Environmental Guidelines
Curbing usage, reducing wastes and consuming fewer resources are ways of using less but result in more benefits - saving money, conserving natural resources, safer drinking water, cleaner air, greater biodiversity.
Disposal: The Last Resort
Reuse, reduce and recycle is becoming second nature. Even so, some waste is inevitable. Safe waste disposal methods prevent litter and pollution, resulting in cleaner air, water and soil. Learn more about Safe Waste Disposal.
Regulations
The Illinois Environmental Protection Act and Illinois Title 35, Administrative Code contain environmental regulations which state and local authorities enforce. The aim of the regulations is to prevent pollution on our land and in our water and air. Learn more about Environmental Regulations.
Compliance & Enforcement
Voluntary compliance with pollution and waste disposal regulations is the ultimate objective of the Macon County Environmental Management Department. Even so, in some cases, enforcement becomes necessary to ensure environmental obligations are met. Enforcement and compliance actions are organized around environmental problems and broad patterns of non-compliance rather than provisions of single statutes.
Learn how to report an environmental issue.
The Macon County Environmental Management Department is delegated by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Bureau of Land to inspect the landfill as well as other permitted pollution control sites and private property.
Landscape Waste: Recycling, Management & Composting
Landscape recycling at home by mulching leaves and discharging grass clippings saves money, conserves energy, protects natural resources and enriches the soil for a healthy lawn and garden. Learn more about Landscape Recycling.
Composting accelerates the decomposition of food waste and plant materials resulting in rich humus that may be used to amend the soil and enrich the lawn and garden. Composting may be a backyard endeavor or a commercial operation. Learn more about Composting.
Residential landscape curbside service is provided by your local garbage hauler. Residents may opt to haul landscape waste to one of the county’s permitted compost sites.
Learn more about Landscape Waste Curbside Service.
Managing Used & Waste Tires
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Used and waste tire management practices include the following as defined within Illinois’ environmental regulations:
- Residential households may have up to 12 properly stored, used tires on site while agricultural operators may properly store up to 20 used tires.
- Storage practices should ensure that all tires are segregated from other materials, are drained of water and stored so as not to collect water.
- Waste tires may not to be dumped, abandoned, burned, disposed on private or public property or in a landfill, or placed in a container with waste destined for a landfill.
- Consumers pay a $2.50 per tire user fee when purchasing new tires. A disposal fee may also be charged by the retailer. Retailers are required to accept used tires from customers.
- Loads of 20 tires or more must be transported by a State registered and placarded hauler.
The Macon County Environmental Management Department recommends:
- When purchasing new tires, leave the used tires with the retailer. Retailers are required to accept the old tires for recycling when customers purchase new tires.
- Persons not purchasing new tires and having less than 20 tires to manage, may inquire with local tire retailers and compare fees for the retailers to accept the tires for recycling.
- Individuals with 20 tires or more should contact a State registered tire hauler. State registered haulers can be identified by consulting the IEPA website at http://www.epa.state.il.us/land/tires/index.html or by calling the Macon County Environmental Management Department at 425-4505.
- Report open dumping by calling the Macon County Environmental Management Department at 421-0291.
How are waste tires managed by retailers and registered tire haulers? Waste tires are transported to a permitted facility that either utilizes the tires as fuel or recycles the tires into new products such as playground surfacing and mulch.
The following Macon County tire retailers accept tires regardless if new tires are purchased. Contact the retailers for applicable fees and restrictions.
Tires are not to be dumped at retail locations.
| Tire Retailer |
Street |
City |
Phone |
Available Used Tires
|
2710 N. Woodford |
Decatur, IL |
877-4662 |
| Firestone Auto Care |
400 N. Main St. |
Decatur, IL |
429-5227 |
| Firestone Auto Care |
2605 N. 22nd St. |
Decatur, IL |
423-3218 |
| Neal Tire & Auto Service |
1078 E. Eldorado St. |
Decatur, IL |
428-2168 |
| Neal Tire & Auto Service |
2150 N. Oakland Ave. |
Decatur, IL |
877-1282 |
| Neal Tire & Auto Service |
1507 N. State Hwy. 121 |
Mt. Zion, IL |
864-3927 |
| Palmer Tire & Auto Service |
3091 N. Water St. |
Decatur, IL |
875-4267 |
| Mid America Tire |
2952 N. MLK, Jr. Dr. |
Decatur, IL |
877-8371 |
| Smith Tire Co. |
2119 E. Pershing Rd. |
Decatur, IL |
877-5052 |
| Tommy House Tire Co. |
5002 Cundiff Ct. |
Decatur, IL |
233-4000 |
| Tommy House Tire Co. |
339 E. Washington St. |
Decatur, IL |
423-7531 |
| Tommy House Tire Co. |
340 E. Macon St. |
Decatur, IL |
423-3577 |
| University Auto Service |
1096 W. Main St. |
Decatur, IL |
422-0740 |
