(a) No solid or liquid waste shall be treated or disposed of within the City of Chicago except in accordance with this chapter. Wastes shall be treated or disposed of in the following manner:
(1) An incinerator or resource recovery facility which meets the air quality standards, operating standards and monitoring requirements established by this chapter may treat municipal waste; provided however, incinerators and resource recovery facilities designed to dispose of or treat special waste or hazardous waste shall operate in conformance with the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 6901, et seq., and the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/1, et seq.
(2) A liquid waste handling facility which meets the operating standards established by this chapter may dispose of or treat nonnuclear liquid waste; provided, however, liquid waste handling facilities designed to dispose of or treat special or hazardous liquid waste shall operate in conformance with the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/1, et seq., and applicable federal law and regulations.
(3) A recycling facility may handle any recyclable materials as defined in this chapter.
(4) A sanitary landfill may dispose of or treat municipal waste, or any other waste permitted in a sanitary landfill under the Illinois Environmental Protection Act, 415 ILCS 5/1, et seq. No hazardous waste or radioactive waste may be disposed of in a sanitary landfill within the corporate limits of the City of Chicago.
(5) A transfer station may accept waste for sorting and/or consolidation and for further transfer to a waste disposal, treatment, or handling facility.
(b) No persons shall (1) cause or allow the open dumping of any waste, (2) abandon or dispose of any waste upon public property, except in a sanitary landfill approved by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and the Commissioner, (3) dispose, treat, abandon or transport any waste, except at a site or facility which meets the requirements of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act and which is permitted pursuant to this chapter.
(c) Disposal or treatment of any waste without a permit is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(Prior code § 17-6.2; Added Coun. J. 3-8-89, p. 25433; Amend Coun. J. 1-12-95, p. 65073; Amend Coun. J. 10-11-17, p. 56894, § 2)