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OR Rev Stat § 459A.620 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.620 - Use of compost or sewage sludge by state agencies given priority.

Any state agency that prepares a request for bid for soil amendments, ground cover materials, mulching materials or other similar products shall first determine that compost or sewage sludge is not available in adequate quantities, cannot practically be used for the intended applications, would jeopardize the intended project results or would be used in combination with a fertilizer or other similar product. [1991 c.385 §25; 2005 c.22 §338]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.630 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.630 - Motor vehicle mercury light switches.

The Department of Environmental Quality shall coordinate with and encourage entities such as associations representing motor vehicle repair shops to offer to the public the replacement and recycling of motor vehicle mercury light switches. The department shall make available to the public information concerning services to replace and recycle motor vehicle mercury light switches. [2001 c.924 §10] Note: 459A.630 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 459A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
OR Rev Stat § 459A.650 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.650 - Definitions for ORS 459A.650 to 459A.665.

As used in ORS 459A.650 to 459A.665: (1) "Package" means any container used to protect, store, contain, transport, display or sell products. (2) "Package manufacturer" means the producer or generator of a rigid plastic container for a packaged product that is sold or offered for sale in Oregon. (3) "Product-associated package" means a brand-specific rigid plastic container line, which may have one or more sizes, shapes or designs and which is used in conjunction with a particular, generic product line. (4) "Product manufacturer" means the producer or generator of a packaged product that is sold or offered for sale in Oregon in a rigid plastic container. (5) "Recycled content" means the portion of a package’s weight that is composed of recycled material, as determined by a material balance approach that calculates total recycled material input as a percentage of total material input in the manufacture of the package. (6) "Recycled material" means a material that would otherwise be destined for solid waste disposal, having completed its intended end use or product life cycle. Recycled material does not include materials and by-products generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing and fabrication process. (7) "Rigid plastic container" means any package composed predominantly of plastic resin which has a relatively inflexible finite shape or form with a minimum capacity of eight ounces and a maximum capacity of five gallons, and that is capable of maintaining its shape while holding other products. [1991 c.385 §34a; 1993 c.560 §96; 1993 c.568 §1]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.655 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.655 - Minimum reuse, recycled material or recycled content for rigid plastic containers.

(1) Except as provided in ORS 459A.660 (5), any rigid plastic container sold, offered for sale or used in association with the sale or offer for sale of products in Oregon shall: (a) Contain 25 percent recycled content by January 1, 1995; (b) Be made of plastic that is being recycled in Oregon at a rate of 25 percent by January 1, 1995; or (c) Be a package that is used five or more times for the same or substantially similar use. (2) A rigid plastic container shall meet the requirements in subsection (1)(b) of this section if the container meets one of the following criteria: (a) It is a rigid plastic container and rigid plastic containers, in the aggregate, are being recycled in the state at a rate of 25 percent by January 1, 1995; (b) It is a specified type of rigid plastic container and that type of rigid plastic container, in the aggregate, is being recycled in the state at a rate of 25 percent by January 1, 1995; or (c) It is a particular product-associated package and that type of package, in the aggregate, is being recycled in the state at a rate of 25 percent by January 1, 1995. [1991 c.385 §34b; 1993 c.560 §97; 1993 c.568 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.657 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.657 - Recycling rate; hearings on decreased rate.

(1) The Department of Environmental Quality shall determine a recycling rate under ORS 459A.655 for rigid plastic containers in the aggregate on or before December 31, 1995, and thereafter, in accordance with the standards and procedures used to calculate such rate for calendar year 1996, as determined necessary by the department. If for any year thereafter, the department determines that the aggregate rate is less than 25 percent, the department also shall determine whether the recycling rate for compliance for rigid plastic containers made from the major resin types is 25 percent or more. (2) If the recycling rate for rigid plastic containers in the aggregate determined by the department for compliance purposes is less than 25 percent for 1996 or any subsequent year, the department shall present relevant information regarding the decrease in the rate to the appropriate legislative committees or interim committees. The legislative committees shall hold hearings to determine the factors that caused the rate to decrease, including a review of the status of collection programs in the state and the capacity available to process rigid plastic containers collected and reclaim the resin from the collected containers. [1995 c.584 §2; 1997 c.552 §16]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.665 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.665 - Opportunity to recycle rigid plastic containers.

A local government shall provide the opportunity to recycle rigid plastic containers in metropolitan and urban wastesheds when there is a stable market price for those containers that equals or exceeds 75 percent of the necessary and reasonable collection costs for those containers. [1991 c.385 §§34d,50]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.700 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.700 - Definitions for ORS 459A.700 to 459A.744.

