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Oregon

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Blake Bennett
blake.bennett@state.or.us
503-229-5198

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Law Component	Action Item/Answer	Notes
State Program Year	January 1 - January 1
Covered Entities	Any person giving 7 or fewer devices at one time, Household/Consumer, Non-profits with fewer than 10 employees, Small Businesses
Products Banned From Disposal/Landfill/Waste Stream	CRT Monitor, CRT TV, Desktops, Flat Panel/LCD Monitors, Flat Panel/LCD TV, Laptops
Products Covered	Desktops, Keyboards, Laptops, Mice, Monitors, Printers, Tablets, Televisions
Link to State Annual Report	https://www.oregon.gov/deq/Data-and-Reports/Pages/Reports-to-Legislature.aspx
Statute	https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors459A.html
Recycler Application or Registration Fee	$0.00
Annual Manufacturer Registration Deadline	December 31	Registration is open from October 15 to December 31. Invoices for registration fees are sent May 1. Manufacturers are placed in one of seven tiers, depending on their market share from the previous calendar year. Each tier is assessed a certain fee, which ranges from $40 to $35,000.
Manufacturer Private Collection/Takeback/Recovery Program or Plan Deadline	July 1	Plans should be developed based on a calendar year, submitted and approved annually. Recycling Programs must be fully operational on January 1 of each year.
Annual Manufacturer Fee Deadline	July 1	Registration is open from October 15 to December 31. Invoices for registration fees are sent May 1. Manufacturers are placed in one of seven tiers, depending on their market share from the previous calendar year. Each tier is assessed a certain fee, which ranges from $40 to $35,000.
Screen Sizes Accepted	4 inches or larger
Collection Limit	7 or fewer CEDs
Primary Contact	Blake Bennett blake.bennett@state.or.us 503-229-5198
Modification Forms Required For Changes to Existing Manufacturer Registrations	No
Paper Manufacturer Registrations Accepted	No
Manufacturer Notice To Retailers	No
Initial Manufacturer Registration/Fee Required	No
Collector Registration Required	No
Collector or Municipal Plan Required	No
Collection Fees	No	Currently Oregon E-Cycles does not provide free recycling of speakers, scanners or other types of electronics. Participating collection sites may take these other devices, but may charge a fee to recycle them.
Recycler Application or Registration Required	No
Written Notice About Recycler/Collector (Municipal) Relationship	No
Manufacturer Private Collection/Takeback/Recovery Program or Plan Deadline Notes	None
Retailer Requirements	Retailers must provide consumers with point-of-sale information on where they can find free recycling for computers, monitors, televisions, printers, keyboards and mice. Retailers may sell only those brands of covered devices on the Oregon “compliant list.” Check for monthly updates. If a brand or manufacturer is not currently on the list, retailers are encouraged to notify Oregon DEQ and to contact the manufacturer directly to alert them that their products are not eligible for sale in or into Oregon unless they register. Retailers must confirm the products they sell are affixed with a permanent and visible brand label by the manufacturer.
Target Type	Statewide total lbs set by agency
Disposal/Landfill/Waste Stream Ban	Yes
Pounds Collection Target for Manufacturers	Yes	Statewide total lbs set by agency
Product Labeling Required	Yes
Manufacturer Buying/Selling Pounds/Credits	Yes
Manufacturer Private Collection/Takeback/Recovery Program or Plan	Yes	Anually on January 1st, a television manufacturer or computer monitor manufacturer shall either: (1) join a representative organization created by manufacturers of covered electronic devices to establish fair and reasonable policies to be applied in the State and to provide a plan to the department in accordance with SECTION 48-60-55 of the statute. (2) notify the department of its intent to fulfill its obligations under this chapter by annually recycling or arranging for the recycling of covered television devices and covered computer monitor devices in the amount of eighty percent of the weight of the covered television devices and covered computer monitor devices sold by the manufacturer in the State during the previous program year. A representative organization must submit a plan annually - ninety days before the beginning of the program year. The plan must include details on how one or more eligible companies or covered electronic device stewardship programs operating within the plan will: (1) provide for the recycling of all used covered television devices and used covered computer monitor devices collected by participating local governments specified in the plan based on the proportionate membership of the representative organization; (2) work with a representative organization, the department, and local government recycling representatives to provide recycling services of covered television devices and covered computer monitor devices and to provide consumers with information and educational materials regarding the program to promote the recycling and reuse of used covered television devices and used covered computer monitor devices; (3) achieve environmentally sound management for covered television devices and covered computer monitor devices that are collected for reuse and recycling; and (4) incorporate economic arrangements that minimize costs to participating manufacturers, consistent with Section 48-60-170 of the statute.
Manufacturer Recycling Obligation or Goal	Yes	DEQ assigns all manufacturers a recycling obligation by May 1 each year. This obligation, or return share and return share by weight, is the percentage and weight, respectively, of computers, monitors, TVs and printers that a manufacturer is responsible for recycling through a recycling program.
Manufacturer Shortfall Fees	Yes
Market Share	Yes	All Covered Products
ERCC EcycleRegistration Accepted	Yes
Manufacturer Registration Required	Yes
Enforcement Authority for Sale of Unregistered Products	Yes