Construction & Demolition Recycling Seminar

Illinois Recycling Association

April 13, 2011 Champaign Illinois

Illinois Environmental Protection Agency

• PAUL PURSEGLOVE – Manager• Field Operation Section – Bureau of Land• 217/524-5597• paul.purseglove@illinois.gov

The Mission of the Bureau of Land

• Ensure that hazardous and non-hazardous

wastes are managed in an environmentally sound manner;

• Encourage the recycling and recovery of waste materials through suitable incentive/disincentive efforts;

• Provide remedial responses and/or provide oversight to the uncontrolled releases of hazardous and petroleum substances into the environment.

SAFE

WASTE

MANAGEMENT

Illinois EPA’s Objective

COMPLIANCE

Waste … discarded materialSec 3.53 (1986)

Municipal Waste …. “means garbage, general household and commercial waste, landscape waste….and CONSTRUCTION OR DEMOLITION DEBRIS

Section 3.290 (1986)

MANAGEMENT OF GENERAL C&D DEBRIS

ILLINOIS ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT

• Prohibitions of the “Act”

–NO open dumping of C&D waste

–NO open burning of C&D waste

MANAGEMENT OF GENERAL C&D DEBRIS

• Landfill• Transfer Station• C&D Transfer, Storage or Treatment Facility

(operated pursuant to 22.38 of the Act)• Recycling Center (not regulated by IEPA)

C&D Recycling

415 ILCS 5/22.38

Facilities accepting exclusively C&D for Transportation, Storage or Treatment

22.38 sites must comply with local Zoning

In the absence of zoning – 1300 ft. from a residence

Operating Requirements

• Within 48 hours sort/separate material that can be recycled from the waste that must be disposed

• Within 72 hours transport off site all non-recyclable wastes

• Limit non-recyclables to 25% -- wood recovered for the secondary fuel market counts toward the 75%

Operating Requirements

• Non-putrescibles can accumulate for 6 months• Putrescibles items must move off site in 45

days• Keep Records to demonstrate compliance and

identify the generator and transporter• CONTROL – odors, noise, vectors, dust, litter,

access • Take precautions against fire

Operating Requirements

• Storm water runoff must be controlled• Leachate properly managed• ASBESTOS – comply with all applicable laws• NOTIFY – the Illinois EPA• If operations commence after 8-24-2009 you

must obtain and Illinois EPA issued permit prior to commencing operations [ILCS 5/21(d)]

Local Siting Requirements

• ILCS 5/3.330 Pollution Control FacilityDefinition -- Any waste storage site, waste transfer

station, waste treatment facility

• ILCS 5/39.2 The county Board or governing body shall approve

or disapprove requests for local siting for each pollution control facility

ILCS 5/22.15 Solid Waste Management Fund

• $2.00/ton collected at the landfill• A unit of local government can collect

$1.27/ton• However ILCS 5/22.15(k) exempts the SWMF

fees from recyclers (22.38 sites) provided 50% of the waste received is reusable

• Processors must have written approval from the Illinois EPA

ILCS 5/22.44 Subtitle D Management Fund

• $0.22/ton collected at the landfill• However ILCS 5/22.44(c) exempts the SDMF

fees from recyclers (22.38 sites) provided 50% of the waste received is reusable

• Processors must have written approval from the Illinois EPA

Management of CCDD

• Section 3.160 of the Act(2005 & 2007 amendments)

• Uncontaminated concrete with protruding rebar and reclaimed asphalt pavement is NOT “waste” if separated or processed and returned to the economic mainstream within 4 years

• 25% removed each year

QUESTIONS