{"data":{"id":"us-il/415-ilcs-5-3.125","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"415 ILCS 5/3.125","heading":"Biodeterioration; biodegradation.","body":"(a) \"Biodeterioration\", when used in connection with recycling or composting, means the biologically mediated loss of utilitarian or physical characteristics of a plastic or hybrid material containing plastic as a major component.\n(b) \"Biodegradation\", when used in connection with recycling, means the conversion of all constituents of a plastic or hybrid material containing plastic as a major component to carbon dioxide, inorganic salts, microbial cellular components and miscellaneous by-products characteristically formed from the breakdown of natural materials such as corn starch.","path":["CHAPTER 415 ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY","Environmental Protection Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1585\u0026ChapterID=36\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:36Z","sha256":"b297312c7377c163cb2f852163028c2a8c3878bc3c4d39036bd64f893de60d62","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/415-ilcs-5-3.123","next":"us-il/415-ilcs-5-3.126"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}