Illinois legislation · 104th General Assembly
Illinois HJR69: RECYCLING MASCOT-LOOP THE CART
Status: Introduced, October 26, 2026
Declares Loop the Cart the official recycling mascot for the State of Illinois and commends the great work that has been done by the Chicago Metro Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) collaboration and the reach of the Feed The Cart campaign over the past two years in recognition of Loop's first birthday on October 20, 2026. Recognizes Loop as a unifying and positive ambassador of recycling messaging, affirming and amplifying the State's commitment to achieving its waste diversion goals.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, October 26, 2026:
HJ0069LRB104 23553 LAW 40034 r HJ0069 LRB104 23553 LAW 40034 r HJ0069 LRB104 23553 LAW 40034 r HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION WHEREAS, The Chicago Metro Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) campaign was funded by a $2 million grant from the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and had a formal kick-off on November 13, 2024, in which the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus partnered with the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County (SWANCC), the Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO), and DuPage, Kane, McHenry, and Will counties to increase the collection of recyclable materials and decrease contamination of the recycling stream in the region; and WHEREAS, REO partners used campaign funds to hire Gud Marketing, Inc. and collaborated to create "Loop", a cartoon-like recycling cart mascot with an appetite for residents' recyclables, to build public confidence in recycling and simplify recycling information; and WHEREAS, Loop the Cart was introduced when REO partners announced the grant's formal outreach campaign, Feed The Cart, on October 20, 2025, and in the process, became the largest recycling education and improvement campaign in State history; and WHEREAS, Since his inception, Loop's social media campaign HJ0069- 2 -LRB104 23553 LAW 40034 r HJ0069 - 2 - LRB104 23553 LAW 40034 r HJ0069 - 2 - LRB104 23553 LAW 40034 r has engaged Chicagoland residents by promoting the …
Sponsors
- Joyce Mason (D, 61) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason
Common questions
- What is HJR69?
- HJR69 is a bill in the Illinois Legislature (104th General Assembly): RECYCLING MASCOT-LOOP THE CART.
- What does HJR69 do?
- Declares Loop the Cart the official recycling mascot for the State of Illinois and commends the great work that has been done by the Chicago Metro Recycling Education and Outreach (REO) collaboration and the reach of the Feed The Cart campaign over the past two years in recognition of Loop's first birthday on October 20, 2026. Recognizes Loop as a unifying and positive ambassador of recycling messaging, affirming and amplifying the State's commitment to achieving its waste diversion goals.
- What is the status of HJR69?
- Introduced as of October 26, 2026. Latest action: Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Joyce Mason (October 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored HJR69?
- Joyce Mason (D, 61).
- Where is the official record for HJR69?
- On the Illinois Legislature website: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/BillStatus?DocNum=69&GAID=18&DocTypeID=HJR&SessionID=114
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