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The Illinois Solid Waste Management Act, enacted in September 1986, established the State's commitment to address solid waste handling, based on a solid waste management hierarchy as follows:
Under this Act, the Illinois EPA is required to publish an annual report "regarding the projected disposal capacity available for solid waste in sanitary landfills".