Cook County Solid Waste Management Plan

On Tuesday, April 3, 2012, the Cook County Board approved the first Solid Waste Management Plan for suburban Cook County since 2000. In late 2010, Delta Institute  was enlisted by Cook County to make recommendations about the most effective ways to reduce waste and improve diversion rates in our region, Delta staff worked with Cook County to develop the plan and engage stakeholders in discussing the most pressing waste issues facing our communities.

 

Unlike previous plans, the new plan proposes radical changes to the traditional methods of managing solid waste and moves Cook County toward an aspirational goal of 100% diversion of solid waste from landfills.