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Supporting SB2852 to Improve Management of Wasted Food
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WHEREAS, nationally, between 30-40% of the U.S. food supply ends up being wasted; and
WHEREAS, food waste constitutes 17.5% of the material landfilled in Illinois; and
WHEREAS, food waste contributes disproportionately to greenhouse gas emissions from landfills; and
WHEREAS, SB2852, introduced by Sen. Adriane Johnson to the 104th General Assembly proposes amendments to the Illinois Environmental Protection Act to establish a food waste management hierarchy, to require waste food diversion from certain businesses, to require the purchase of compost by certain units of state and local government, and to establish a food waste management grant program; and
WHEREAS, the Kane County Climate Action Implementation Plan adopted by the Kane County Board (Res. 24-228) includes a goal to achieve 35% organics landfill waste diversion by 2030 and associated actions to improve food donation/rescue and to utilize compost for landscaping practices and construction projects on government-owned property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Kane County Board is a Proponent of SB2852 and staff and elected officials are encouraged to submit witness slips and testimony establishing Kane County as a Proponent of SB2852 and any reciprocal House Bill with comments and suggestions in Exhibit A, and are further encouraged to engage members of the General Assembly to recommend advancement of the Bill with the comments and suggestions in Exhibit A.
Passed by the Kane County Board on April 14, 2026.
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John A. Cunningham, MBA, JD, JD Corinne M. Pierog MA, MBA
Clerk, County Board Chairman, County Board
Kane County, Illinois Kane County, Illinois
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