
each transfer station and compost facility. In all, this report
includes details of 57 landfills, 103 transfer stations and 47
compost facilities. Any landfill, transfer station or compost site
that was permitted to accept waste in 2002, 2003 and/or 2004 is
included in the report. The list of active waste management
facilities during 2004 includes 52 landfills, 98 transfer stations
and 40 compost sites.
Illinois municipal solid waste landfills are required to report to
the Illinois EPA the quantities of solid waste they receive each
year, and to calculate and report the amount of remaining
capacity on the first day of the following year.
During 2004, 52 landfills reported receiving a total of almost
53.8 million gate cubic yards (16.3 million gate tons) of waste.
This volume was almost 3.3 million gate cubic yards less than
the total received during 2003, a 5.8 percent decrease.
As of January 1, 2005, 51 landfills reported having a combined
remaining capacity of almost 986.5 million gate cubic yards
(more than 298.9 million gate tons), or 311.8 million gate cubic
yards more than on January 1, 2004, an increase of 46.2
percent.
Dividing wastes disposed during 2004 by capacity remaining on
January 1, 2005, indicates an overall landfill life expectancy in
Illinois of 18 years at 2004 disposal rates and barring capacity
adjustments.
New or upgraded landfills in: Region 2: Will County
(Wilmington), Region 3: Tazewell County (Hopedale), and
Region 7: Perry County (DuQuoin) are open. Two landfills are
under development in Atkinson and Marion.
Executive Summary
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill Capacity in Illinois: 2004 􀂙􉥸 xi
Nonhazardous
Solid Waste Management
And Landfill Capacity
2004
Introduction
MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE IS THE TERM USED TO DESCRIBE
the garbage discarded by America’s households, stores,
offices, factories, restaurants, schools and other
institutions. “Discarded” most often, in Illinois, means disposed in
Agency-permitted landfills. Waste is also handled through other
alternative means of solid waste management, such as recycling and
composting, after it is collected.
The US EPA’s Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2003
Facts & Figures says that nationwide 55.4 percent of solid waste
was landfilled, 23.5 percent was recycled, 7.1 percent was
composted and 14 percent was incinerated.
In 2004, Illinois landfills accepted almost 53.8 million gate cubic
yards of solid waste. Most Illinois waste was discarded in landfills
within our borders. Wastes entering or leaving Illinois are not
believed to noticeably affect this equation. Of all solid waste
landfilled in Illinois in 2004, 13 percent, or 7.2 million cubic yards
or 2.2 million tons, came from 11 other states. We know this
because Illinois landfills have reported these quantities on a
quarterly basis to the Illinois EPA since 1992. Waste haulers are not
required to report how much Illinois waste they transport to landfills
in other states or from which counties in Illinois waste is
transported.
More than 8.6 million tons of municipal waste is recycled
Much of Illinois is rural and far from recycling markets. Most local
governments provide recycling education and collect recycling data
from haulers as a public service.
Local recycling coordinators in Illinois voluntarily reported that
almost 8.6 million tons of municipal waste were recycled in 2004.
Total municipal waste generated was reported at almost 23.7 million
tons.
Most of the heavily populated counties in the Chicago Metropolitan
and Metropolitan East St. Louis areas voluntarily report recycling
and waste generation figures annually. Recycling markets and
public interest in recycling are high there.
There is at present no mechanism in the State of Illinois law that
requires reporting from or permitting of recycling centers that are
not already considered to be transfer stations.
What’s happening in the
solid waste industry in
Illinois?
􀂙􉤠 52 active landfills in 2004, and 51
reported capacity as of Jan. 1,
2005
􀂙􉤠 Two new landfills are open in
Northern and Southern Illinois.
􀂙􉤠 The agricultural community is
managing some landscape waste
at “agronomic rates” on their
farmland.
􀂙􉤠 Continued private ownership and
operation of landfills in Illinois
􀂙􉤠 Waste transfer out of metropolitan
Chicago area into adjacent states,
and to north and central Illinois
counties continues into 2004.
􀂙􉤠 More landscape and municipal
waste transfer stations in
Chicagoland suburbs obtain local
siting and Illinois EPA permits to
operate.
2004 Annual
Report
Topics Covered
􀂄􈐠 Waste disposed in landfills,
2002-2004 (in gate cubic
yards and in gate tons)
􀂄􈐠 Remaining disposal capacity
as of Jan. 1, 2004, and Jan.
1, 2005 (in gate cubic yards)
􀂄􈐠 Specification pages for 57
landfills, 103 transfer stations
and 47 compost sites
􀂄􈐠 Waste generated and recycled,
2004 (in tons)
􀂄􈐠 Waste handled by transfer
stations, 2002-2004
(in tons)
􀂄􈐠 Waste composted, 2002-
2004 (in tons)
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill Capacity in Illinois: 2004 􀂙􉤱 1
Introduction
Burn Barrels Outreach
Campaign
Illinois EPA began a Burn Barrel Public
Education Campaign in September
2004 with funding from US EPA. The
goal of this 10-week initiative was to
educate the public about the
environmental hazards of burning
household waste and help them find
alternative disposal options. The
campaign consisted of newspaper
advertisements and radio spots
targeted in various parts of Illinois.
Local governments, including Solid
Waste & Recycling Coordinators and
delegated agencies, became a great
asset for us in promoting this public
education campaign. Federal
resources combined with State and
local partnerships could influence
some citizens to make better choices
for waste disposal.
Two newspaper ads may include local
contact information, and may be placed
in local newspapers. Our web site,
http://www.lllinoisburnbarrels.org
could link to yours. Illinois EPA or US
EPA brochures and fliers are also
available to distribute. 􀂍􈵓
State Environmental Program Fees altered as of July 1,
2003
In 2003, the Illinois General Assembly approved Governor Rod R.
Blagojevich’s proposal for new and increased fees for several types
of environmental programs operated by Illinois EPA to implement
federal and state regulations. The fees impacted a wide range of
facilities, including landfills.
Those fees are authorized under Senate Bill 1903 (Public Act 93-32,
signed into law on June 20, 2003), and the fees became effective on
July 1, 2003, at the beginning of the state fiscal year.
