"ID Champion policy maker(s) to lead the conversation and definition (1)" "Yard waste Ban to Organics??" "Legislative change in state, municipal code (3)" "Make permitting less restrictive for composting facilities via lower costs and ability to accept! more food waste (2)" "Lobbyists or others to educate legislators to push language change through (2)" "Allow composters w/out a full PCF permit to take all household organics" "Waste/Sanitation pickup systems changed to accommodate source-separated pick up. (2)" “Call IEC or IEPA RE: changing definition of ‘yard waste’ to include all organics (3) "Rewrite Definition Litter (5)" "New State Law requiring all businesses that produce more than X lbs of waste per year to
use a composting service (6)" Redefining yard waste definition
Action Topic 5: expand the ban
"Requiring public sector leading by example putting it into practice in all ways possible" "Ban all organics from landfills. EXPAND THE BAN! (1)" "Banning food scrap waste from landfills require"
Action Topic 6: measurement mandates
"Mandatory measurement + reporting of organic waste for all large properties" "Combine recycling & benchmarking ordinances (Chicago)”
Action Topic 7: change regulation in Chicago to allow for compost production "Creation of a permit to be able to compost in the city."
"Review permitting to support decentralized infrastructure growth- processing & hauling (12)" Remove regulations in the city of Chicago so compost can be produced in the city (3)" Action Topic 8: Create a "RESIDENTIAL COMPOSTING PILOT that is scalable (5)" for the City of Chicago Create & compare pilots "Having different types pilots run by different entities (government v. private) (2)" Use existing haulers & build economic opportunities Building pathways for more small haulers to spread economic benefit to all" "Pilot hauling executed by Independent haulers" "Pilot Plan includes econ development for new business developments (2)" Pilot area Pilots of DSS household for curbside compost collections. Need geographic equity. Full coverage of city is important. C(6) Community voice selecting pilot location (1)" "Multiple pilot regions (1)" Funding "Apply for EPA funding $ (2)" "Advocate to boost funding for these grants (3)"
"Apply for + partner on USDA OUAIP grant (Lake Co got one) (2)" "Advocate for raising landfill tipping fees, direct $$ to pilot (5)"
Advocacy
“Raise your voices if this is what u want" "Identify govt person who will advocate for increase in tipping fees.” "IL Environmental Council could advocate for so we could all donate (1)" "Become a member of IFSCC and IL Recycling Foundation. They are advocates. (1)" "Connect to food equity council in mayor’s office (3)" "Join action alerts for IL Environmental Council. Become a member!" "Identify policy buckets for waste strategy and work with Illinois Environmental Council to map and advocate" "Requiring food businesses to compost."
Action Topic 9: Create a “comprehensive strategy for waste strategy” Policy
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