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Authorizing an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of West Dundee and Eworks Electronics Services, Inc. for Operation of the West Dundee Recycling Center in 2024
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WHEREAS, the Kane County Solid Waste Management Plan, most recently updated in 2020, recommends that the County maintain programs to divert consumer electronics and other hard-to-recycle materials from disposal in landfills; and
WHEREAS, the Consumer Electronics Recycling Act (CERA - 415 ILSC 151), effective January 1, 2019, bans the landfill disposal of several consumer electronic item types; and
WHEREAS, Kane County opted in to participate in the CERA program in 2024 and is entering into a contract for recycling collection services with eWorks Electronics Services in 2024 for the collection of both CERA program items and other recyclable materials; and
WHEREAS, Kane County has maintained a recycling center in partnership with the Village of West Dundee at the Village Department of Public Works building, attended by eWorks staff, for the last seven years; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Department of Environmental and Water Resources included funds in its FY2024 budget to cover expenses incurred by the Village associated with the recycling center in the amount of $750 per month of center operation; and
WHEREAS, it is beneficial to residents of the County to have access to five-day-per-week, year round recycling centers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board authorizes the Chairman to execute the attached Intergovernmental Agreement with the Village of West Dundee and eWorks Electronics Services, Inc. for the collection of recyclables.
Line Item: 650-670-670-50150
Line Item Description: Consulting Services
Was Personnel/Item/Service approved in original budget or a subsequent budget revision? Yes
Are funds currently available for this Personnel/Item/Service in the specific line item? Yes
If funds are not currently available in the specified line item, where are the funds available?
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Passed by the Kane County Board on December 12, 2023.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, J.D. Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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