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Grundy County Environmental & Resource Conservation Office
About Us
The Environmental & Resource Conservation Office is a County Office which is funded by
the City of Morris through a portion of the landfill tipping fee surtax that is received from
Environtech Inc. which operates a municipal sanitary landfill in Grundy County.
The Environmental & Resource Conservation Office is the lead agency
in the implementation of the County Solid Waste Management Plan.
The Solid Waste Management Plan was a requirement of the Solid Waste Planning and Recycling Act
(SWPRA). The primary purpose of SWPRA is:
- To decrease waste generation;
- Increase recycling, reuse and composting;
- Insure the timely development of needed facilities and programs.
- Protect Environmental Resources
SWPRA requires a plan for a time span of twenty years with formal updates and reviews at 5 year
intervals.
The Grundy County Plan has already been updated in 2010.
Copies of the Plan are available for viewing at the Environmental & Resource Conservation Office.
As part of implementing the Solid Waste Management Plan other activities that the office is involved
with include:
- Monitoring operations of two landfills and accompanying IEPA personnel on quarterly inspections.
- Conduct educational and promotional activities, waste assessments, special recycling events etc.
- Administer/monitor hauler licensing program — 6 licensed haulers currently in County.
- Maintain and develop up-to-date information and provide educational materials on recycling,
source reduction to individuals, officials, groups, commercial businesses and governmental agencies.
- Administer waste reduction grant program.
- Monitor recycling activities in County buildings.
- Coordinate with state and County agencies with regards to recycling/source reduction
events.
- Work with County Health and Building & Zoning departments on open
dumping and burn issues.
- Submit Annual IEPA — Solid Waste/Recycling Report.
Grundy County Environmental Committee
Dick Joyce, Chairman
Chris Balkema
David Welter
Tom Poole
Dick Steele
Current Operations
Office is located at: Grundy County Administration Center
1320 Union Street, Morris
Office Hours, 8:00 a.m. — 4:30 p.m., Monday-Friday
Technician, Lisa Kneller - (815) 941-3365 ; lkneller@grundyco.org
Department Assistant, Karen Campbell - (815) 941-3214 ; kcampbell@grundyco.org
Heidi H. Miller; Director - (815) 941-3229 ; hmiller@grundyco.org
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