On June 21, 2013, Groot Industries, Inc. submitted its siting application for a proposed garbage transfer station in Round Lake Park. he siting application is provided below and contains information addressing the nine siting criteria pursuant to Illinois law (415 ILCS 5/39.2).
Prior to filing the siting application with the Village of Round Lake Park, Groot was required by the 2009 Solid Waste Management Plan Update for Lake County, IL to conduct a Life Cycle Assessment of its proposed garbage transfer station to determine the life cycle environmental impact of its proposed facility.