An audit by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General found that the city’s Department of Public Health doesn’t fully enforce a recycling ordinance related to construction and demolition debris.
The audit found that the department doesn’t “ensure that contractors comply with C&D debris recycling requirements” and “cannot determine the extent of contractors’ compliance or identify contractors who do not follow the requirements.”The department is also required by city code to use a construction and demolition debris management fund in order to regulate and enforce proper recycling, which the city has failed to meet, according to the audit.
Among the eight recommendations for the department to improve the management of debris recycling were putting in place procedures ensuring that contractors submit documentation of their compliance with city code for review and creating training opportunities for contractors to learn about city requirements.
In response to the audit, the Department of Public Health announced plans to work with the Department of Buildings and Department of Assets, Information and Services to identify and enforce projects that are subject to city recycling requirements, which the department had not done since late 2018, according to the audit.
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