Reynolds Metals Co. v. Pollution Control Board

Pursuant to section 35 of the Environmental Protection Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. IllV2, par. 1035), petitioner Reynolds Metals Company initiated this action by filing a petition with respondent Illinois Pollution Control Board seeking a variance from compliance with certain solid waste regulations adopted by the Board with regard to sanitary landfills. After hearings, the Board dismissed the petition for variance and denied Reynolds’ subsequent petition for rehearing. Reynolds appeals from both orders, contending that the Board’s dismissal of its petition for variance was invalid in that…