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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.515 - Annual report to department; content.

No later than February 28 each year, each consumer of newsprint shall report to the Department of Environmental Quality the following information for the previous calendar year:
(1) The amount of newsprint used in short tons;
(2) The amount of recycled-content newsprint used in short tons; and
(3) The aggregate recycled content of the newsprint used as a percent. [1991 c.385 §29; 1993 c.560 §91; 2003 c.14 §292]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.520 - Minimum recycled content for directories.

(1) Every directory publisher shall ensure that directories distributed in Oregon:
(a) Have a minimum recycled content of at least 25 percent by weight, with no less than 15 percent of the total weight consisting of post-consumer waste, if:
(A) The recycled-content paper is available on the market; and
(B) The recycled-content paper is of the same quality as paper made from virgin material;
(b) Use bindings that do not impede recycling; and
(c) Use inks that do not impede recycling.
(2) For each local jurisdiction where directories are distributed, directory publishers will cooperate with local government agencies to ensure that recycling opportunities exist for directories at the time the directories are distributed provided markets exist for the directories.
(3) The Department of Environmental Quality shall develop a report format and survey directory publishers in Oregon on an annual basis to determine whether the publishers are meeting the requirements under subsections (1) and (2) of this section.
(4) As used in this section, "directory" means a telephone directory that weighs one pound or more for a local jurisdiction in Oregon distributed in this state. [1991 c.385 §33; 2005 c.22 §336]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.552 - Recycling and recovery of used oil; goal.

It is the goal of the State of Oregon that the amount of recycling and recovery of used oil from households in Oregon shall be at least 70 percent. [1993 c.527 §2; 2005 c.22 §337]
Note:
459A.552 to 459A.599 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were 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.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.554 - Reduction, reuse and recovery of used oil.

After consideration of technical and economic feasibility, the Department of Environmental Quality and all persons in Oregon shall encourage the management of used oil in Oregon as follows:
(1) First, to reduce the amount of used oil generated;
(2) Second, to reuse oil by rerefining the oil; and
(3) Third, to recover energy from the used oil and use the oil for other secondary uses. [1993 c.527 §3]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.555 - Definitions for ORS 459A.552 to 459A.599.

As used in ORS 459A.552 to 459A.599 unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Commission" means the Environmental Quality Commission.
(2) "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality.
(3) "Recycle" means to prepare used oil for reuse as a petroleum product by refining, rerefining, reclaiming, reprocessing or other means or to use used oil in a manner that substitutes for a petroleum product made from new oil, provided that the preparation or use is operationally safe, environmentally sound and complies with all laws and regulations.
(4) "Person" means any individual, private or public corporation, partnership, cooperative association, estate, municipality, political or jurisdictional subdivision or governmental agency or instrumentality.
(5) "Used oil" means a petroleum-based oil which through use, storage or handling has become unsuitable for its original purpose due to the presence of impurities or loss of original properties. [Formerly 468.850]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.560 - Legislative findings.

The Legislative Assembly finds that:
(1) Millions of gallons of used oil are generated each year in the state;
(2) Used oil is a valuable petroleum resource which can be recycled; and
(3) In spite of this potential for recycling, significant quantities of used oil are wastefully disposed of or improperly used by means which pollute the waters, land and air and endanger the public health and welfare. [Formerly 468.853]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.565 - Used oil to be collected and recycled.

The Legislative Assembly declares that used oil shall be collected and recycled to the maximum extent possible, by means which are economically feasible and environmentally sound, in order to conserve irreplaceable petroleum resources, preserve and enhance the quality of natural and human environments, and protect public health and welfare. [Formerly 468.856]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.570 - Used oil information center; public education.

The Department of Environmental Quality shall conduct a public education program to inform the public of the needs for and benefits of collecting and recycling used oil in order to conserve resources and preserve the environment. As part of this program, the department shall:
(1) Establish, maintain and publicize a used oil information center that will explain local, state and federal laws and regulations governing used oil and will inform holders of quantities of used oil on how and where used oil may be properly disposed of; and
(2) Encourage the establishment of voluntary used oil collection and recycling programs and provide technical assistance to persons organizing such programs. [Formerly 468.859]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.575 - Oil recycling information to be posted; rules.

The Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt rules, in accordance with the provisions of ORS 468.020, requiring sellers of more than 500 gallons of lubrication or other oil annually, in containers for use off the premises, to post and maintain at or near the point of sale durable and legible signs, unless otherwise prohibited by law, informing the public of the importance of proper collection and disposal of used oil, and how and where used oil may be properly disposed of, including locations and hours of operation of conveniently located collection facilities. [Formerly 468.862]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.580 - Prohibited disposal of used oil.

Unless permitted pursuant to ORS 468B.050, no person shall dispose of used oil by discharge into sewers, drainage systems or the waters of this state as defined by ORS 468B.005, or by incineration other than for energy generating purposes. [Formerly 468.865; 2003 c.469 §3]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.585 - Enforcement powers of commission.

The Environmental Quality Commission shall have the power to enforce compliance with or restrain violation of ORS 459A.580 or any rule adopted under ORS 459A.575 in the same manner provided for enforcement proceedings under ORS chapters 468, 468A and 468B. [Formerly 468.868]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.590 - Use, management, disposal and resource recovery; rules.

The Environmental Quality Commission shall adopt rules and issue orders relating to the use, management, disposal of and resource recovery from used oil. The rules shall include but need not be limited to performance standards and other requirements necessary to protect the public health, safety and environment, and a provision prohibiting the use of untested used oil for dust suppression. The commission shall insure that the rules do not discourage the recovery or recycling of used oil in a manner that is consistent with the protection of human health, safety and the environment. [Formerly 468.869]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.595 - Use for dust suppression or as herbicide.

Except to the extent that a use of used oil is prohibited or regulated by federal law, the rules adopted under ORS 459A.590 shall not prohibit or regulate the use of used oil for dust suppression or as an herbicide if the used oil is generated by a business or industry and does not contain polychlorinated biphenyls, or contain or show a characteristic of hazardous waste as defined in ORS 466.005 or is generated by a household and is:
(1) Used on property owned by the generator; or
(2) Generated and used on property leased by the generator or used on property immediately adjacent to property owned or leased by the generator with the written approval of the property owner on whose property the oil is to be applied. [Formerly 468.870]
Note:
See note under 459A.552.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.600 - "Compost" defined.

As used in ORS 459A.605 to 459A.620, "compost" means the product resulting from the controlled biological decomposition of organic wastes that are source separated from the municipal solid waste stream. [1991 c.385 §19]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.605 - Rules for purchase of compost and sewage sludge by state.

In consultation with the Department of Environmental Quality and affected state and local agencies, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall adopt rules for the purchase by the State of Oregon of compost and sewage sludge. The rules shall designate the state minimum purchasing standards. The rules shall encourage the use of compost and sludge without jeopardizing the safety and health of the citizens of the state or the environment. [1991 c.385 §21]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.615 - Programs to use compost and sewage sludge.

The State Forestry Department, the State Parks and Recreation Department, the Department of Transportation and the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall initiate programs that use compost or sewage sludge in place of, or to supplement, soil amendments, ground cover materials, mulching materials or other similar products for which compost can be used as an effective substitute. [1991 c.385 §23; 1993 c.560 §93]
2023 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]
2023 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.
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
Note:
The amendments to 459A.702 by section 8, chapter 80, Oregon Laws 2022, become operative July 1, 2025. See section 10, chapter 80, Oregon Laws 2022. The text that is operative on and after July 1, 2025, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
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) Wine in a can.
(3) Any beverage other than those specified in subsections (1) and (2) 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 in a container other than a can, dairy or plant-based milks, infant formula and any other exemptions set forth in rule by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission.
2023 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]
Note:
The amendments to 459A.705 by section 9, chapter 80, Oregon Laws 2022, become operative July 1, 2025. See section 10, chapter 80, Oregon Laws 2022. The text that is operative on and after July 1, 2025, is set forth for the user’s convenience.
(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 (3) 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.
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.715 - Refusal of dealer or distributor to accept or pay refund in certain cases; notice.

