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TO: Mayor John Laesch
FROM: Josue Alcaraz, Interim Director of Property Standards
DATE: January 26, 2026
SUBJECT:
A Resolution authorizing the City of Aurora to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Will County that will allow the City of Aurora to host electronic recycling events under the umbrella of Will County's state funded contract.
PURPOSE:
To authorize the City of Aurora to enter into an IGA with Will County that will allow the City of Aurora to host electronic recycling events to begin in 2025 through 2028.
BACKGROUND:
The State of Illinois passed the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act (the "Act"), banning certain electronics from landfills, effective January 1, 2012. The City of Aurora was able to offer free electronics recycling up until December 2015. Beginning in 2016 the City implemented a cost based electronic recycling program where residents had to pay a fee to recycle either televisions or any kind of monitors. In 2017 and again in 2022, the City entered into a similar IGA with Will County that allowed the City to hold an electronic recycling event with no fees for the residents.
DISCUSSION:
Will County has a contract with a State certified company that has allotted Will County a set weight amount of electronics to recycle and process from 2025 through 2028. Will County has yet to reach that amount and has offered to allow the City of Aurora to contribute collected electronics toward their total allotted weight amount.
Recycling events will be expensed using account 101-1827-424.36-12.
IMPACT STATEMENT:
This IGA will allow the City of Aurora and Will County to work together, while providing electronic recycling free of charge to our residents.
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Please consider approving the attached resolution.
cc: Finance Committee
CITY OF AURORA, ILLINOIS
RESOLUTION NO. _________
DATE OF PASSAGE ________________
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A Resolution Authorizing the City of Aurora to enter an Intergovernmental Agreement with Will County that will allow the City of Aurora to host electronic recycling events.
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WHEREAS, the City of Aurora has a population of more than 25,000 persons and is, therefore, a home rule unit under subsection (a) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution of 1970; and
WHEREAS, subject to said Section, a home rule unit may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, The State of Illinois passed the Electronic Products Recycling and Reuse Act (the "Act"), banning certain electronics from landfills, effective January 1, 2012: and
WHEREAS, there has been an increase in the costs to process these electronics since the ban went into effect and
WHEREAS, Will County has agreed to let the City of Aurora use the weight of materials collected at our event towards their budgeted contract, and will allow the City of Aurora to avoid having to pay processing costs on these materials
WHEREAS, Will County has yet to reach their budgeted amount of electronics and has the capacity to collect additional.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Aurora, Illinois, as follows: The City of Aurora is hereby authorized to enter into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Will County that will allow the City of Aurora to host electronic recycling events.