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Western suburbs moving a cad with . leaf recycliTng i _program _, ri.‘---\ Chicago Tribune, Monday, July 31, t By Andrew Fegelmerl give them enough time to find an Despite a victory in the Illinois alternative way to deal with the General Assembly that eliminated leaves this fall. Among those lob- a law banning the dumping of hying for delaying the deadline was leaves into landfills this fall a the West Central Municipal Con- group of western suburbs is moving ference, which ultimately won a forward with a plan to truck the reprieve. . leaves to local farms. , The new legislation lifting the The project,the result of negotia- deadline is expected shortly on the Lions between a local farmer and desk of Gov. James Thompson, the West Central Municr Con- and officials of the state Environ- fertnce, Could give the 1 suburbs mental Protection Agency say they expected to participate a d start expect it to be signed into law. toward complying with a July 1, Still intact is the provision that 1990, deadline that prohibits the bans the dumping of yard refuse dumping 0f ally yard waste in after the middle of next year. Some _landfills. state and local officials expect an David Bennett, executive dire cult' effort will be made in the legisla- of the conference, said 16 western ture next year to extend that Cook Count} suburbs have sigtield deadline. up to pate and three The West Central Municipal M ifi di red o OIL, also prob- Conference, comprising of 31 S ably will join. Some of these sub- municipalities in the near west sub- orbs •now cart their leaves along orbs, had begun moving on its pro- with the rest of their municipal re- gram before winning an extension fine to landfills as.Par away at from state lawmakers. southwestern Michigan .•; , . "The law was only postponed. With landfill space rapidly dimitt- We're going to have to do this any- ishing lawmakers last year ap- way," Said Elmwood Park Village proved legislation that prohibited Manager John Barry. "If we have Municipalities front dumping yard got everything in place, it would be Waste such as grass clippings and foolish to step away." tree Grariches, into landfills after Under the program, leaves from July 1 of next year. As Ill interim the municipalities will be trucked .S03 r to farms owned by R. Smits ana a Sons in Itasca, Downers Grove, law'that''i ��A t1t& et: ertg o, Westmont and Plainfield where leaves let landfills Aftdl:'Sept.."1, they will be converted into com- post„ to be spread on the fields. The was ended to The suburbs will be cl arged $3 a ,' orce commthltttes to develop pro- grams for cubic for loose leaves and $4.50 compoflt that the waste into at could be spread on a cubic yard for compacted leaves, a farm fields or.used ill park9 as fer- price municipal officials say is com- tilizet rather than hauled away to parable to what they pay to dispose garbage dumps aloft With the rest of their leaves in landfills. of the household . lnviron- Bennett said the conference has mental experts say yard waste been told that the farms can accept a makes up an average of 13 to 20 maximum of 45,000 cubic yards a percent of total household refuse. year, about what would be generated But some local officials com- should all 19 municipalities partici- plained tiatt the ,iegi'slatkm didn't Pate.