Municipal waste landfill operators currently pay two fees based
upon the volume of waste received each year. Both of these fees
(Solid Waste Surcharge and Subtitle D Fee) were increased
beginning with the waste received on July 1, 2003 and there after.
The amount of the fee depends upon the total waste volume
received in a calendar year. Operators receiving more than 150,000
cubic yards of waste annually have the option of measuring waste
by volume (cubic yards) or weight (tons) to decide which unit to use
in calculating the fee payment. Operators that receive less than
150,000 cubic yards in a year would fall into one of four other fee
payment categories (see table below).
Permit-holders are aware that failure to pay fees when they are due
could result in a referral to the Attorney General’s Office and
potential penalties, pursuant to statute.
Additional information or assistance is available by contacting the
Bureau of Land, Planning and Reporting Section at 217-785-8604.
Solid waste surcharges paid to units of local governments at this
time remain the same as those described in the (Illinois)
Environmental Protection Act, Section 22.15(j).
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State Solid Waste Surcharge Fees
now pay a solid and also
Landfills Receiving: waste fee of: Subtitle D Fees
Greater than 150,000 cu. yds./yr. $2.00/ton or $0.95/cy $0.22/ton or $0.101/cy
Between 100,000 and 150,000 cu. yds./yr. $52,630 $7,020
Between 50,000 and 100,000 cu. yds./yr. $23,790 $3,120
Between 10,000 and 50,000 cu. yds./yr. $7,260 $975
Less than 10,000 cu. yds./yr. $1,050 $210
Cost to build landfills require investments
Developing a landfill requires enormous investments in land and
equipment totaling millions of dollars, plus engineering expenses,
fees to state and local governments, taxes, typical operating costs
and additional millions set aside for post-closure care. Consideration
will need to be made of costs to design, build, permit, operate, and
conduct post-closure care at a landfill.
Consideration of costs include those in the pre-development stage,
for site development and site operation, closure and post-closure
care and financial assurance.
Landfills are developed cell by cell
Landfills are divided into sections called phases or cells, which are
developed as needed, filled systematically so that specific loads of
waste can be located weeks or months later, and covered with soil or
other materials to prevent the spread of odors and problems with
vermin.
Trucks arriving at a landfill are inspected for prohibited
nonhazardous wastes and for hazardous wastes that Illinois bans
from landfilling including: bulk liquids, landscape wastes, lead acid
batteries, potentially infectious medical waste, used motor oil, white
good components and whole used tires. Loads are weighed and
details about them are recorded. They are then taken to the exposed
portion of the active cell, which is known as the working face.
Trucks empty their loads at the working face, where specially
designed bulldozers spread and compact the waste, crushing it to
eliminate air pockets and squeezing it into the smallest space
possible.
A ranking of these active facilities (Appendix C) finds the top five
landfills received 43 percent of waste landfilled in Illinois. This
unequal distribution of waste creates a difference between an
average landfill, which would have accepted almost 1.0 million gate
cubic yards (about 313 thousand gate tons) of waste, and a median
landfill, which would have received about 460 thousand gate cubic
yards (about 139 thousand gate tons).
Two landfill closings affect capacity
Two landfills reached their capacity limit and closed their gates
during 2003 and 2004. In Region 1: Freeport Municipal Landfill #4
ceased accepting waste in April, 2003. In Region 6: South Chain of
Rocks RDF ceased accepting waste on July 23, 2004, and certified
closure on June 22, 2005.
Kankakee RDF, Chebanse closed in November, 2005. Streator Area
Landfill #3, Streator had an expansion under review, but chose to
temporarily close in April, 2005. This report provides more details
about these sites in Sections entitled Region 2 and Region 4.
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Delegated Partners
Inspection Program
The Illinois EPA has delegated our
inspection authority to 18 counties, the
Ambraw Valley Solid Waste Agency,
and Chicago. This program takes
advantage of additional staff resources
at the local level.
Delegation agreements authorize these
agencies to conduct many of the duties
that would otherwise be performed by
an Illinois EPA regional field office:
investigating suspected violations of
land pollution laws and reports of open
dumping, and inspecting landfills,
transfer stations and compost facilities
permitted through the Agency’s Bureau
of Land. Inspections can also include
nonhazardous industrial waste landfills
and monofills (private facilities that do
not accept municipal solid waste).
Thousands of inspections of pollution
control facilities and other sites were
completed by delegated partners
during 2004. These efforts at the local
level stimulate the regulated
community to take all necessary steps
to comply with environmental
regulations. Also, prompt response by
local authorities does much to curtail
open dumping, unfortunately still a
common practice throughout Illinois.
An appropriation of $1.75 million was
allocated to fund these local solid
waste enforcement grant programs as
of July 1, 2005. 􀂍􈵁
Average Illinois Landfill,
2004
Waste Disposed
1.0 million gate cu. yds. (about 313
thousand gate tons)
Capacity Available
19.3 million gate cu. yds. (5.9 million
gate tons)
Gate Cubic Yards and Tons
Illinois landfills are required to report to
the Illinois EPA the quantities of waste
received during each calendar year.
They must also calculate how much
capacity remains available for future
waste disposal as of Jan. 1st of the
following year.
These figures are submitted to the
Agency in “gate cubic yards,” or the
volume of waste entering the landfill’s
gate. Remaining capacities are
expressed as certified gate cubic
yards, meaning that calculations have
been certified as true and accurate by
a licensed professional engineer.
These numbers are found on landfill
specification pages in each of seven
regional sections in this report.
The term “in-place cubic yards” is used
to indicate wastes that have been
compressed to a half or a third or a
quarter of their original volume,
depending on the degree of
compaction achieved by the landfill.
Gate cubic yards can be difficult to
visualize. To aid the reader, we have
divided gate cubic yards by an industry
standard of 3.3 to achieve approximate
tons. In other words 3.3 gate cubic
yards = one gate ton.
Six landfills expand, one re-opened and two are new
The table located on page 8 shows details concerning six landfills in
the state that were permitted by Illinois EPA to expand in 2004.
Additionally, in June 2004, Indian Creek Landfill No. 2, Hopedale,
was allowed to modify its permit and re-open, although it had been
inactive since the early 1990’s.
