Tazewell County, IL Trash & Recycling: Recycling Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required from
- Tazewell County Health Department
- State authority
- 55 ILCS 5/5-8002
- Permit form
- Written, Health Department-prescribed
- Must be kept
- In the vehicle at all times
- Solid waste plan adopted
- March 27, 1991, updated 2001
Summary
Tazewell County requires any commercial hauler collecting recyclable material in the unincorporated county to hold a written permit from the County Health Department, issued under state authority at 55 ILCS 5/5-8002, with the permit kept in the vehicle at all times.
The county hereby adopts the provisions of 55 ILCS 5/5-8002. All the commercial equipment used for the collection of garbage, landscape wastes, and recyclable material must obtain a permit from the County Health Department. Application for permits shall be in writing and in such form as shall be prescribed by the County Health Department, pursuant to 55 ILCS 5/5-8002. Such permit shall be kept in vehicle at all times.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-7: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. LU-21-12, passed 9-29-2021; and Res. LU-26-09, passed 7-29-2026).
Full Breakdown
49(A) folds recyclable material into the same permit scheme the county applies to garbage and landscape waste haulers. ' Applications must be in writing, in a form the Health Department prescribes, and the resulting permit must stay in the vehicle at all times so it can be checked in the field. The county's broader Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act obligations appear in Sec. ) required the county to adopt a 20-year solid waste management plan, first approved March 27, 1991, with updates in 1996 and again on June 13, 2001, and Sec.
66 lays out host-community-agreement terms, including per-ton host fees adjusted to the consumer price index, for any new or expanded pollution control facility sited in the county. Beyond the collection permit in Sec. 49(A), the code does not set curbside recycling participation mandates or bin specifications for unincorporated county residents.
Violations & Fines
Sec. 91.49 carries no permit-specific fine of its own. Under Sec. 91.99(A), operating recyclable-material collection equipment without the required Health Department permit defaults to the county's general penalty at Sec. 10.99: up to $750 per violation, with each day of noncompliance a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a recycling hauler need a different permit than a garbage hauler in Tazewell County?
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Sources & Official References
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