. The changing Illinois environment : critical trends : technical report of the Critical Trends Assessment Project. Man; Pollution; Environmental protection; Ecology; Environmental impact analysis. LANDFILLS Landscape waste is now not permitted to be disposed in solid waste landfills. Composting sites throughout the state have been permitted to accept all types of yard waste. Capacity For Landfill Disposal Despite the decline in the number of operating solid waste landfill sites, the state's reported landfill capacity for solid waste has increased in recent years (see Figure 12.2). These incre
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. The changing Illinois environment : critical trends : technical report of the Critical Trends Assessment Project. Man; Pollution; Environmental protection; Ecology; Environmental impact analysis. LANDFILLS Landscape waste is now not permitted to be disposed in solid waste landfills. Composting sites throughout the state have been permitted to accept all types of yard waste. Capacity For Landfill Disposal Despite the decline in the number of operating solid waste landfill sites, the state's reported landfill capacity for solid waste has increased in recent years (see Figure 12.2). These increases are due to improved reporting and the expansion and addition of several landfill facilities. The lEPA reported that, as of April 1, 1992, the state had 372.2 milhon cubic yards of remaining capacity for landfill disposal of solid waste. lEPA cautions, however, that the number of landfills submitting information in error remains high. The Agency has revised its solid waste capacity reporting requirements to include an engineer's certification of accuracy. The fact that an increase in capacity for solid waste disposal is being accomplished with fewer landfill facilities is consistent with a nationwide trend to fewer but larger landfills. The average reported capacity per operating landfill in lUinois has increased since the first annual report on available disposal capacity (Table 12.1). Table 12.1. Remaining Solid Waste Capacity Per Active Illinois Landfill llinois Available Capacity for Solid Waste Disposal 500 Year Capacity Per Solid Waste Landfill (million cy) 1987 1.87 1988 2.86 1989 3.10 1990 3.00 1991 3.28 1992 3.51 Source; lEPA Available Capacity For Solid Waste In Illinois 1987-1992 Based on the data collected in the 1987 annual report, lEPA estimated that Illinois would have 5.3 years of disposal capacity remaining at that year's rate of generation. (lEPA/LPC/87-016, 1987) The imminent solid waste capacity shortage for Illinois suggested in that report has not occu