(1) A dealer may refuse to accept from any person, and a distributor or importer may refuse to accept from a dealer, any empty beverage container that does not state thereon a refund value as established by ORS 459A.705.
(2) A dealer may refuse to accept and to pay the refund value of:
(a) Empty beverage containers if the place of business of the dealer and the kind of empty beverage containers are included in an order of the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission approving a full-service redemption center under ORS 459A.735.
(b) Any beverage container visibly containing or contaminated by a substance other than water, residue of the original contents or ordinary dust.
(c)(A) More than 144 individual beverage containers returned by any one person during one day, if the dealer occupies a space of 5,000 or more square feet in a single area.
(B) More than 50 individual beverage containers returned by any one person during one day, if the dealer occupies a space of less than 5,000 square feet in a single area.
(d) Any beverage container that is damaged to the extent that the brand appearing on the container cannot be identified.
(3) The commission shall develop and provide to dealers notices that describe the reasons a dealer may refuse to accept and to pay the refund value for empty beverage containers under subsection (2) of this section. The notices may contain additional information as determined by the commission.
(4) A dealer must post in each area where beverage containers are received a notice provided to the dealer under subsection (3) of this section. [Formerly 459.840; 1993 c.356 §1; 2003 c.761 §1; 2007 c.303 §§3,4; 2019 c.279 §5; 2021 c.351 §26; 2022 c.80 §5]
2023 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]
2023 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]
Note:
Section 11, chapter 80, Oregon Laws 2022, provides:
Sec. 11.
On and after the operative date specified in section 10 of this 2022 Act [July 1, 2025] and until October 1, 2026:
(1) The refund value paid for a can that contains wine as described in ORS 459A.702 shall be not less than 10 cents, regardless of the refund value, or lack of a refund value, indicated on the beverage container.
(2) A can that contains wine may be sold or offered for sale in this state regardless of the refund value, or lack of a refund value, indicated on the beverage container, notwithstanding ORS 459A.720 (1). [2022 c.80 §11]
2023 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]
2023 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.732 - Requirements for certain distributors; fees.

(1) The requirements of subsections (2) and (3) of this section apply to a distributor if:
(a) The distributor does not participate in a distributor cooperative; and
(b) The distributor sold more than 500,000 beverages in beverage containers in this state in the previous calendar year.
(2) A distributor described in subsection (1) of this section shall establish a program to provide redemption services in the distributor’s distribution area that are comparable to services provided by a distributor cooperative in this state. Redemption services may include, but need not be limited to:
(a) Operation of full-service redemption centers;
(b) Drop-off service for beverage containers;
(c) Retail pick-up service; and
(d) Any other services required by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission by rule.
(3)(a) A distributor described in subsection (1) of this section shall pay annually to the commission a fee in an amount equal to $3,000 multiplied by the number of full-service redemption centers operated in this state, regardless of the person that operates the full-service redemption center.
(b) If the distributor operates a full-service redemption center, the distributor may satisfy its obligation to pay the annual registration fee described in ORS 459A.737 by paying the fee described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(4) Fees collected by the commission under this section shall be deposited in the Bottle Bill Fund established under ORS 459A.744. [2022 c.80 §2]
Note:
459A.732 and 459A.733 were added to and made a part of 459A.700 to 459A.744 by legislative action but were not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.733 - Fees for certain distributors; distributor cooperative fee.

(1) A distributor described in subsection (2) of this section that does not participate in a distributor cooperative shall pay to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission the fee described in subsection (2) of this section for each calendar year, or part thereof, that the distributor sells beverages in beverage containers in this state. A distributor shall pay the fee no later than January 1 of the year following the year for which the fee applies.
(2) The fee required under subsection (1) of this section is:
(a) $25,000, for a distributor that sells at least 15,000 but not more than 500,000 beverages in beverage containers in this state during the calendar year.
(b) $5,000, for a distributor that sells fewer than 15,000 beverages in beverage containers in this state during the calendar year.
(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2) of this section, a distributor is not required to pay the fee described in subsection (2) of this section if, before December 31 of the year for which the fee applies, the distributor becomes a participant in a distributor cooperative.
(4) A distributor cooperative shall pay to the commission a fee in an amount equal to $3,000 multiplied by the number of full-service redemption centers operated in this state by any person other than the distributor cooperative.
(5) Fees collected by the commission under this section shall be deposited in the Bottle Bill Fund established under ORS 459A.744. [2022 c.80 §3]
Note:
See note under 459A.732.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.737 - Full-service redemption centers; registration; fees; rules.