Prairie View RDF opened in January 2004 in Wilmington. In March
2004, Perry Ridge Landfill opened in DuQuoin.
US EPA’s MSW Report, 2003
National solid waste data is available in the report Municipal Solid
Waste in the United States: 2003 Facts & Figures that was
published in April 2005. The report is found on-line at http://www.
epa.gov/msw/msw99.htm by searching for report number EPA530-
F-05-003. This report contains information about waste generation.
It categorizes the municipal solid waste stream by waste type. The
report’s executive summary is abstracted below.
National Figures for 2003 Reported by US EPA 1
Number of municipal solid waste landfills in the US (2002) 1,767
Average number of landfills per state 35
Million Tons Percent PPD 2
Waste generated 236.2 100% 4.45
Waste recycled and composted 72.3 30.6% 1.36
Waste recycled 55.4 23.5% 1.04
Waste composted 16.9 7.1% 0.32
Waste landfilled and combusted 163.9 69.4% 3.09
Waste landfilled 130.8 55.4% N/A
Waste combusted 33.1 14.0% N/A
1 Source: Municipal Solid Waste in the United States: 2003 Facts & Figures, US EPA Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response, April 2005
2 PPD = Pounds Per Person Per Day
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Acronyms Used in this Report
AKA Also known as
CS or CF Compost site or compost facility
CY or Cu.Yd. Cubic Yard
LF Landfill
LSW Landscape waste
MRRF Material Recycling and Recovery Facility
PPD/PCD Pounds per person per day/Pounds per capita
per day
RDF Recycling and Disposal Facility
TPD Tons per day
TPY Tons per year
TS Transfer station
Waste imported into Illinois in 2004 from 11 other states
Illinois regional waste disposal and landfill capacities are shown on a
per capita basis in the table on the bottom of page six. Chicago
Metropolitan Region has the lowest remaining capacity per capita.
There is a moratorium against landfills within Chicago’s city limits
and land prices have high values. Waste generated by Chicago
Metropolitan region’s population then becomes a state-wide problem,
and also affects available capacity at the landfills in adjacent states of
Indiana and Wisconsin.
Siting of new landfills or expansion of existing landfills in Northwest
and Central Illinois might help alleviate this situation.
Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM),
Indianapolis reported in its 2003 Summary of Indiana Solid Waste
Facility Data that 73 percent of waste imports came from 24 Illinois
counties. Almost 831,010 tons of Illinois waste were imported into
Indiana in 2003. The amount of Illinois waste disposed of in Indiana
in 2003, declined by 545,231 tons or was 29.6 percent less than the
amount reported in 2002.
Illinois waste in 2003 was sent to 11 landfills or six transfer stations
or one incinerator in these 14 Indiana counties for disposal: Fulton,
Greene, Hendricks, Knox, Lake, Marion, Newton, Pike, Porter,
Putnam, Vanderburgh, Vermilion, Vigo and White.
Cook County, Illinois in 2003 sent to Indiana's landfills and transfer
stations 528,391 tons of waste, that is 63.6 percent of the waste
imports to Indiana.
Indiana's 2003 report is available on-line at www.in.gov/idem/land
or contact Ms. Michelle Weddle, Project Coordinator, IDEM at 317-
233-4624 if there are questions.
Any limits to out-of-state waste disposal in other states, or capacity
shortages, would put pressure on Chicago Metropolitan area waste
management systems and could cause a local shortage in landfill
disposal capacity.
State of Origin of Wastes
Received at Illinois Landfills
in 20041
Thirteen percent of all solid waste
landfilled in Illinois in 2004 is 7.2 million
gate cubic yards (2.2 million tons). This
is the amount which was imported from
out-of-state. Waste haulers are not
required to report how much Illinois
waste they transport to landfills in other
states or from which counties (in
Illinois) waste is transported.
Most states exporting waste to Illinois
are neighbors of Illinois and share its
borders.
State of Origin Cu. Yds. Percent
Missouri 5,577,200 77%
Iowa 1,231,812 17%
Indiana 203,180 2%
Wisconsin 191,494 2%
Kentucky 13,127 1%
Other States 2 23,517 1%
Total 7,240,330 100%
1 Twenty-seven Illinois landfills
accepted waste from 11 other states in
2004.
2 Arkansas, Kansas, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska and Tennessee
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Illinois Landfills: Waste Accepted in 2004 Versus 2003
Landfills
Accepting 2004 Waste
Waste Waste Accepted, Gate Cu. Yds._ Yearly Change_____ Share of
Region 2004 1
2004 2 20033 Cu. Yds. Percent State Total
One: Northwestern Illinois 7 12,317,877 12,631,640 - 313,763 - 2.5 22.9
Two: Chicago Metropolitan 10 11,918,357 12,402,321 - 483,964 - 3.9 22.2
Three: Peoria/Quad Cities 9 4,521,285 4,357,705 + 163,580 + 3.8 8.4
Four: East Central Illinois 9 11,810,022 14,653,759 - 2,843,737 -19.4 22.0
Five: West Central Illinois 5 1,925,322 1,849,110 + 76,212 + 4.1 3.6
Six: Metropolitan East St. Louis 6 9,201,085 9,165,066 + 36,019 + 0.4 17.1
Seven: Southern Illinois 6 2,060,922 1,990,192 + 70,730 + 3.6 3.8
Totals 52 53,754,870 57,049,793 - 3,294,923 - 5.8 100
1 Includes facilities that accepted municipal waste for less than one complete calendar year.
2 Includes 7,240,330 cubic yards of out-of-state waste (13% of state total) accepted by 27 Illinois landfills during 2004.
3 Includes 6,206,855 cubic yards of out-of-state waste (11% of state total) accepted by 25 Illinois landfills during 2003.
Capacity gain of 46.2 percent documented on Jan. 1, 2005
In a year that brought a 46.2 percent increase in landfill capacity, five of
seven regions reported increases ranging from 13 percent to 173.1
percent.
The table below compares landfill remaining capacities in “snapshots”
taken Jan. 1, 2004, and Jan. 1, 2005. Capacity increases of 173.1 percent
and 172.7 percent in Southern Illinois and East Central Illinois
respectively, were the highest increases.
