Cover Photo: Closure activities at Settler's Hill Recycling and Disposal Facility, Batavia, include capping of the
landfill for final cover geomembrane placement. This landfill closed to the public on December 29, 2006, one of two
Illinois landfills that ceased accepting waste in 2006. Photo was taken by Ian C. Johnson, Environmental Engineer,
Waste Management, Batavia.
Page 1: A $3.8 million household chemicals and computer recycling facility on Goose Island, Chicago, may
be used on Tuesdays and Thursdays and the first Saturday of the month for residents to drop off
materials. Photo is published courtesy of City of Chicago’s Department of Environment.
Page 11: Photo was taken at Tazewell Transfer Station (under development), East Peoria, by Mike Judge,
Construction Manager, Waste Management, East Peoria.
Region 1: Photo was taken at Veolia ES Orchard Hills, Davis Junction, by Joy Bliton, Solid Waste Management
Specialist/Environmental Engineer, Ogle County Solid Waste Department, Oregon.
Region 2: Photo was taken at Veolia ES Zion, Zion, by Greg Giroux, Environmental Protection Specialist, Lake
County Health Department and Community Health Center, Waukegan.
Region 3: Photo was taken at Tazewell Recycling and Disposal Facility, East Peoria, by Russ Burcham,
Recycling Coordinator/Inspector, Tazewell County Health Department, Tremont.
Region 4: Poster: “This Land is Our Land” was drawn by Luke Brotherton, student, Kingsley Jr. High School,
Bloomington. This was one of the six winning posters for the Illinois EPA’s 20th Annual Poster,
Poetry and Prose Contest for 5th and 6th graders.
Region 5: Poem: “Our Land” was written by Carmen Savage, student, A-C Central Jr. High, Ashland. This was
one of six winning poems for the Illinois EPA’s 20th Annual Poster, Poetry and Prose Contest for 5th
and 6th graders.
Region 6: Photo was taken at Cottonwood Hills Recycling and Disposal Facility, Marissa, by Kristy Goto,
Environmental Protection Coordinator, St. Clair County Health Department, Belleville.
Region 7: Photo was taken at Veolia ES Wayne County Regional Landfill, Fairfield, by Clark Griffith,
Administrator, Wayne County Health Department, Fairfield.
Landfills
Appendices A-D: Photo was taken at Settler's Hill Recycling and Disposal Facility, Batavia, by Ian Johnson,
Environmental Engineer, Waste Management, Batavia.
Transfer Stations
Appendices E-G: Photo was taken at Tazewell Transfer Station (under development), East Peoria, by Mike
Judge, Construction Manager, Waste Management, East Peoria.
Compost Sites
Appendices H-J: Photo was taken at Land & Lakes/Willow Ranch Compost Facility, Romeoville, by Jason
Peppmuller, Environmental Enforcement Officer, Will County Land Use Department, Waste
Services Division, Joliet.
Solid Waste Planning & Recycling
Appendices K-M: Photo was taken during the Sangamon County’s Earth Stewardship Day event, held annually at
the Illinois State Fairgrounds, by Robert Wiatrolik, Photographer, Illinois EPA, Springfield.
Photo Credits
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