Title: Illinois Department of Commerce
1Illinois Department of Commerce Community
Affairs
- Bureau of Energy Recycling
- Mitch Beaver, Deputy Director
- State Energy Office Recycling Office
- Provides Illinois citizens and businesses with
technical advice, financial assistance and
research support to develop promising
technologies in energy conservation, alternative
energy, recycling and waste reduction. - www.commerce.state.il.us
2Bureau of Energy Recycling Budget
- No General Revenue Funds
- State Special Purpose Funds
- Federal Funds
3Office of Recycling Waste Reduction
- Environmental benefits
- Efficient use of resources
- Infrastructure of government, not-for-profit and
business enterprises for recycling of materials
that would otherwise be deposited in our
landfills - Economic benefits
- Building a significant Recycling Industry in
Illinois - With assistance from Illinois recycling programs,
many Illinois businesses are recycling
appliances, electronics and used tires,
traditionally hard-to-recycle items
4Recycling Market Development Program
- Grants to Illinois businesses
- Cost share purchase of recycling equipment
- Increase use of recycled products in
manufacturing and production processes - 1.8 million invested in FY 02
- To date, more than 100 grants totaling approx.
25 million have been awarded - Expand Illinois recycling industry
- Increase number of products made from recycled
materials
5Recycling Grants Program
- Grants to Illinois communities, not-for-profits
and businesses - Collect process materials for recycling
- More than 1 million invested in FY 02
- Increase the collection and processing of
recyclable commodities - Recycled material used as feedstock for
manufacturers - Since 1987, nearly 500 grants totaling 19.5
million have been awarded - Expanded reach of recycling programs
- Increased total amount of materials recycled
6Recycling Education Program
- Grants to Illinois schools
- Educate students on the value of recycling
- Purchase equipment for school recycling program
- 56 grants totaling 92,759 awarded in FY 02
- Since 1992, 1800 schools have received grant
funds through the program - Eligible applicants include
- Illinois public school districts
- Chicago District 299 public schools
- Non-public elementary secondary schools in
Illinois
7America Recycles Day
- Educate consumers about recycling
- Statewide public awareness education program
- Partners
- Illinois Recycling Association
- Walgreen Drug Stores
- Pepsi
- Caseys General Stores
- City of Chicago Department of Environment
- Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
- Illinois Press Association
8Used Tire Recovery Program
- Grants for development of products made from
waste and used tires - Diverts millions of used tires from landfills
- Supports the use of crumb rubber for athletic
fields running tracks at high schools and
colleges - Supports manufacturing of recycled-content
products - Grants awarded in FY 02 totaled 2.2 million
- More than 18 million has been returned to
Illinois schools, businesses, park districts and
municipalities to manufacture and support the use
of products made from waste and used tires since
the programs inception.
9R. W. Beck Study
- Illinois recycling
- A 12 billion a year business
- 2,412 business facilities
- 56,000 employees
- Annual payroll of 1.7 billion
- Average annual wage for recycling industry is
above the state average - Illinois lags behind Indiana (18 billion) and
Ohio (22 billion)
10Recycling Recommendations
- An increase of goal for recycling in Illinois
counties should include reporting requirements
from haulers, landfills and recyclers - Expand recycling technical and financial support
for recyclers of appliances, electronics and
carpeting - Expand Illinois recycling industry through
Recycling Market Development Grants from the
Solid Waste Fund and Recycling Industry
Modernization Program
11Recycling Recommendations
- Pilot program to demonstrate and evaluate
single-stream recycling techniques - Increase public education and promotion of
recycling and waste reduction - Incorporate private sector partners to match
state funds - Continue support for America Recycles Day in
Illinois
12Energy Efficiency Alternative Energy Programs
- Economic and environmental benefits for Illinois
- Affordable housing for low-income households
through lower energy bills - Energy efficiency improvements for schools and
institutions - Help reduce schools energy costs through
photovoltaic installations - Rebate programs for energy efficient products
- Encourage consumers to buy high-efficiency ENERGY
STAR products - Give Illinois businesses a competitive edge by
identifying and assisting in the installation of
energy improvements
13Residential Energy Efficiency Program
- Investing more than 2 million this year to
promote energy efficient lighting for Illinois
households through - Product subsidies
- Promotions
- Energy kit distribution
- Lighting efficiency improvements
- Quickest most cost effective method to reduce
energy costs for homeowners, businesses and
institutions
14Affordable Housing Program
- Impressive utility savings
- average savings over 50
- return on investment of over 30
- Partially fund incremental costs associated with
energy efficiency projects - Partners
- U.S. DOE
- Illinois Housing Development Authority
- City of Chicago
- Several major utilities, architecture teams and
numerous housing development networks in the
state
15Community Energy Program
- Promote energy efficiency through community-based
incentives - To date, 15 Illinois communities actively
participating in project - New federal grant will allow new cycle of Request
for Proposals to include up to 10 additional
community-based projects
16Industrial Energy Programs
- Grants offered to support Illinois industry
- Provides grants up to 50,000 each to
representatives of selected industries to
demonstrate cost effective and innovative energy
efficient technologies - This year grants will be offered for the
industrial machinery industry - Previous grants to
- Plastics industry
- Metal fastener industry
- Chemical industry
- Die casting industry
17State Building Energy Program
- Significant energy savings for state government
agencies facilities - Low-cost/no-cost program alone has produced
documented savings over 600,000 annually - Since 1997 energy-related savings have exceeded
16.5 million
18Renewable Energy Programs
- To date, 14 million invested from the Renewable
Energy Resources Trust Fund to develop renewable
energy projects in Illinois - 2 major wind farm developments
- Several large landfill methane projects
- A biogas project with a central Illinois dairy
farm - 2 hydropower projects
- More than 40 solar photovoltaic systems
- In partnership with ComEd and City of Chicago
19Renewable Energy Programs Ethanol
- Grants totaling more than 600,000 have been
awarded to promote and develop infrastructure to
increase the use of ethanol based E-85 fuels with
support from Ford Motor Company - Research Demonstration projects to prove the
efficacy of E-diesel - Partners
- Archer Daniels Midland Company
- Caterpillar, Inc.
- John Deere
- Illinois Corngrowers
- International Engine and Truck Company
- Williams Biofuels
- Growmark
20Ethanol (cont.)
- Ethanol-powered fuel cell demonstration project
in partnership with - Caterpillar, Inc.
- Nuvera Fuel Cells
- Williams Biofuels
- USDOE
- 20 million National Corn-to-Ethanol Research
Pilot Plant under construction
21American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy
Study
- Cost effective energy investments could
- Reduce energy use in Illinois by one-third
- Save Illinois consumers businesses over 76
billion over the next 15 years - Create 59,400 new jobs
- Reduce emissions of critical pollutants by 30
22Energy Recommendations
- Continue and expand support to State agencies and
institutions to - Reduce energy costs
- Encourage renewable resource investment
- Encourage energy efficiency improvements
- Expand ethanol development programs
- Identify and commercialize production and use
technologies
23Energy Recommendations
- Expand energy efficiency programs
- Continue cooperative programs with USDOE and
USEPAs ENERGY STAR program - Encourage Illinois homeowners and tenants to
improve energy efficiency in their homes - Expand Community Energy Program
- Continue partnership with USDOEs Rebuild America
Program - Include at least 12 new Illinois communities
annually - Continue to seek federal and private support for
program expansion
24Energy Recommendations
- Continue renewable energy development and
installations in partnership with Illinois
businesses, government agencies and community
groups to maximize leveraging and economic
development associated with the Renewable Energy
Resources Fund