Capacity was boosted by two new landfills (Prairie View Landfill,
Wilmington and Perry Ridge Landfill, DuQuoin), six expansions and
one upgraded landfill (Indian Creek Landfill #2, Hopedale).
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Landfills Opening in 2004
Prairie View Recycling and Disposal
Facility, Wilmington and Perry Ridge
Landfill, DuQuoin opened in January
and March 2004.
Six additional landfills expanded in
2004, and one landfill was upgraded
and re-opened.
Illinois Landfills: Remaining Capacities Jan. 1, 2005 Versus Jan. 1, 2004
Landfills
Reporting Capacity
Capacity Reported Capacity, Gate Cu. Yds.___ Yearly Change_____ Share of
Region 1-1-05 1-1-05 1-1-04 Gate Cu. Yds. Percent State Total
One: Northwestern Illinois 7 193,613,000 150,019,000 + 43,594,000 + 29.1 19.6
Two: Chicago Metropolitan 10 130,133,000 59,755,000 + 70,378,000 + 117.8 13.2
Three: Peoria/Quad Cities 9 203,304,000 179,875,000 + 23,429,000 + 13.0 20.6
Four: East Central Illinois 9 172,131,000 63,128,000 + 109,003,000 + 172.7 17.4
Five: West Central Illinois 5 50,645,000 53,924,000 -3,279,000 - 6.1 5.1
Six: Metropolitan East St. Louis 5 117,050,000 124,149,000 -7,099,000 - 5.7 11.9
Seven: Southern Illinois 6 119,597,000 43,791,000 + 75,806,000 + 173.1 12.1
Totals 51 986,473,000 674,641,000 + 311,832,000 + 46.2 100
Waste Disposed and Landfill Capacity Per Capita; Landfill Life Expectancy
Estimated Waste Disposed, Cu. Yds. 1 Remaining Capacity, Cu. Yds Landfill Life
Region Population 2004 Per Capita Jan. 1, 2005 Per Capita Years2
One: Northwestern Illinois 818,578 12,317,877 15.0 193,613,000 236.5 16
Two: Chicago Metropolitan 13,398,453 11,918,357 0.9 130,133,000 9.7 11
Three: Peoria/Quad Cities 760,824 4,521,285 5.9 203,304,000 267.2 45
Four: East Central Illinois 863,227 11,810,022 13.7 172,131,000 199.4 15
Five: West Central Illinois 562,749 1,925,322 3.4 50,645,000 90.0 26
Six: Metropolitan East St. Louis 710,514 9,201,085 12.9 117,050,000 164.7 13
Seven: Southern Illinois 435,482 2,060,922 4.7 119,597,000 274.6 58
Totals 17,549,827 53,754,870 3.1 986,473,000 56.2 18
1 Amounts reported in gate cu. yds.
2 Remaining capacity divided by waste disposed. Tells how long a region may be served by local landfills at current disposal rates,
barring capacity adjustments, until capacity is depleted.
Statewide Landfill Capacity is Abundant Despite Same Number of Facilities
At the end of each year, Illinois landfill operators calculate how much waste they will be able to accept in
the future. This volume is known as remaining or available capacity, and is expressed in gate cubic yards,
meaning waste received at the landfill’s gate before it is compacted. One industry rule of thumb says 10
gate cubic yards of waste can be compressed into five compacted cubic yards. Obviously, the greater the
compaction, the more waste can be buried.
In 2004, 52 landfills reported accepting 53.8 million gate cu. yds. of waste from Illinois counties and 11
other states besides Illinois. The 986.5 million cubic yards of available capacity allows for 18 years of
landfill life.
Tight Regulations Force Cutbacks Pushing Survivors to Build Capacity
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Active landfills accepting waste each year Available landfill space, millions of gate cubic yards
Millions of gate cubic yards Wastes landfilled, millions of gate cubic yards
20% Increase
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Municipal Waste
Management Plans
and Plan Updates
The Solid Waste Planning and
Recycling Act requires all Illinois
counties and the City of Chicago to
develop, adopt and implement 20-year
municipal waste management plans.
Every five, 10 and 15 years, each plan
must identify changes in planning
areas, evaluate progress in the plan
implementation and, if necessary,
revise plan recommendations and
goals. A county also has the option of
updating its solid waste generation
data. The plan is then submitted to
Illinois EPA for review and comment.
Questions concerning these plans
should be directed to the appropriate
local administrators listed in Appendix
K of this report. Due dates for
submitting plan updates to Illinois EPA
are found in Appendix L.
Contact Ellen Robinson for more
information about this requirement of
state law at 217-785-8604. 􀂍􈵍
Municipal waste management in Illinois: 2004
Landfilling continues to play the largest role in the handling of
municipal waste in Illinois. It is estimated that 64.3 percent was
landfilled in 2004. Waste data collected from landfills (almost 16.3
million tons), compost sites (387,645 tons), and the amount reported
as recycled by local recycling coordinators (about 8.6 million tons)
were added together and percentages for each were calculated.
Waste generation, as calculated by recycling coordinators, does not
include the composted amounts managed by homeowners, or
incineration for volume reduction using burn barrels. The amount
reported does not include landscape waste applied on to farm
ground at agronomic rates. No waste was burned in commercial
municipal waste incinerators in Illinois during 2004.
Municipal waste management then, computes to the following rates:
landfilling: 64.3 percent; recycling: 34.1 percent and composting:
1.5 percent. These figures are outlined below in a pie chart.
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Municipal Waste Management in Illinois: 2004
New Facilities Permitted to Expand or be Upgraded in 2004
Region Landfill Municipality
Opening
Date Details
Design Airspace
(cu. yds.)1
One: Northwestern Illinois Onyx Orchard Hills
Landfill Inc.
Davis Junction 7-26-04 40.5 ft. Vertical & 76 ac.
Horizontal Expansion
19,628,655
One: Northwestern Illinois Winnebago Rec. Svs. Rockford 4-27-04 N & S Unit
Vertical & Horizontal
Expansion
1,798,840
Three: Peoria/Quad Cities Envirofil of Illinois Inc. Macomb 4-20-04 57 ac. Horizontal/
19 ac. Vertical
9,250,000
Three: Peoria/Quad Cities Indian Creek LF No. 2 Hopedale 6-30-04 Significant Modification
36.27 ac.
