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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment
Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling
SOLID WASTE RECOVERY GENERALLY
- Section 459A.005 - "Opportunity to recycle" defined.
- Section 459A.007 - Opportunity to recycle program elements; local government fee.
- Section 459A.008 - Expanded education and promotion program.
- Section 459A.010 - Policy; statewide goals; recovery rates.
- Section 459A.012 - Alternative recovery rate calculation methods; rules.
- Section 459A.015 - Commission duties.
- Section 459A.020 - Statewide integrated solid waste management plan; review; revision.
- Section 459A.025 - Adoption of rules regarding waste disposal and recycling.
- Section 459A.027 - Legislative findings.
- Section 459A.029 - Provision of materials to local governments; commercial generator recovery rate goal.
- Section 459A.030 - Technical assistance to local governments.
- Section 459A.035 - Solid waste composition study.
- Section 459A.040 [1991 c.385 §93; repealed by 1997 c.552 §40]
- Section 459A.045 - Request for modification or variance.
- Section 459A.050 - Recycling reports.
- Section 459A.055 - Variance or request for extension to provide opportunity to recycle.
- Section 459A.060 [1991 c.385 §4; 1997 c.552 §15; repealed by 2001 c.513 §6]
- Section 459A.065 - Mandatory participation in recycling.
- Section 459A.070 - Limitation on amount charged person who source separates recyclable material.
- Section 459A.075 - Exemptions.
- Section 459A.080 - Prohibitions against removing or mixing recyclable material; rules.
- Section 459A.085 - City, county authority to issue collection service franchises; opportunity to recycle; rates.
- Section 459A.100 - Definitions for ORS 459A.100 to 459A.120.
- Section 459A.105 - Policy.
- Section 459A.110 - Additional fees for programs for reduction of waste and environmental risks; assessment.
- Section 459A.115 [1991 c.385 §13a; 1993 c.560 §88; repealed by 2015 c.662 §5]
- Section 459A.120 - Use of additional fees.
- Section 459A.125 - Maximum amount of additional fee; adjustments.
- Section 459A.130 - Rebate of additional fee to economically distressed counties.
- Section 459A.150 - Legislative findings; policy.
- Section 459A.153 - Definitions.
- Section 459A.156 - Requirement to participate in mattress stewardship program; program information; mattress stewardship assessment.
- Section 459A.159 - Mattress stewardship program plan; requirements.
- Section 459A.162 - Service requirements.
- Section 459A.165 - Approval of mattress stewardship program plan or amendment; revocation; additional reporting requirements.
- Section 459A.168 - Amendments to mattress stewardship program plan; notice of changes to plan.
- Section 459A.171 - Reapproval of mattress stewardship program plan.
- Section 459A.174 - Annual report; budget; additional reports; performance audit; fees.
- Section 459A.177 - Mattress stewardship program advisory committee.
- Section 459A.180 - Inspection by Department of Environmental Quality.
- Section 459A.183 - Mattress Stewardship Fund.
- Section 459A.186 - Application of antitrust laws.
- Section 459A.189 - Rules.
- Section 459A.200 - Definitions.
- Section 459A.203 - Requirement to participate in drug take-back program; rules; fines.
- Section 459A.204 - Period to begin participation in drug take-back program.
- Section 459A.206 - Organization of program operator.
- Section 459A.209 - Plan for drug take-back program; requirements; approval; updated plans.
- Section 459A.212 - Changes to program; preapproval; notification; rules.
- Section 459A.215 - Authorized collectors; rules.
- Section 459A.218 - Drop-off sites; rules.
- Section 459A.221 - Covered drug collection events.
- Section 459A.224 - Disposal of covered drugs.
- Section 459A.227 - Public awareness.
- Section 459A.230 - Annual report.
- Section 459A.233 - Costs of participation in drug take-back program.
- Section 459A.236 - Inspection and audit.
- Section 459A.239 - Enforcement; civil penalties.
- Section 459A.242 - Fees.
- Section 459A.245 - Secure Drug Take-Back Account.
- Section 459A.248 - Liability.
- Section 459A.251 - Application of antitrust laws.
- Section 459A.254 - Confidentiality.
- Section 459A.257 - Nonapplicability of Uniform Controlled Substances Act.
- Section 459A.260 - State preemption of local laws.
- Section 459A.263 - Interagency agreements.
- Section 459A.266 - Rules.
- Section 459A.300 - Legislative findings.
- Section 459A.305 - Definitions for ORS 459A.305 to 459A.355.
- Section 459A.310 - Applicability to manufacturers; applicability to reused or refurbished covered electronic devices; requirements for sale of covered electronic devices by manufacturers.
- Section 459A.315 - Registration by manufacturer.
- Section 459A.320 - Electronics producer responsibility program plan; requirements; annual report; rules.
- Section 459A.321 - Approval of electronics producer responsibility plan.
- Section 459A.322 [2011 c.548 §2; repealed by 2023 c.259 §15]
- Section 459A.323 - Coordinating body; manufacturer obligation.
