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415 ILCS 10/2 (2026)

As used in this Act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:     (1) "Solid waste" means "waste", as defined in the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, but for the purposes of this Act does not include "hazardous waste" as defined in that Act

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(415 ILCS 10/2) (from Ch. 85, par. 5902)
    Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
    (1) "Solid waste" means "waste", as defined in the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, but for the purposes of this Act does not include "hazardous waste" as defined in that Act.
    (2) "Unit of local government" means a municipality, county, or a Municipal Joint Action Agency created under Section 3.2 of the Intergovernmental Cooperation Act or, if the context requires, the member municipalities of such an agency or their territory.
    (3) "Pollution control facility" has the meaning ascribed to the term in the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, except that the term shall not include sewers and sewage treatment facilities owned or operated by sanitary districts.
    (4) "Jurisdiction" means: (1) in the case of a municipality, the territory within the corporate limits of the municipality; (2) in the case of a county, the territory within the corporate limits of the county which does not lie within the corporate limits of any municipality which has adopted and is implementing a plan under this Act either independently or through a Municipal Joint Action Agency; and (3) in the case of a Municipal Joint Action Agency, the territory within the corporate limits of each member municipality.
    (5) "Qualified solid waste energy facility" means either (i) a solid waste pollution control facility or a portion thereof owned or operated by or for the benefit of a unit of local government and developed under this Act, which meets the requirements set forth in Section 3.1 of this Act, or (ii) a facility which uses methane gas generated from landfills.
    (6) "Municipal waste" means garbage, general household, institutional and commercial waste, industrial lunchroom or office waste, landscape waste, and construction and demolition debris.
(Source: P.A. 87-650; 88-681, eff. 12-22-94.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2004–2011 · leading case: Fox Moraine, LLC v. United City of Yorkville, 2011 IL App (2d) 100017 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011).
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Fox Moraine, LLC v. United City of Yorkville, 2011 IL App (2d) 100017 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 2× “Fox Moraine argues that the amendment is inconsistent with the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act (Local Solid Waste Act) (415 ILCS 10/2(4)(1) (West 2006) (defining jurisdiction to include both municipalities and counties)), which recognizes a municipality’s jurisdiction to site a…”
Resource Tech. Corp. v. Illinois Com. Comm'n, 822 N.E.2d 50 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “” 415 ILCS 10/2(5) (West 2000). 4 Under PURPA, a QF’s use of fossil fuel (i.”
Fox Moraine v. United City of Yorkville, 960 N.E.2d 1144 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). · cites it 3× “See 415 ILCS 10/2(2) (West 2006) (recognizing that municipalities have some ability to plan for disposal of solid waste); 415 ILCS 15/2(a) (West 2006) (stating that solid waste planning should be encouraged to take place through inter-governmental cooperation agreements whereby…”
Resource Tech. Corp. v. Illinois Com. Comm'n (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “" 415 ILCS 10/2(5) (West 2000). 4: Under PURPA, a QF's use of fossil fuel ( i.”
— 415 ILCS 10/2(2) — 1 case
Fox Moraine v. United City of Yorkville, 960 N.E.2d 1144 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “See 415 ILCS 10/2(2) (West 2006) (recognizing that municipalities have some ability to plan for disposal of solid waste); 415 ILCS 15/2(a) (West 2006) (stating that solid waste planning should be encouraged to take place through inter-governmental cooperation agreements whereby…”
— 415 ILCS 10/2(4)(1) — 2 cases
Fox Moraine, LLC v. United City of Yorkville, 2011 IL App (2d) 100017 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “Fox Moraine argues that the amendment is inconsistent with the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act (Local Solid Waste Act) (415 ILCS 10/2(4)(1) (West 2006) (defining jurisdiction to include both municipalities and counties)), which recognizes a municipality’s jurisdiction to site a…”
Fox Moraine v. United City of Yorkville, 960 N.E.2d 1144 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “See 415 ILCS 10/2(2) (West 2006) (recognizing that municipalities have some ability to plan for disposal of solid waste); 415 ILCS 15/2(a) (West 2006) (stating that solid waste planning should be encouraged to take place through inter-governmental cooperation agreements whereby…”
— 415 ILCS 10/2(4)(2) — 2 cases
Fox Moraine, LLC v. United City of Yorkville, 2011 IL App (2d) 100017 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “Fox Moraine argues that the amendment is inconsistent with the Local Solid Waste Disposal Act (Local Solid Waste Act) (415 ILCS 10/2(4)(1) (West 2006) (defining jurisdiction to include both municipalities and counties)), which recognizes a municipality’s jurisdiction to site a…”
Fox Moraine v. United City of Yorkville, 960 N.E.2d 1144 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “See 415 ILCS 10/2(2) (West 2006) (recognizing that municipalities have some ability to plan for disposal of solid waste); 415 ILCS 15/2(a) (West 2006) (stating that solid waste planning should be encouraged to take place through inter-governmental cooperation agreements whereby…”
— 415 ILCS 10/2(5) — 2 cases
Resource Tech. Corp. v. Illinois Com. Comm'n, 822 N.E.2d 50 (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “” 415 ILCS 10/2(5) (West 2000). 4 Under PURPA, a QF’s use of fossil fuel (i.”
Resource Tech. Corp. v. Illinois Com. Comm'n (Ill. App. Ct. 2004). “" 415 ILCS 10/2(5) (West 2000). 4: Under PURPA, a QF's use of fossil fuel ( i.”
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