2,661,136
Four: East Central Illinois Livingston Landfill Pontiac 10-8-04 207 ac. Horizontal & 75 ft.
Vertical Expansion
50,500,000
Seven: Southern Illinois Saline County Landfill Harrisburg 8-19-04 Unit 2, Lateral Expansion
28.9 ac.
3,113,575
Seven: Southern Illinois Southern IL Regional
Landfill
DeSoto 7-2-04 South Unit, Lateral Expansion
143.3 ac.
20,600,000
Total 107,552,206
1 Includes space for waste, intermediate or daily cover and capacity (in-place cubic yards)
Landfilling
64.3%
Composting
1.5%
Recycling
34.1%
Recycling information is county-based
Illinois EPA does not have a list of recycling coordinators for each
community in Illinois, and we are not informed about the type of
recycling programs they have. County solid waste coordinators are
asked to voluntarily give Illinois EPA a list of items that are
included in their recycling program, however.
Contact information for recycling coordinators from the counties is
available on-line at http://www.illinoisrecycles.com. In Illinois,
102 counties and the City of Chicago are required under the Solid
Waste Planning and Recycling Act to be responsible for solid waste
management issues within their jurisdiction.
Recycling Related Links
Links available for the following at
http://www.illinoisrecycles.com
Illinois EPA’s Household Hazardous Waste
Collection Information
Illinois EPA’s Partners for Waste Paint
Solutions
Illinois EPA’s Waste Tire Collection
Information
Industrial Material Exchange Service
Illinois Counties Solid Waste Management
Association
http://www.ilcswma.org
Illinois Department of Agriculture’s
Agrichemical Container Recycling
Information
http://www.agr.state.il.us/
environment/recycle.html
Illinois Recycling Association
http://www.illinoisrecycles.org
State Solid Waste and Recycling Grants
The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity
(DCEO), Bureau of Energy and Recycling issues a number of state
grants to governments, not-for-profit organizations and businesses.
For information about state grant programs promoting recycling,
view their program information at www.illinoisrecycles.com.
Division and Contact Person Phone
Division of Recycling & Waste Reduction
David Ross, Division Manager 217-782-7887
􀂍􈴠 Illinois Recycling Grants Program
David Ross, Acting Section Manager 217-782-7887
􀂍􈴠 Recycling & Expansion Modernization Program
Mike Motor, Section Manager 217-524-0933
􀂍􈴠 I-STEP (Energy & Recycling Education) Program
Peggy Chamness, Section Manager 217-785-2765
The web site www.illinoisrecycles.com also has information
about companies within Illinois who recycle computers and other
electronics and links to other recycling resources.
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill Capacity in Illinois: 2004 􀂙􉤹 9
Municipal Waste Generated & Recycled
Estimated Waste Generated Waste Recycled_
Region Population Tons PCD 1 Tons Percent
One: Northwestern Illinois 818,578 877,642 5.9 217,593 24.8
Two: Chicago Metropolitan 13,398,453 19,315,779 7.9 7,620,661 39.5
Three: Peoria/Quad Cities 760,824 940,722 6.8 259,092 27.5
Four: East Central Illinois 863,227 1,068,748 6.8 213,244 20.0
Five: West Central Illinois 562,749 470,497 4.6 108,575 23.1
Six: Metropolitan East St. Louis 710,514 622,953 4.8 166,788 26.8
Seven: Southern Illinois 435,482 390,403 4.9 56,976 14.6
Total 17,549,827 23,686,744 7.4 8,642,929 36.5
1 PCD = Pounds per capita per day.
On-Farm Composting
Facilities
In rural areas, farming provides an outlet to
manage landscape waste through the
(Illinois) Environmental Protection Act’s
provisions for on-farm composting and its
exemption from permitting, provided the
site meets all Section 830.106 a) and b)
requirements including:
• The site where composting is done
must be located on property farmed by
the person operating the composting
facility. The farm acreage used for the
composting process cannot be more
than two percent of the property’s
acreage.
• The compost site, and the land where
the compost is to be used, shall be
“principally and diligently devoted to
the production of agricultural crops”.
• The land used and the farmer shall not
be associated with a waste hauling
company, or a generator of non-agricultural
compost materials (a tree
trimming business, nursery, cemetery
or utility company). If the farmer is paid
to haul the landscape waste to the site,
he would not be qualified for the
exemption.
• The compost needs to be used on the
farm within 18 months after completion
of composting.
• The compost site and use area must
meet required setbacks from wells
(200 feet), nearest residence (one-fourth
mile) and groundwater (five
feet). They cannot be within the 10-
year flood plain, or have more than 10
occupied non-farm homes within one-half
mile.
• The farmer needs to register the site
with the Illinois EPA, and submit an
annual report.
• The standards of 35 Ill. Adm. Code,
Section 830.106 and minimum
performance standards of 830.202
apply, that includes controlling odors,
processing waste within five days, run-off
and run-on control and windrow
construction.
Composting increased by 5.7 percent
Landscape wastes were banned from Illinois landfills beginning July
1, 1990. Increased amounts of landscape wastes are being handled
by permit-exempt farms.
In 2004, the State’s 40 compost facilities processed 387,645 tons of
landscape waste, a 5.7 percent increase from 2003’s total of 366,571
tons handled at 38 sites.
Seventeen compost sites are located in the Chicago Metropolitan
area. Six compost sites are located in the Metropolitan East St.
Louis area.
More than one-fourth of the landscape waste collected in 2004 was
managed at the top two compost sites: BFI Modern Landfill
Compost Facility Site #2, Belleville, operated by St. Louis
Composting and Thelan Sand & Gravel Site #1, Antioch.
Compost Facilities: Waste Handled in 2004
Active
Region Facilities Tons
One: Northwestern Illinois 5 41,545
Two: Chicago Metropolitan 17 191,185
Three: Peoria/Quad Cities 5 25,720
Four: East Central Illinois 4 26,816
Five: West Central Illinois 1 13
Six: Metropolitan East St. Louis 6 100,990
Seven: Southern Illinois 2 1,376
Total 40 387,645
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Land application of landscape waste
Landscape waste may also be managed by land application in
Illinois in accordance with Section 21(q)(2) of the (Illinois)
Environmental Protection Act. Application must not exceed 20 tons
per acre per year. No figures are available for this disposal practice.