- Section 459A.325 [2007 c.302 §7; repealed by 2023 c.259 §15]
- Section 459A.327 - Education and public awareness.
- Section 459A.330 - Prohibition against charging fee for collection, transportation or recycling of covered electronic devices; exception.
- Section 459A.332 - Submission of information to Department of Environmental Quality; confidentiality.
- Section 459A.334 - Fees; rules.
- Section 459A.335 - Requirements for sale of covered electronic devices by retailers; retailer’s duty to consumers regarding information about recycling covered electronic devices.
- Section 459A.340 - Duties of department.
- Section 459A.345 - Rules.
- Section 459A.350 - Disposition of fees.
- Section 459A.353 - Application of antitrust laws.
- Section 459A.355 - Covered Electronic Devices Account; interest; uses.
- Section 459A.360 - Evaluation by department of certain federal laws.
- Section 459A.365 - City and county regulation of collection of solid waste.
- Section 459A.475 - Legislative findings; policy.
- Section 459A.480 - State agency recycling program; requirements; training.
- Section 459A.485 - System and procedures for separation and collection of solid waste; rules; exemption.
- Section 459A.490 - Paper conservation.
- Section 459A.500 - Definitions for ORS 459A.500 to 459A.520.
- Section 459A.505 - Minimum recycled content for newsprint.
- Section 459A.510 - Report to consumer of amount of post-consumer waste in shipment.
- Section 459A.515 - Annual report to department; content.
- Section 459A.520 - Minimum recycled content for directories.
- Section 459A.550 - Report on use of new and recycled glass; minimum percentage of recycled glass required.
- Section 459A.552 - Recycling and recovery of used oil; goal.
- Section 459A.554 - Reduction, reuse and recovery of used oil.
- Section 459A.555 - Definitions for ORS 459A.552 to 459A.599.
- Section 459A.560 - Legislative findings.
- Section 459A.565 - Used oil to be collected and recycled.
- Section 459A.570 - Used oil information center; public education.
- Section 459A.575 - Oil recycling information to be posted; rules.
- Section 459A.580 - Prohibited disposal of used oil.
- Section 459A.585 - Enforcement powers of commission.
- Section 459A.590 - Use, management, disposal and resource recovery; rules.
- Section 459A.595 - Use for dust suppression or as herbicide.
- Section 459A.599 - Short title.
- Section 459A.600 - "Compost" defined.
- Section 459A.605 - Rules for purchase of compost and sewage sludge by state.
- Section 459A.610 [1991 c.385 §22; repealed by 1993 c.560 §107]
- Section 459A.615 - Programs to use compost and sewage sludge.
- Section 459A.620 - Use of compost or sewage sludge by state agencies given priority.
- Section 459A.630 - Motor vehicle mercury light switches.
- Section 459A.650 - Definitions for ORS 459A.650 to 459A.665.
- Section 459A.655 - Minimum reuse, recycled material or recycled content for rigid plastic containers.
- Section 459A.657 - Recycling rate; hearings on decreased rate.
- Section 459A.660 - Manufacturer records; certification by package manufacturer; exempt containers.
- Section 459A.665 - Opportunity to recycle rigid plastic containers.
- Section 459A.675 [1991 c.385 §86; 1993 c.560 §99; repealed by 2021 c.681 §58]
- Section 459A.680 [1991 c.385 §87; 1993 c.560 §100; repealed by 2021 c.681 §58]
- Section 459A.685 [1991 c.385 §88; repealed by 2021 c.681 §58]
- Section 459A.695 [Formerly 459.419; repealed by 2019 c.434 §7]
- Section 459A.700 - Definitions for ORS 459A.700 to 459A.754.
- Section 459A.702 - Applicability of ORS 459A.700 to 459A.754.
- Section 459A.705 - Refund value.
- Section 459A.710 - Practices required of dealers and distributors.
- Section 459A.711 - Space occupied by dealer described.
- Section 459A.712 - Liability of manufacturer, distributor and importer for failure to pay refund value of beverage containers.
- Section 459A.715 - Refusal of dealer or distributor to accept or pay refund in certain cases; notice.
- Section 459A.716 - Return with intent to defraud.
- Section 459A.717 - Civil penalties.
- Section 459A.718 - Distributor cooperatives; requirements; beverage container registry; compliance; report; rules.
- Section 459A.720 - Indication of refund value; exception; prohibition of certain metal containers and plastic container holders.
- Section 459A.725 - Certification of containers as reusable by more than one manufacturer; rules.
- Section 459A.730 - Decision upon certification applications; review and withdrawal of certifications.
- Section 459A.732 - Requirements for certain distributors; fees.
- Section 459A.733 - Fees for certain distributors; distributor cooperative fee.
- Section 459A.735 - Full-service redemption centers; application for approval; contents of approval order; notice; public comment.
- Section 459A.737 - Full-service redemption centers; registration; fees; rules.
