Illinois requires Champaign County to keep an adopted Solid Waste Management Plan emphasizing recycling. Recycling is voluntary for residents in the unincorporated area, but Champaign and Urbana provide curbside recycling and the county supports drop-off sites.
The Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act makes every Illinois county adopt and maintain a municipal waste management plan; Champaign County's is the 2022 Update, filed with the Illinois EPA and reviewed every five years. That plan drives recycling access here. In the unincorporated county no rule forces a household to separate recyclables, but licensed haulers are expected to offer curbside recycling as part of service. Inside the cities recycling is built in — Champaign and Urbana both provide curbside collection of paper, cardboard, metal, glass and plastics. County-supported drop-off recycling sites serve rural residents who lack curbside service.
No county penalty applies for not recycling in the unincorporated area. In the cities, contaminated or non-recyclable material may cause a cart to be tagged and skipped rather than fined.
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