(a) The township board, when authorized by the electors of the unincorporated area of the township to exercise the powers conferred by this Article, may make contracts with any city, village, or incorporated town or with any person, corporation, or county for more than one year and not more than 15 years (i) relating to the composting or recycling of garbage, refuse, and ashes within the unincorporated area of the township or (ii) relating to the collection and final disposition, or relating solely to either the collection or the final disposition, of garbage, refuse, and ashes within the unincorporated area of the township.
     (b) For this purpose, the township board shall perform one of the following:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/210-15

  • Ashes: means residue from fires used for cooking and for heating buildings. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/210-10
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Garbage: means wastes resulting from the handling, preparation, cooking, and consumption of food and wastes from the handling, storage, and sale of produce. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/210-10
  • General Revenue Law of Illinois: or any equivalent expression, when used with reference to revenue, shall be deemed to refer to the Property Tax Code and all existing and future amendments thereto and modifications thereof, and all rules now or hereafter adopted pursuant thereto. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.23
  • Recycling: means the transfer of brush, wood chips, or leaves by employees of the township to a facility or place that will utilize the product without charge. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/210-10
  • Refuse: means (i) combustible trash, including but not limited to paper, cartons, boxes, barrels, wood, excelsior, tree branches, yard trimmings, wood furniture, and bedding; (ii) noncombustible trash, including but not limited to metals, tin cans, metal furniture, dirt, small quantities of rock and pieces of concrete, glass, crockery, and other mineral waste; and (iii) street rubbish, including but not limited to street sweepings, dirt, leaves, catch-basin dirt, and contents of litter receptacles. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 60 ILCS 1/210-10

        (1) Declare the unincorporated area of the township a
    
special refuse collection and disposal district for tax purposes. Proof of the declaration authorizes the county clerk to extend a tax upon the special refuse collection and disposal district in the amount specified in the annual township tax levy, but not more than a rate of 0.15% of the value of taxable property as equalized or assessed by the Department of Revenue. The maximum tax rate of 0.15% authorized by this Section may be increased to not more than 0.20% according to the referendum provisions of the General Revenue Law of Illinois.
        (2) Provide in the contract that the users of the
    
services described in items (i) and (ii) of subsection (a) shall pay the costs of the services directly to the service provider.
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