Compost Facilities Accepting Organics: 2004
Site Name County Municipality
Eldon Steidinger Farm Livingston Strawn
Excel Corporation Cass Beardstown
ISU Farm Compost McLean Lexington
LHF Compost Inc. Peoria Peoria
Rare Earth Diversified Services Bureau Walnut
Thelen Sand & Gravel #3 McHenry Antioch
Six facilities in Illinois accept organic materials for composting.
Resource Conservation
Challenge (RCC) has Multi-faceted
Goals
This initiative has three primary objectives:
1) to prevent pollution and promote recycling
and reuse of materials;
2) to reduce the use of toxic chemicals; and
3) to conserve energy and materials.
The Scrap Tire Workgroup of the RCC works on
issues related to scrap tire management, clean-up
and market development. There are several
committees that consist of representatives from
various State environmental Agencies, industry,
US EPA and those academics having expertise
in scrap tire management, market development
and application technologies. These committees
include goals, tire-derived fuel, civil engineering,
rubberized asphalt and ground rubber.
Action plans were developed to:
• divert 85 percent of newly generated scrap
tires to reuse, recycling or energy recovery
by 2008 (vs. 70% in 2003) and
• reduce by 55 percent the number of tires
(270 million in 2003) in existing stockpiles by
2008.
Diversion of scrap tires to reuse, recycling
or energy recovery
The best solution to divert scrap tires from tire
piles and landfills consists of finding strong and
diverse markets. About 290 million scrap tires
are generated in the United States each year,
so any major market disruption will cause a
significant increase in tire piles and an increase
in the number of tires that are disposed in
landfills. More diverse recycling and re-use
markets are needed to accommodate for market
fluctuations.
Reduction of tire piles/stockpiles
Tire pile cleanup is principally achieved by
supporting State tire pile clean-up programs
already in place. In addition, the topics of
ground rubber, civil engineering applications,
rubberized asphalt and Tire Derived Fuel will be
thoroughly explored.
Future Projects
Sixteen distinct projects are planned that will
collectively achieve the overall goals for
diversion of scrap tires to reuse, recycling or
energy recovery and stockpile reduction. Some
steps will need to be modified in order to react
to developing situations before and after 2008.
For more information about used tire
management, contact Todd Marvel, Bureau of
Land, at 217-785-8604. 􀂍􈵉
In 2004, 52 of the 98 active transfer stations (53 percent) voluntarily
reported handling 7.6 million tons of trash, or 14.2 percent of waste
landfilled statewide.
The Agency requested data from transfer stations, but 46 of the
facilities chose not to voluntarily return the survey; so it is assumed
that transferred amounts of waste are under-represented in this
report.
We do know which transfer stations were actively accepting waste,
because they are inspected on a regular basis by our Field
Operations staff and the delegated partners. Over the next decade,
the number of transfer stations can be expected to increase, as will
the amount of waste they will handle.
Uses for scrap tires explored in Resource Conservation
Challenge action plans in several States
• Tire derived aggregate is useful in many civil engineering
applications, such as road construction and landfill remediation.
• Ground rubber applications include recycling the rubber into
new products, playground, and sports surfacing.
• Rubberized asphalt is a more safe, durable, and quiet alternative
for roads, than is conventional asphalt.
• Tire derived fuel can be used as a supplement or replacement to
fossil fuels in approved devices with proper controls.
Transfer Stations: Waste Handled in 2004
Region 1 Facilities Tons
One: Northwestern Illinois 6 156,519
Two: Chicago Metropolitan 68 7,204,061
Three: Peoria/Quad Cities 4 14,367
Four: East Central Illinois 8 99,550
Five: West Central Illinois 3 165,000
Six: Metropolitan East St. Louis 5 126
Seven: Southern Illinois 4 120
Total 98 7,639,743
1 Each region contains active sites that did not voluntarily report amounts of
waste accepted.
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill Capacity in Illinois: 2004 􀂙􉤱 11
Transfer station and recycling center regulations proposed
The Agency has proposed developing regulations for recycling
centers and specific regulations for transfer stations. The Illinois
Pollution Control Board web site http://www.ipcb.state.il.us has
more details about the status of the rule-making process.
Permitting requirements of Illinois EPA
New landfills or landfill expansions cannot be built unless the
Bureau of Land issues a permit. Issuance of a Bureau of Air permit
to a landfill identifying it as a potential new source of air pollution
must also be obtained.
An initial completeness review of a permit application normally
takes 30 days. If omissions are found, the application is rejected as
incomplete. The applicant then has 35 days to provide additional
information to make an application complete. Once an application is
found to be complete, technical reviews are conducted.
Approval or denial of permit applications
During the review period, comments are solicited from Bureau of
Land’s Regional Office, Groundwater Assistance Unit and the Solid
Waste Unit. After review of the application, the addenda, and
comments from public officials, the general public and the regional
office, final action is ready to be taken.
If the reviewers have found the application to completely adhere to
applicable environmental regulations, the permit is approved
outright or with special conditions. If the application is deficient, the
Permit Section denies the permit.
Rather than sending out a formal denial letter, the reviewer prepares
a draft denial letter which explains the areas in the application that
are deficient. The applicant has a choice of either providing some
additional information in the form of an addenda to the original
application or asking the reviewer for a formal denial that could be
appealed to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. Additional
information is usually provided. Approval or denial of a permit
application takes 180 days, unless an extension is granted.
If the application is denied, an owner/operator could submit a new
application, appeal the Agency’s denial of the permit through the
Illinois Pollution Control Board or they could abandon the project.
Most applicants choose to submit a new application, starting the
180-day process over again.
Permits for landfills contain detailed requirements for the design,
construction, capacity and operation of the landfills. They also
contain stringent requirements for monitoring the groundwater
beneath and around the landfill to detect releases from the landfill
that would adversely impact the quality of the groundwater. Finally,
the permit contains detailed requirements to properly “close” the
landfill once it has been filled to permitted capacity and to provide
for proper care of the landfill after it has been closed.
