Bill Text: IL HR1139 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Declares the first Friday of May 2016 as "Thin Film Friday".
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-05-24 - Resolution Adopted [HR1139 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1139-Enrolled.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION 1139
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2 | WHEREAS, Paper and plastic disposable bags are distributed
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3 | extensively throughout our society; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Improper disposal results in plastic bags | ||||||
5 | becoming windblown through
streets and parks, as sources of | ||||||
6 | litter with the potential to clog storm drains and sewers and
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7 | degrade soils and waterways; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Plastic bags are often the source of contamination | ||||||
9 | in residential curbside
recycling collections, yard waste | ||||||
10 | collections, and food scrap composting, resulting in the
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11 | jamming of the mechanical parts of recycling facilities and | ||||||
12 | sewage treatment systems; and
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13 | WHEREAS, The economic value of recycled plastic bags as a | ||||||
14 | commodity is lost when they
are collected in conventional | ||||||
15 | household recycling programs; plastic bags require
handling in | ||||||
16 | specialized programs outside of the normal household recycling | ||||||
17 | stream; and
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18 | WHEREAS, An educational program needs to be established in | ||||||
19 | order to promote the
recycling of plastic bags and the use of | ||||||
20 | reusable bags; and
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1 | WHEREAS, A unified and coordinated education, advocacy, | ||||||
2 | and recycling program of this
nature will reflect a meaningful | ||||||
3 | and positive step forward towards reducing litter and
plastic | ||||||
4 | bag waste; and
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5 | WHEREAS, These measures will help educate schools that need | ||||||
6 | to
know about recycling waste; therefore, be it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
9 | designate the first Friday of May 2016 as "Recycle Thin
Film | ||||||
10 | Friday"; and be it further
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11 | RESOLVED, That "Recycle Thin Film Friday" is established in | ||||||
12 | the State of
Illinois as an effort to reclaim used thin-film | ||||||
13 | plastic bags and to
encourage consumers to use reusable bags; | ||||||
14 | and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Pontiac High School in
recognition of the efforts | ||||||
17 | of its students to bring light to this issue.
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