# 415 ILCS 5/3.125: Section 3.125

> Illinois · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.125

## Section

- **Citation:** 415 ILCS 5/3.125
- **Heading:** Section 3.125
- **Jurisdiction:** Illinois
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Illinois Code / Chapter 415 / Act 5 / Section 3.125

## Text

(415 ILCS 5/3.125) (was 415 ILCS 5/3.68) Sec. 3.125. Biodeterioration; biodegradation. (a) "Biodeterioration", when used in connection with recycling or composting, means the biologically mediated loss of utilitarian or physical characteristics of a plastic or hybrid material containing plastic as a major component. (b) "Biodegradation", when used in connection with recycling, means the conversion of all constituents of a plastic or hybrid material containing plastic as a major component to carbon dioxide, inorganic salts, microbial cellular components and miscellaneous by-products characteristically formed from the breakdown of natural materials such as corn starch. (Source: P.A. 92-574, eff. 6-26-02.)

## Nearby sections

- [415 ILCS 5/1 Section 1](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S1.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3 Section 3](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.01 Section 3.01](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.01.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.102 Section 3.102](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.102.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.103 Section 3.103](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.103.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.105 Section 3.105](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.105.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.110 Section 3.110](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.110.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.120 Section 3.120](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.120.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.125 Section 3.125](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.125.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.130 Section 3.130](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.130.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.131 Section 3.131](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.131.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.140 Section 3.140](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.140.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.141 Section 3.141](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.141.md)
- [415 ILCS 5/3.142 Section 3.142](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IL_C415_A5_S3.142.md)

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