As used in ORS 459.992 (3) and (4) and 459A.700 to 459A.744, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Beverage" means a fluid described in ORS 459A.702. (2) "Beverage container" means a container described in ORS 459A.702. (3) "Commission" means the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. (4) "Consumer" means every person who purchases a beverage in a beverage container for use or consumption. (5) "Dealer" means every person in this state who engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to a consumer, or means a full-service redemption center approved under ORS 459A.735. (6) "Dealer redemption center" means a location that meets the requirements of ORS 459A.741, at which any person may return empty beverage containers and receive payment of the refund value of the beverage containers. (7) "Distributor" means every person who engages in the sale of beverages in beverage containers to a dealer in this state including any manufacturer who engages in such sales. (8) "Full-service redemption center" means a location that meets the requirements of ORS 459A.737, at which any person may return empty beverage containers and receive payment of the refund value of the beverage containers. (9) "Hard seltzer" means any sugar-based alcoholic beverage that contains carbonated water or any malt-based alcoholic beverage that contains carbonated water and is not a malt beverage, as defined in ORS 471.001. (10) "Importer" means any dealer or manufacturer who directly imports beverage containers into this state. (11) "In this state" means within the exterior limits of the State of Oregon and includes all territory within these limits owned by or ceded to the United States of America. (12) "Kombucha" means a fermented beverage that is made from tea and contains not more than 21 percent of alcohol by volume. (13) "Manufacturer" means every person bottling, canning or otherwise filling beverage containers for sale to distributors, importers or dealers. (14) "Place of business of a dealer" means the location at which a dealer sells or offers for sale beverages in beverage containers to consumers. (15) "Redemption center" means a full-service redemption center or a dealer redemption center. (16) "Use or consumption" includes the exercise of any right or power over a beverage incident to the ownership thereof, other than the sale or the keeping or retention of a beverage for the purposes of sale. (17) "Water and flavored water" means any beverage identified through the use of letters, words or symbols on its product label as a type of water. (18) "Wine" has the meaning given that term in ORS 471.001, except that "wine" does not mean hard seltzer or kombucha. [Formerly 459.810; 2007 c.303 §1; 2011 c.277 §1; 2019 c.279 §1; 2019 c.366 §1; 2021 c.351 §23]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.702 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.702 - Applicability of ORS 459A.700 to 459A.744.

ORS 459A.700 to 459A.744 apply to: (1) Any individual, separate, sealed glass, metal or plastic bottle or can, except for a carton, foil pouch, drink box or metal container that requires a tool to be opened, that contains any one of the following beverages, intended for human consumption and in a quantity less than or equal to three liters: (a) Water or flavored water; (b) Beer or another malt beverage; (c) Mineral water, soda water or a similar carbonated soft drink; (d) Kombucha; or (e) Hard seltzer. (2) Any beverage other than those specified in subsection (1) of this section that is intended for human consumption and is in a quantity more than or equal to four fluid ounces and less than or equal to one and one-half liters, except distilled liquor, wine, dairy or plant-based milks, infant formula and any other exemptions set forth in rule by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. [2011 c.277 §2; 2019 c.366 §2; 2021 c.351 §24]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.705 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.705 - Refund value.

(1) Except as provided in subsections (2) and (3) of this section, every beverage container sold or offered for sale in this state shall have a refund value of not less than five cents. (2)(a) Every beverage container sold or offered for sale in this state shall have a refund value of not less than 10 cents, beginning on the later of: (A) Eight months after the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission determines that, in each of the two previous calendar years, the number of beverage containers returned for the refund value specified in this section was less than 80 percent of the total number of beverage containers that were sold in this state; or (B) January 1 of the calendar year following the determination by the commission described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph. (b) In making a determination under this subsection, the commission may not include the beverages described in ORS 459A.702 (2) before January 1, 2021. (3) Every beverage container certified as provided in ORS 459A.725, sold or offered for sale in this state, shall have a refund value of not less than two cents. [Formerly 459.820; 2011 c.277 §3; 2019 c.366 §3; 2021 c.351 §25]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.710 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.710 - Practices required of dealers and distributors.

Except as provided in ORS 459A.715: (1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, a dealer may not refuse to accept from any person any empty beverage containers that contained the kind of beverage sold by the dealer, or refuse to pay to that person the refund value of a beverage container as established by ORS 459A.705. (b) A dealer that occupies a space of less than 5,000 square feet in a single area may refuse to accept from any person any empty beverage containers of the kind, size and brand that the dealer does not sell. (2) A distributor or importer may not refuse to accept from a dealer any empty beverage containers of the kind, size and brand sold by the distributor or importer, or refuse to pay the dealer the refund value of a beverage container as established by ORS 459A.705. (3) The manufacturer, distributor or importer of any beverage sold in this state shall ensure that all dealers or redemption centers in this state that redeem beverage containers are paid the refund value for those beverage containers and that those beverage containers are collected from the dealer or redemption center in a timely manner. [Formerly 459.830; 2007 c.303 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.711 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.711 - Space occupied by dealer described.

For purposes of ORS 459A.710 and 459A.715, the space that a dealer occupies equals the retail space if: (1) The retail space is less than 5,000 square feet; (2) The retail space occupies less than 50 percent of the leased or owned space where retail operations are located; and (3) The nonretail space is used in whole or in part for the manufacturing of beverages. [2019 c.373 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.712 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.712 - Liability of manufacturer, distributor and importer for failure to pay refund value of beverage containers.

