Legal Opinion
Envirite Corp. v. the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided February 17, 1994No. 75060PublishedCited by 97 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
The question presented for review is whether the producer of hazardous waste in this case, who sent the waste to a treatment and disposal facility, was required to obtain authorization from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency for disposal of the waste in Illinois, separate and apart from the treater’s authorization. We hold that the Illinois Environmental Protection Act did not require the producer to obtain such authorization.
BACKGROUND
Envirite Corporation operates a hazardous waste treatment facility in Cook County, Illinois. Peoria Disposal Company operates a hazardous waste…
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