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TO: Mayor Richard C. Irvin
FROM: Kelvin Beene, Property Standards Manager
DATE: February 25, 2020
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 in 2020 and 2021.
BACKGROUND:
The State of Illinois passed the Electronic Products Recycling and Refuse Act (the "Act"), banning certain electronics from landfills, effective January 2, 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 has to pay a fee to recycle either televisions or any kinds of monitors. In 2017 the City entered into a similar IGA with Will County that allowed the City to hold electronic recycling events 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 in 2019. Will County has yet to reach that amount and offered to allow the City of Aurora to contribute collected electronics toward their total allotted weight amount.
The City will host an electronic recycling event using Will County's vendor, A-Team Recycling (who is the only local approved recycler),and would not have to pay processing cost for any electronics collected at the event. The total weight of materials collected would be submitted under Will County's "budgeted" amount of electronics.
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 ...
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