(415 ILCS 80/3) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7903)
Sec. 3. Research. (a) The Department, in cooperation with the Agency, shall undertake a research effort designed to evaluate the degradation process and the environmental impact of degradable plastics, and shall develop and propose to the Pollution Control Board model landfill practices designed to promote the degradation of degradable plastic containers.
(b) The Department shall also conduct a study to evaluate the promotion of degradable plastics as a partial response to the solid waste crisis. The study should concurrently consider the relative merits of other responses, including recycling, incineration and waste reduction programs.
(Source: P.A. 86-775.)
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