Illinois HB3278 mandates the Environmental Protection Agency to establish rules limiting wastewater, spills, and runoff from plastic pellet.
HB3278, known as the Plastic Pellet Free Waters Act, requires the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency to adopt rules setting effluent limitations for wastewater, spills, and runoff related to plastic pellets and preproduction plastic materials. The rules must prohibit the discharge of these materials into Illinois waters and be reflected in all relevant permits and standards. The Act grants the Agency emergency rulemaking powers and will be repealed one year after its effective date.
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