Eighth Annual Landfill Capacity Report - 1994
The Illinois EPA's Solid Waste Management Section collects annual data from landfill
owners and operators on the amount of nonhazardous waste disposed and the remaining
landfill capacity, and publishes this information each year. Reports have been published
since 1987. The report which includes data for calendar 1994 was published in September
1995. The Executive Summary of the report may be viewed here.
An overview of this report follows.
 Active Landfills
The eighth annual report, published in September 1995, indicates that Illinois has 59
active landfills. In 1993, Illinois had 83 active landfills. Between 1993 and 1994, 25
landfills ceased operation or initiated closure, thus they were removed from the active
landfill list. One additional facility became active in 1994.
At at current disposal rates, 35 landfills will be active in 2000. A list of current active landfills may be viewed here.
Disposal Amounts
During calendar year 1994, these 59 facilities accepted about 47.5 million cubic yards
of waste. The total amount of waste disposed in the state's landfills and one incinerator
was 48.2 million cubic yards, an increase of six million cubic yards from 1993. The volume
of waste disposed at the state's one incinerator in Chicago was 800,000 cubic yards.
The amount of solid waste landfilled has steadily declined over the last six years,
from 50.5 million cubic yards in 1987 to 41.0 million cubic yards in 1993, a 19 percent
decrease. In 1994, the amount of landfill waste increased by 16 percent from 1993,
representing a decline, however, of 6 percent from 1987.
 Remaining Landfill Capacity
As of January 1, 1995 Illinois had just over 362 million cubic yards of reported
remaining landfill disposal capacity. The capacity decreased by 1.3 million cubic yards
between 1993 and 1994. The remaining capacity for 1994 includes 42.2 million cubic yards
of added capacity resulting from five landfill expansions and one new landfill (RCS in
Jersey County). At the current disposal rates, it is estimated that between 7-9 years of
capacity remain.
The state's remaining capacity has increased over the last 7 years from 273.6 million
cubic yards to 362.1 million cubic yards, an increase of 32 percent.
For more information on this report or to request a copy, email David
Walters.
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