Periodically, the owner/operator of a landfill must modify the
facility’s permit. These modifications may address many things,
including changes in construction and/or operational practices;
construction of cells within the permitted landfill boundaries; and
groundwater monitoring issues.
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Changes in the (Illinois)
Environmental Protection Act
affect clean construction and
demolition debris handling
Amendments to the Act have changed the
way clean construction and demolition debris
(CCDD) will be handled at some sites. The
definition of general construction or
demolition debris (Section 3.160) was
modified and two new sections, 22.51 &
22.52, were added to the Act.
Part of the definition of general construction
and demolition debris regarding concrete
without protruding rebar was modified.
Concrete with protruding rebar is now
considered to be CCDD if it is processed for
return into the economic mainstream
(recycled), within four years of its generation
or used as a fill material outside of a setback
zone within 30 days of its generation.
Section 22.51 requires that operations using
CCDD in a current or former mine, quarry, or
excavation obtain a permit by July 1, 2008.
Until then, these operations must apply for
interim authorization from the Agency prior to
utilizing the material. Until further regulations
are adopted, incoming loads must be
screened for volatile organic compounds
(VOC’s) using a photo-ionization detector or
similar device. The operators are also
required to keep records of the site of origin
of the CCDD.
Section 22.52 prohibits certain individuals
from being involved in waste disposal
operations or CCDD projects. The Governor,
Attorney General, Director of the Illinois EPA,
the Chairman and members of the Pollution
Control Board are prohibited from having a
financial interest in a waste disposal
operation or CCDD site, or corporate entities
involved in these operations. This prohibition
extends to members of their staffs involved
in regulatory or permitting decisions and their
family members. Certification of compliance
with this Section is required in the application
for interim authorization.
The form used to request interim
authorization may be found at http://www.
state.il.us/land.􀂋􈬀
Financial Assurance
Requirements
Funding for landfill closure, post-closure
maintenance and corrective
action must be provided by the landfill
owners and operators, ensuring costs
are not borne by taxpayers. Many
different mechanisms are available to
help landfill owners prove now that
they will be able to pay later.
Financial assurance mechanisms for
landfill closure and long-term care fall
into three broad categories: cash-in-hand,
trust funds or escrow accounts;
third-party insurance, including letters
of credit and surety bonds; and various
types of self-insurance. Self-insurance
can include a financial test, a
guarantee by a parent corporation or
government entity, or deferred funding
in the form of pledge of revenues. The
state can further determine which
mechanisms are allowable for publicly
and privately owned landfills and how
landfill owners and operators must
provide accounting.
Closure and long-term cost estimates
are revisited annually for active
landfills. For those which closed under
Part 807 regulations, review takes
place every two years. Costs are
updated based upon the remaining
post-closure care period and adjusted
for inflation. The funds available must
be adequate to cover the projected
costs.
For more information about Illinois
regulations regarding financial
assurance for landfills, contact Greg
Bouillon, Bureau of Land, at 217-785-
8604. 􀂋􈭔
This report documents significant permit actions. However, only
those permit actions which change the items mentioned in the
“Facility Facts” section of the landfill specification pages are
acknowledged. Footnotes on each facility specification page show
permit actions made during 2002, 2003 and 2004. On page eight of
the Introduction there is a chart entitled “New Facilities Permitted to
Expand or be Upgraded in 2004,” that presents more details on
vertical or horizontal (lateral) expansions.
For more information about items discussed in this report, submit a
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request on-line. Please be very
specific in your request for information and include the site’s
identification number, if possible. Go to http://www.epa.state.il.us
to make a FOIA request.
Closure and post-closure care period
Once a landfill has received its permitted volume of waste, it must
be “closed” in accordance with an approved plan and with Illinois
landfill regulations. Proper closure of a landfill includes establishing
a proper grading plan to allow for precipitation to run off the
landfill; constructing a final cover over the waste to minimize the
amount of precipitation that can infiltrate the landfill; establishing a
vegetative cover system over the final cover system to minimize
erosion; and finalizing the gas and leachate management systems to
ensure that gas and leachate generated in the landfill after the
landfill is closed are properly managed.
After a landfill has been properly closed, it must then receive at
least 30 years of post-closure care. Proper post-closure care includes
maintaining the vegetative cover to ensure it does not erode;
monitoring the groundwater to ensure there have been no releases
due to the landfill; and removing the gas and leachate generated in
the landfill to ensure that they do not have adverse impacts on the
area surrounding the landfill.
Closure activities, depending on the site, may include: capping the
landfill; installing monitoring devices if they are not already in
place; providing topsoil, seeding, and mulching as necessary; and
possibly converting the land for follow-up use. Routine post-closure
care continues for 30 years after the landfill closure certification is
approved and includes maintaining the surface cover; monitoring
gas produced; flaring or collecting any gas; monitoring, pumping
and transporting any leachate; and monitoring groundwater. Cost
estimates for both closure and post-closure care must be based on an
engineering estimate of the cost for a third party to perform the
necessary work and maintenance. Financial assurance is also
required for corrective action measures, such as remediation of
groundwater contamination.
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Solid Waste Landfill Terms
Defined
Closure: procedure that a solid or
hazardous waste management facility
undergoes to cease operations and
ensure protection of human health and
the environment for the future.
Final Cover System: the materials or
layers (i.e., erosion/vegetative layer,
infiltration/barrier layer or drainage
layer) installed over the top of a closed
landfill to minimize infiltration and
erosion.
Leachate: any liquid, including any
suspended components in the liquid,
which percolates through or is drained
from waste.
Operation & Maintenance: activities
conducted at a site to ensure that the
treatment and containment system is
functioning properly. This may include:
grading; seeding and mowing the
vegetative layer; monitoring and
repairing gas and leachate collection
systems; treating collected leachate;
groundwater monitoring and
maintaining; and repairing the physical
integrity of drainage control structures.
Response Action: an action taken to
reduce or control risks to human health
and the environment.