(1) Pursuant to the provisions of ORS 459A.735, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission:
(a) Shall approve one full-service redemption center in a city having a population of less than 300,000, operated by a distributor cooperative serving a majority of the dealers in this state; and
(b) May approve one or more additional full-service redemption centers.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 459A.700 to 459A.744, a full-service redemption center:
(a) May not refuse to accept and to pay the refund value of up to 350 individual empty beverage containers, as established by ORS 459A.705, returned by any one person during one day;
(b) Must provide hand counting of up to 50 individual empty beverage containers returned by any one person during one day for the refund value established by ORS 459A.705;
(c) May provide drop off service for at least 125 individual empty beverage containers returned by any one person during one day for the refund value established by ORS 459A.705, and may provide an accounting mechanism by which the person may redeem the refund value of the beverage containers at a later date; and
(d) May provide other services as determined necessary by the person responsible for the operation of the full-service redemption center.
(3)(a) By July 1 of each calendar year, a person responsible for the operation of one or more full-service redemption centers shall register with the commission, for a period to cover the upcoming year, on a form provided by the commission. The registration shall include:
(A) A list of each full-service redemption center that the person is responsible for operating during the upcoming year and the address of each full-service redemption center; and
(B) Any other information required by the commission to process the registration.
(b)(A) Each person responsible for the operation of one or more full-service redemption centers shall pay an annual registration fee to the commission. The fee shall be paid at the time of registration under paragraph (a) of this subsection. The registration fee shall be $3,000 for each full-service redemption center that the person is responsible for operating.
(B) The registration fee established by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph does not apply to the operation of a dealer redemption center.
(c) Fees collected by the commission under this subsection shall be deposited in the Bottle Bill Fund established under ORS 459A.744.
(4) The commission may adopt all rules necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this section and ORS 459A.738 and 459A.741. [2011 c.277 §5; 2013 c.106 §2; 2015 c.724 §2; 2019 c.279 §7; 2019 c.366 §§6,6a; 2021 c.351 §32]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.741 - Dealer redemption centers.

(1) Any person may establish a dealer redemption center to serve one or more dealers doing business in an area that is not part of a convenience zone specified by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission under ORS 459A.738.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 459A.700 to 459A.744, a dealer redemption center must:
(a) Provide secure drop off service at no charge for empty beverage containers to be returned by any person for the refund value established by ORS 459A.705 in a bag or other bulk return container sold for that purpose;
(b) Provide an accounting mechanism by which a person may redeem the refund value of beverage containers returned in bulk either immediately in cash from a dealer participating in the dealer redemption center or no later than one week after the beverage containers are dropped off;
(c) Be serviced by a distributor cooperative for purposes of transporting and processing redeemed beverage containers;
(d) Be available for persons to return beverage containers to the dealer redemption center during any time that a participating dealer is open between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.; and
(e) Be of a sufficient capacity to provide convenient service to the public as the commission may determine.
(3) A dealer redemption center may provide services other than those specified in subsection (2) of this section as determined necessary by the person responsible for operation of the dealer redemption center.
(4) A distributor cooperative that services dealer redemption centers shall:
(a) Provide notice to the commission no later than 14 days after the date that a dealer redemption center:
(A) Begins providing drop off service to persons for the return of empty beverage containers; or
(B) Ceases operations; and
(b) Annually provide to the commission the names and addresses of the dealers served by all dealer redemption centers serviced by the distributor cooperative, and such additional information as the commission may require.
(5)(a) A dealer that participates in, is served by and pays the cost of participation in a dealer redemption center may, notwithstanding any other provision of ORS 459A.700 to 459A.744, refuse to accept and to pay the refund value of more than 24 individual empty beverage containers returned by any one person during one day.
(b) If a dealer redemption center is established in a city having a population of less than 10,000 people, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission shall specify a dealer redemption center convenience zone. The dealer redemption center convenience zone shall be the sector within a radius of not more than one mile around the dealer redemption center. Any dealer doing business within a dealer redemption center convenience zone may participate in, be served by and pay the cost of participation in the dealer redemption center and receive the benefit provided for in paragraph (a) of this subsection. [2019 c.279 §3; 2021 c.351 §34]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.742 - Inspection authority.

In addition to the authority granted under ORS 459.992, inspectors and investigators employed by the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission have authority to inspect any space occupied by a dealer for compliance with ORS 459A.738. [Formerly 459A.739; 2021 c.351 §35]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 13 - Housing, Games, Environment › Chapter 459A - Reuse and Recycling › Section 459A.744 - Bottle Bill Fund.

The Bottle Bill Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Bottle Bill Fund shall be credited to the fund. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission and may be used to pay the costs of the commission in carrying out the duties of the commission under ORS 459A.700 to 459A.744. [2019 c.366 §8; 2021 c.351 §36]