Bill Text: IL SR0706 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares the week of May 1 through May 7, 2022 as "Compost Awareness Week".
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2022-04-09 - Resolution Adopted [SR0706 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-SR0706-Introduced.html
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1 | SENATE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Composting is an effective form of waste | ||||||
3 | reduction, reuse, and recycling, and since organic materials | ||||||
4 | make up approximately 30 percent of the material going to | ||||||
5 | landfills, composting is becoming one of the primary methods | ||||||
6 | communities use to reach waste diversion goals and create | ||||||
7 | sustainable communities; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Organic residual materials, including yard | ||||||
9 | trimmings, vegetable cuttings, biosolids, food scraps, | ||||||
10 | manures, and hay shavings, have been composted and converted | ||||||
11 | into a beneficial product known as compost; and
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12 | WHEREAS, Returning organic resources, remanufactured in | ||||||
13 | compost, to the soil reduces water consumption by over 30 | ||||||
14 | percent for all soil types, conserves water during extreme | ||||||
15 | drought or flooding conditions, decreases dependence on | ||||||
16 | chemical fertilizers and pesticides, and decreases erosion and | ||||||
17 | nonpoint source pollution; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Communities, through their local governments, | ||||||
19 | highway departments, soil conservation services, and public | ||||||
20 | works professionals, can have positive impacts on clean water, | ||||||
21 | soil, climate change, and landfill diversion by using compost | ||||||
22 | for public works projects; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Composting creates green jobs and infrastructure | ||||||
2 | for cities and states that implement composting programs; and
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3 | WHEREAS, International Compost Awareness Week, scheduled | ||||||
4 | for May 1–7, 2022, is a multimedia publicity and educational | ||||||
5 | initiative designed to showcase compost production and | ||||||
6 | demonstrate compost use and is supported by compost industry | ||||||
7 | organizations from around the world; and
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8 | WHEREAS, The theme for 2022 is "Recipe for Regeneration: | ||||||
9 | Compost", which recognizes and promotes the importance of | ||||||
10 | composting and the use of compost in growing healthier food, | ||||||
11 | supporting healthier soils and, ultimately, creating a more | ||||||
12 | just and sustainable world; therefore, be it
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13 | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL | ||||||
14 | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare the week of | ||||||
15 | May 1 through May 7, 2022 as "Compost Awareness Week" in the | ||||||
16 | State of Illinois.
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