Site Investigation: a study designed to
gather data needed to determine the
nature and extent of contamination. 􀂋􈭔
Thirty-three abandoned landfills targeted for clean-up
In March 1999, the Illinois General Assembly appropriated $50
million to clean up 33 abandoned landfills located in 21 counties
throughout the state. Although these landfills stopped accepting
waste, they were not properly closed. Resulting risks may include
contaminated drinking water; surface water pollution from run-off;
odors and dead vegetation from methane accumulation; presence of
vectors and other rodents; exposure to pathogens; exposure to
hazardous materials present in exposed refuse; infectious wastes or
hazardous substances present in the exposed refuse; and/or
landslides due to differential settling or unstable slopes.
The corrective action at these landfills includes pumping of
accumulated leachate; constructing an impermeable cover; grading
and slope stabilization; and seeding of vegetation for erosion
control. Several years of post-corrective care will also be necessary
for maintenance and monitoring.
After corrective action is complete, as many as 12 of these
abandoned landfills may be available for use as green space using
native vegetation, or serve municipal functions as city garages or
parking lots.
Five years later, in 2004, 81 percent of the $50 million available
allotted to clean up the 33 abandoned landfills has been spent. In
2004, construction began at Delta Regional Landfill, Mounds. Site
investigations were conducted at Dowty Landfill, Lawrenceville;
Ocoya Sanitary Landfill, Ocoya; Bishop Landfill, Litchfield; and
Morrison City Dump, Morrison. Operation and maintenance
activities continued at Carlinville Landfill, Carlinville; Western
Lion and Service Disposal Landfills, Mattoon; Steagall Landfill,
Galesburg; Multi-County Landfill, Villa Grove; Waste Hauling
Landfill, Decatur; Bath Landfill, Decatur; Paxton II Landfill,
Chicago; Lewis Landfill, Beardstown; Chicago Heights Refuse
Depot, Chicago Heights; Prior 1,2,3,4, Centralia; Prior-Blackwell,
Centralia; Centralia Environmental Services Landfill, Centralia; Bi-
State Disposal, Belleville; Anna Municipal, Anna; and H & L
Disposal, Danville.
The Illinois EPA will make every effort to recover the State’s
corrective action costs from responsible parties.
For more information: a report entitled Abandoned Landfill Book
(42 pages) is available at http://www.epa.state.il.us/land; (click on
clean-up programs, state response action program, publications) or
contact State Response Action Program Acting Manager, Neelu
Lowder at 217-782-6761.
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Landfill liner study and engineering education for Illinois EPA
staff
Illinois EPA's Bureau of Land, Permit Section, wrote some
recommendations in January 2003 for the 92nd General Assembly
in fulfillment of House Resolution 715.
“A Study of the Merits and Effectiveness of Alternate Liner
Systems at Illinois Landfills” is outlined on our web site.
Methodology and conclusions reached, as well as the entire report,
can be accessed at www.epa.state.il.us/land/publications/#solid-waste-
permits.
In addition, Illinois EPA has provided civil engineering training for
its staff. Topics included landfill liquid management, landfill gas
emissions, slope stability and slope failures, and geotechnical
engineering analysis. These classes were taught by civil engineering
professors from Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, and
University of Illinois, Urbana.
Nonhazardous Solid Waste Management and Landfill
Capacity in Illinois: 18th Annual Report (2004)
Section 4 of the Illinois Solid Waste Management Act requires the
Agency to “publish a report regarding the projected disposal
capacity available for solid waste in sanitary landfills. . . . Such
reports shall present the data on an appropriate regional basis. . .
[and] shall include an assessment of the life expectancy of each
site.”
This legislative mandate explains why the main body of this report
is organized by seven Illinois EPA administrative regions, and why
landfill capacity and life expectancy are emphasized in nearby
tables and charts, and in text, tables, map symbology and landfill
specification pages in the regional sections.
Other states which write a report similar to this are Florida, Indiana,
Washington and Virginia. For more information contact Peter
Gorer, Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection at 850-487-9532;
Michelle Weddle, Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management at
317-233-4624; Ellen Caywood, Washington Dept. of Ecology at
206-459-6259; and John Ely, Virginia Dept. of Environmental
Quality at 804-698-4249.
Conclusion
Our state-wide analysis of solid waste management is now
concluded.
For more details about solid waste management throughout the
seven Illinois EPA administrative regions of Illinois, see the body of
the document on pages R1.1 through R7.16.
The Appendices also contain supporting documentation that will
prove to be very useful to those interested in these facilities. 􀂋􈬀􀂋􈭎
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How to Check Status of
Bureau of Land Permit
Applications on the Internet
Once the Agency receives a permit
application, the Bureau of Land, Permit
Section (Section) proceeds with a technical
review. One of the databases available to
everyone on the Internet is the Solid Waste
Unit’s web database search. With this
database, one can determine the status of
permit applications that have been
submitted, and who the permit reviewer is.
A Solid Waste Unit web database search
located at http://epadata.epa.state.il.us/
land/solidwaste is designed to inform the
public about applications submitted, or
permits obtained from the Bureau of Land
(BOL). The Section issues permits for the
management of non-hazardous waste at
landfills, transfer stations, compost, and
waste storage, treatment, processing, and
recovery facilities. On the search results
page, the log number is linked to a brief
description of the application. The main
identifiers for applications are:
1. the official BOL name of the site
2. the closest city to the site
3. the county where the facility is located
4. the application’s log number and
5. the site number: a 10-digit number that
is unique to each specific facility.
Choose search method from “Active” or
“Inactive” applications:
"Active" means an application is pending
for the site. "Inactive" means that there are
no applications currently pending, but there
may be applications for which the Section
has taken final action (issued, denied or
withdrawn).
Further searches may be made by City,
County, Log number or Site number.
For more help in using this database
search, contact the BOL Permit Reviewer
on call at 217-524-3300. 􀂋􈬀
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Local Agencies Delegated to Inspect Pollution Control Facilities for the Illinois EPA
Eighteen counties, Chicago,
and Ambraw Valley Solid
Waste Agency inspect
pollution control facilities for
the Illinois EPA.
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Landfills Receiving Waste from Other States in 2004
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Administrative Regions
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Regional offices are located in Rockford, Des Plaines, Peoria, Champaign, Springfield, Collinsville and Marion