Any manufacturer, distributor or importer that fails to pay to a dealer or redemption center the refund value of beverage containers and to collect beverage containers as required by ORS 459A.710 (3) is liable to the dealer or redemption center for treble the unpaid refund value and treble the collection costs incurred by the dealer or redemption center for any beverage containers that were not collected as required. [2007 c.303 §7]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.716 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.716 - Return with intent to defraud.

A person may not, with the intent to defraud, return for the refund value specified in ORS 459A.705 during one day 50 or more individual beverage containers that the person knows were not sold in this state. [2019 c.297 §2]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.717 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.717 - Civil penalties.

(1) The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may impose a civil penalty of at least $50, but not more than $500, for a violation of any provision of ORS 459A.700 to 459A.744. Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation. The authority to impose a civil penalty under this section is in addition to and not in lieu of the revocation and suspension authority under ORS 459.992 (5) and the criminal penalty authorized by ORS 459.992. (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a dealer violates a provision of ORS 459A.738, or if a distributor or importer violates a provision of ORS 459A.718, the commission shall provide the dealer, distributor or importer with written notice informing the dealer, distributor or importer of the violation and stating that the dealer, distributor or importer may avoid civil penalty for the violation by curing the violation within 60 days after issuance of the notice. If the dealer, distributor or importer fails to cure the violation within 60 days after issuance of the notice, the commission shall impose a civil penalty of at least $200 for the violation. Each day after the 60-day period that the dealer continues to violate a provision of ORS 459A.738, or that the distributor or importer continues to violate a provision of ORS 459A.718, is a separate offense subject to a separate civil penalty. The commission is not required to provide the dealer, distributor or importer with an opportunity to cure a continuing violation before imposing a civil penalty for the continuing violation. (3) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. (4) All penalties recovered under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the General Fund and are available for general governmental expenses. [2013 c.157 §2; 2015 c.724 §5; 2019 c.366 §5; 2021 c.351 §27]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.720 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.720 - Indication of refund value; exception; prohibition of certain metal containers and plastic container holders.

(1) Every beverage container sold or offered for sale in this state by a dealer shall clearly indicate by embossing or by a stamp, or by a label or other method securely affixed to the beverage container, the refund value of the container. (2) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to glass beverage containers designed for beverages having a brand name permanently marked thereon which, on October 1, 1972, had a refund value of not less than five cents. (3) No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail in this state any metal beverage container so designed and constructed that a part of the container is detachable in opening the container without the aid of a can opener. (4) On or after March 1, 1979, no person shall sell or offer for sale at retail in this state, in addition to beverages as defined in ORS 459A.700 (1), any beverage in liquid form intended for human consumption in any beverage container so designed and constructed that a metal part of the container is detachable in opening the container through use of a metal ring or tab without the aid of a can opener. However, nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the sale of a container the only detachable part of which is a piece of pressure sensitive tape. (5) No person shall sell or offer for sale at retail in this state metal beverage containers connected to each other by a separate holding device constructed of plastic rings or other material which will not decompose by photobiodegradation, chemical degradation, or biodegradation within 120 days of disposal. [Formerly 459.850]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.725 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.725 - Certification of containers as reusable by more than one manufacturer; rules.

(1) To promote the use in this state of reusable beverage containers of uniform design, and to facilitate the return of containers to manufacturers for reuse as a beverage container, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission may certify beverage containers which satisfy the requirements of this section. (2) A beverage container may be certified if: (a) It is reusable as a beverage container by more than one manufacturer in the ordinary course of business; and (b) More than one manufacturer will in the ordinary course of business accept the beverage container for reuse as a beverage container and pay the refund value of the container. (3) The commission may by rule establish appropriate liquid capacities and shapes for beverage containers to be certified or decertified in accordance with the purposes set forth in subsection (1) of this section. (4) A beverage container shall not be certified under this section if by reason of its shape or design, or by reason of words or symbols permanently inscribed thereon, whether by engraving, embossing, painting or other permanent method, it is reusable as a beverage container in the ordinary course of business only by a manufacturer of a beverage sold under a specific brand name. [Formerly 459.860; 2021 c.351 §29]
OR Rev Stat § 459A.730 (2021)
2021 Oregon Revised Statutes|Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment|Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling|Section 459A.730 - Decision upon certification applications; review and withdrawal of certifications.

(1) Unless an application for certification under ORS 459A.725 is denied by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission within 60 days after the filing of the application, the beverage container shall be deemed certified. (2) The commission may review at any time certification of a beverage container. If after such review, with written notice and hearing afforded to the person who filed the application for certification under ORS 459A.725, the commission determines the container is no longer qualified for certification, it shall withdraw certification. (3) Withdrawal of certification shall be effective not less than 30 days after written notice to the person who filed the application for certification under ORS 459A.725 and to the manufacturers referred to in ORS 459A.725 (2). [Formerly 459.870; 2021 c.351 §30]