Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

“Illinois businesses and other public and private entities still generate significant amounts of scrap and waste materials that end up being landfilled. This toolkit is designed to provide businesses, schools, universities, governmental and other institutions with up-to-date information to evaluate and establish waste minimization and avoidance, reuse and recycling programs.”

Warren Ribley
DCEO Director
July 21, 2010

Workplace Waste Reduction Tools

The Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) in partnership with the Illinois Recycling Association (IRA) have worked to develop a tool to help Illinois businesses and organizations reduce the amount of material they pay to have landfilled. The “Recycling Works: A Toolkit for Reducing Waste in the Workplace” resource guide was developed by Shaw Environmental with the support of a DCEO grant to IRA. Click here for a copy of this document.

Database of Recycling Opportunities in Illinois

DCEO and IRA are working to finalize other tools that will supplement this initiative. A database of recycling opportunities in Illinois is expected to be completed within the coming months. More details will be forthcoming and will be posted here.

Illinois Commodity/Waste Generation and Characterization Study

This study examines what types and volumes of waste materials are sent to landfills in Illinois from businesses and citizens. Click here for a copy of this document.