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Cover: Photo of Winnebago Landfill, Rockford looking across a newly installed liner for an expansion area towards
the active face of the landfill’s southern unit. Photo taken by Joyce Gibbons, Environmental Protection Specialist III at
Illinois EPA Rockford Regional Office.
Page 4: Photo of ERC/Coles County Landfill, Charleston, taken by Allan Rathe, former Recycling
Coordinator, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston
Page 7: Photo of a vegetable garden in Harrisburg taken by Danny January, Solid Waste
Coordinator, Egyptian Public Health Department, Eldorado
Page 9: Photo of Morgan County Transfer Station, Jacksonville, taken by David Jansen, Manager,
Illinois EPA, Springfield Regional Office
Page 10: Photo of Thelen Sand & Gravel #1 Compost Facility, Antioch, taken by Kristy Hecke, Solid
Waste Manager, McHenry County Health Department, Woodstock
Region 1: Photo of Veolia ES Orchard Hills Landfill, Davis Junction, taken by Joy Bliton,
Environmental Engineer, Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department, Oregon
Region 2: The Conserving and Protecting the Land of Lincoln Address by Hayden Wagner, student,
Cathedral of St. Raymond School, Joliet
Page R.2.5: Photo of Thelen Sand and Gravel #1, Antioch, taken by Kristy Hecke, Solid Waste
Manager, McHenry County Health Department, Woodstock
Region 3: Map: “This is Our Land: Don’t Spoil our Soil” by Dailea Powell, student, Edison School,
Macomb
Page R.3.3: Photo of Waste Management/Tazewell Transfer, East Peoria, taken by Mike Judge,
Construction Manager, Waste Management, East Peoria
Page R.3.4: Photo of Peoria City/County Landfill #1 Compost Site, Brimfield, courtesy of Dan Erni,
Environmental Engineer, Waste Management, Taylorville
Region 4: Conserving and Protecting the Land of Lincoln, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle by Matthew
Zhang, student, Countryside School, Champaign
Region 5: Conserving and Protecting Land of Lincoln by Kolby Vandenbergh, student at A-C Central
Middle School, Ashland or Chandlerville
Region 6: Photo of Cottonwood Hills Recycling and Disposal Facility, Marissa, taken by Kristy Goto,
Environmental Protection Manager, St. Clair County Health Department, Belleville
Page R.6.4: Photo of BFI Modern Landfill Compost Site, Belleville, taken by Chuck Schaeffer,
Supervisor, Health, Housing and Sanitation, City of Belleville
Region 7: Photo of I-RID clean-up in St. Johns/DuQuoin, taken by Robert Wiatrolik, Agency
Photographer, Illinois EPA, Springfield Headquarters
Landfills
Appendices A-B: Photo taken of Veolia ES Orchard Hills Landfill, Davis Junction, by Joy Bliton,
Environmental Engineer, Ogle County Solid Waste Management Department, Oregon
Solid Waste Planning & Recycling
Appendices C-D: Conserving and Protecting the Land of Lincoln by Samantha Schubbe, student at
Herbert Hoover School, Schaumburg
Photo Credits
