Oregon · statute · Or. Rev. Stat. ch. 459A · 207 active provisions
(1) As used in ORS 459.015, 459.250 and 459A.005 to 459A.665, the “opportunity to recycle” means at least that the city, county or metropolitan service district responsible for solid waste management: (a)(A) Provides a place for collecting source separated recyclable material, including the materials on the uniform sta…
(1) As used in ORS 459.015, 459.250 and 459A.005 to 459A.665, the “opportunity to recycle” means at least that the city, county or metropolitan service district responsible for solid waste management: (a)(A) Provides a place for collecting source separated recyclable material, including the materials on the uniform sta…
(1) A person providing the opportunity to recycle shall fulfill the requirements of subsection (3) of this section using the following recycling program elements: (a) Provision of at least one durable recycling container to each residential service customer. (b) On-route collection at least once each week of source sep…
An expanded education and promotion program to satisfy the requirements of ORS 459A.007 must carry out the policy set forth in ORS 459.015, inform generators of solid waste of the manner and benefits of reducing, reusing, recycling and composting material, promote use of recycling services and reduce contamination in c…
(1) It is the policy of the State of Oregon that recovery of material is consistent with the priority of solid waste management set forth in ORS 459.015 (2). It is the goal of the State of Oregon that: (a) For the calendar year 2009 and subsequent years, there be no annual increase in total general solid waste; (b) For…
(1)(a) The Environmental Quality Commission shall develop and adopt by rule a method for calculating recovery rates based on the rate of energy savings achieved by recovering materials from the general solid waste stream. The calculation method must account for: (A) The energy savings achieved from material recovery, a…
The Environmental Quality Commission shall: (1) Amend the state solid waste management plan to conform to the requirements of ORS 459.005, 459.015, 459.035, 459.250, 459.992 (1) and (2), 459.995 and 459A.005 to 459A.665. (2) Review Department of Environmental Quality reports on compliance with and implementation of ORS…
(1) The Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt a statewide integrated solid waste management plan. The plan shall include, but need not be limited to, the following components of solid waste management: (a) Waste prevention; (b) Recycling; (c) Solid waste collection and processing; (d) Composting and energy recov…
(1) According to the requirements of ORS chapter 183, the Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt rules and guidelines necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 459.005, 459.015, 459.035, 459.250, 459.992 (1) and (2), 459.995 and 459A.005 to 459A.665, including but not limited to: (a) Acceptable alternative met…
The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Public and private recycling programs that collect source separated recyclable materials from residences and from commercial and institutional establishments on a schedule that is convenient to the generator, are effective and efficient methods of recovering recycla…
(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall work with local government units to provide educational and promotional materials that local government units may distribute to commercial generators of solid waste. The educational and promotional materials should be targeted to businesses and include reasons to recycl…
The Department of Environmental Quality shall provide technical assistance to cities, counties or metropolitan service districts in the development, revision, amendment and implementation of local solid waste reduction, reuse and recycling and waste prevention programs and solid waste management programs that comply wi…
The Department of Environmental Quality shall conduct a solid waste composition study to determine the quantities and sources of different materials disposed of in the waste stream at least once every three biennia for all areas of the state not covered by other solid waste composition studies. The study may include: (…
Any affected person may: (1) Request the Environmental Quality Commission to modify the recyclable material for which the commission determines the opportunity to recycle must be provided; or (2) Request a variance under ORS 459A.055.
(1) On behalf of each wasteshed and the cities within each wasteshed, each county shall submit to the Department of Environmental Quality: (a) A periodic report, as required by the department, but not more frequently than annually, that documents how the wasteshed and the cities within the wasteshed are implementing th…
(1)(a) Upon written application by an affected person, the Environmental Quality Commission may, to accommodate special conditions in the wasteshed or a portion thereof, grant a variance from specific requirements of the rules or guidelines adopted under ORS 459A.025. (b) The Environmental Quality Commission may grant…
(1) Upon findings made under subsection (3) of this section, the Environmental Quality Commission may require one or more classes of solid waste generators within all or part of a wasteshed to recycle identified recyclable material that has been source separated from other solid waste or otherwise make the material ava…
(1) A collection service or disposal site may charge a person who source separates recyclable material and makes it available for reuse or recycling less, but not more, for collection and disposal of solid waste and collection of recyclable material than the collection service charges a person who does not source separ…
Nothing in ORS 459.005, 459.015, 459.035, 459.250, 459.992, 459.995 and 459A.005 to 459A.665 applies to recyclable material which is: (1) Source separated by the generator; and (2) Purchased from or exchanged by the generator for fair market value for recycling or reuse.
A person may not: (1) Without the permission of the owner or generator of recyclable material, take recyclable material set out to be collected by a person authorized by a city or county to provide collection service for that recyclable material. (2) Remove any recyclable material from a container, box, collection vehi…
(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that providing for collection service including but not limited to the collection of recyclable material as part of the opportunity to recycle is a matter of statewide concern. (2) The exercise of the authority granted by this section is subject to ORS 221.735 and 459.085 (3). (3) It…
As used in ORS 459A.100 to 459A.120: (1) “Domestic solid waste” includes but is not limited to residential, commercial and institutional wastes generated within this state. (2) “Domestic solid waste” does not include: (a) Sewage sludge or septic tank and cesspool pumpings; (b) Building demolition or construction wastes…
The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Domestic solid waste disposal capacity is a matter of statewide concern; (2) The disposal in Oregon of domestic solid waste generated both outside and within Oregon will reduce the total capacity available for disposal of domestic solid waste generated in this state…
(1) In addition to the permit fees provided in ORS 459.235, the Environmental Quality Commission shall establish a schedule of fees for all: (a) Disposal sites that receive domestic solid waste, building demolition or construction waste, land clearing debris, waste tires or solid waste generated outside the state, for…
(1) The fees established by the Environmental Quality Commission under ORS 459A.110 shall be deposited in the General Fund and credited to an account of the Department of Environmental Quality. Such moneys are continuously appropriated to the department to fund the update and implementation of the statewide integrated…