- Section 459A.738 - Convenience zones for full-service redemption centers.
- Section 459A.739 [2015 c.724 §4; 2019 c.13 §51; renumbered 459A.742 in 2019]
- Section 459A.740 [Formerly 459.890; renumbered 459A.743 in 2019]
- Section 459A.741 - Dealer redemption centers.
- Section 459A.742 [Formerly 459A.739; 2021 c.351 §35; renumbered 459A.752 in 2025]
- Section 459A.743 [Formerly 459A.740; renumbered 459A.753 in 2025]
- Section 459A.744 [2019 c.366 §8; 2021 c.351 §36; renumbered 459A.754 in 2025]
- Section 459A.745 - Alternative access redemption centers; mobile or satellite redemption sites; rules.
- Section 459A.746 - Convenience zones for alternative access redemption centers and mobile or satellite redemption sites.
- Section 459A.748 - Low-impact convenience zones.
- Section 459A.750 [1991 c.385 §35; 1993 c.560 §101; renumbered 459A.765 in 2025]
- Section 459A.751 - Review of convenience zones.
- Section 459A.752 - Inspection authority.
- Section 459A.753 - Certification and withdrawal procedures.
- Section 459A.754 - Bottle Bill Fund.
- Section 459A.755 - Definitions.
- Section 459A.757 - Prohibition on provision of certain checkout bags; exceptions.
- Section 459A.759 - State preemption of certain local provisions.
- Section 459A.775 - "State agency" defined.
- Section 459A.780 - Prohibition against purchase or use of nonbiodegradable and nonrecyclable food packaging; exemptions.
- Section 459A.785 - Effective recycling program; standards for determining.
- Section 459A.820 - Findings.
- Section 459A.822 - Definitions for ORS 459A.820 to 459A.855.
- Section 459A.825 - Participation in architectural paint stewardship program.
- Section 459A.827 - Plan for architectural paint stewardship program; requirements; exemptions; assessment.
- Section 459A.830 - Collection system for post-consumer architectural paint; requirements; exemptions.
- Section 459A.832 - Approval or denial of new or updated plans for architectural paint stewardship programs.
- Section 459A.835 - Approval for amendment or update to plan for architectural paint stewardship program.
- Section 459A.837 - Notification regarding changes to architectural paint stewardship program.
- Section 459A.840 - Conduct authorized; supervision by Department of Environmental Quality; rules.
- Section 459A.842 - Reports by stewardship organizations.
- Section 459A.845 - Estimate by Department of Environmental Quality of total volume of post-consumer architectural paint collected.
- Section 459A.847 - Data disclosure.
- Section 459A.850 - Orders; actions.
- Section 459A.852 - Fees.
- Section 459A.855 - Product Stewardship Fund; sources; uses.
- Section 459A.860 - Legislative findings.
- Section 459A.863 - Definitions.
- Section 459A.866 - Determining producers of covered products.
- Section 459A.869 - Requirements for producers and producer responsibility organizations; rules.
- Section 459A.872 - Exemptions; rules.
- Section 459A.875 - Producer responsibility program plan.
- Section 459A.878 - Approval of producer responsibility program plan.
- Section 459A.881 - Producer responsibility program plan amendments.
- Section 459A.884 - Membership fees charged by producer responsibility organization.
- Section 459A.887 - Annual report; materials disposition report.
- Section 459A.890 - Compensation to local governments; needs assessment; rules.
- Section 459A.893 - Development of educational resources; promotional campaigns.
- Section 459A.896 - Other duties of producer responsibility organization.
- Section 459A.899 - Oregon Recycling System Advisory Council.
- Section 459A.902 - Duties of council.
- Section 459A.905 - Prohibition on delivery of commingled recyclables to certain facilities.
- Section 459A.908 - Roll carts.
- Section 459A.911 - Other duties of local governments.
- Section 459A.914 - Uniform statewide collection list; producer-collected materials; rules.
- Section 459A.917 - Specifically identified materials.
- Section 459A.920 - Contamination management fee; rules.
- Section 459A.923 - Processor commodity risk fee; rules.
- Section 459A.926 - Recycling rate of plastic.
- Section 459A.929 - Contamination reduction.
- Section 459A.932 - Equity study.
- Section 459A.935 - Multifamily housing needs assessment.
- Section 459A.938 - Fees.
- Section 459A.941 - Waste prevention and reuse; rules.
- Section 459A.944 - Life cycle evaluation; rules.
- Section 459A.947 - Producer Responsibility Fund.
- Section 459A.950 - Waste Prevention and Reuse Fund.
- Section 459A.955 - Permit required for commingled recycling processing facility; rules.
- Section 459A.956 - Certification program.
- Section 459A.959 - Contamination.
- Section 459A.962 - Enforcement and record keeping.
- Section 459A.965 - Prohibition on promoting acceptance of certain materials for composting; pilot programs.
- Section 459A.968 - Application of antitrust laws.
- Section 459A.975 - Rules.
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