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| Public Act 103-0470 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning safety.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the State | ||||
Entities Single-Use Plastic Reporting Act. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||
"Single-use plastic disposable foodware" means containers, | ||||
bowls, straws, plates, trays, cartons, cups, lids, forks, | ||||
spoons, knives, and other items that are designed for one-time | ||||
use for beverages, prepared food, or leftovers from meals and | ||||
that are made of plastic, are not compostable, and are not | ||||
accepted in residential curbside recycling pick up. | ||||
"State agency" means any department, commission, council,
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board, bureau, committee, institution, agency, university,
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government corporation, authority, or other establishment or
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official of this State. "State agency" includes any
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establishment or official of the State that directly or
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indirectly oversees the State's purchase of any product for
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use in the State. | ||||
Section 10. State agencies tracking single-use plastic | ||||
disposable foodware. | ||||
(a) Beginning July 1, 2024, each State agency shall: | ||||
(1) track its own purchases of single-use plastic | ||
disposable foodware that are less than $2,000 or otherwise | ||
not reduced to writing; and | ||
(2) establish goals on reducing single-use plastic | ||
disposable foodware purchases based on the tracked | ||
purchases. | ||
(b) Each State agency shall submit a report of its | ||
findings regarding the matters in subsection (a) to the | ||
Governor and the General Assembly on or before October 1, | ||
2025.
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Section 905. The Illinois Procurement Code is amended by | ||
adding Section 45-24 as follows: | ||
(30 ILCS 500/45-24 new) | ||
Sec. 45-24. Single-use plastics prohibition; preference. | ||
(a) As used in this Section: | ||
"Compostable" means that the item meets the ASTM D6400 | ||
standard of compostability and has been certified by the | ||
Biodegradable Products Institute as compostable. | ||
"Compostable foodware" means containers, bowls, straws, | ||
plates, trays, cartons, cups, lids, forks, spoons, knives, and | ||
other items that are designed for one-time use for beverages, | ||
prepared food, or leftovers from meals that are compostable. | ||
"Disposable food service container" means serviceware | ||
designed for one-time use. "Disposable food service container" | ||
includes, but is not limited to, serviceware for take-out | ||
foods, bakery products, and leftovers from partially consumed | ||
meals. "Disposable food service container" does not include | ||
polystyrene foam coolers, egg carton containers, ice chests | ||
that are used for the processing or shipping of seafood or | ||
service ware that is used to contain, transport, or otherwise | ||
package raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, poultry, fish, or | ||
seafood. | ||
"Polystyrene foam" means blown polystyrene and expanded or | ||
extruded foams using a styrene monomer. | ||
"Recyclable foodware" means items that are designed for | ||
one-time use for beverages, prepared food, or leftovers from | ||
meals and that are commonly accepted in local curbside | ||
residential recycling pick up. | ||
"Serviceware" means a container, bowl, plate, tray, | ||
carton, cup, lid, or other item designed to contain, | ||
transport, serve, or aid in the consumption of food or | ||
beverages. | ||
"State agency" has the meaning given to that term in | ||
Section 1-15.100 of this Code. | ||
(b) After January 1, 2025, State agencies and departments | ||
may not procure disposable food service containers that are | ||
composed in whole or in part from polystyrene foam for use at | ||
any State agency or department and instead shall offer only | ||
compostable foodware or recyclable foodware for use at the | ||
State agency or department. | ||
(c) After January 1, 2026, or at the renewal of its next | ||
contract, whichever occurs later, no vendor contracted through | ||
a State agency or department may provide customers with | ||
disposable food service containers that are composed in whole | ||
or in part from polystyrene foam at any site owned or leased by | ||
the State, and instead shall offer only compostable foodware | ||
or recyclable foodware for use at sites owned or leased by the | ||
State.
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Section 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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