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Oregon

Primary Contact

Blake Bennett
ecycle.info@deq.state.or.us
503-229-5830

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Law Component	Action Item/Answer
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.
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.
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.
Collection Limit/Requirements	No limit for Oregon household, a business that employs 10 or fewer individuals, a not-for-profit organization - 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code that employs 10 or fewer individuals; Anyone can return 7 or fewer CEDs.
Collector or Municipal Plan Required	No
Collector Registration Required	No
Covered Entities	Any person giving 7 or fewer devices at one time, Household/Consumer, Non-profits with fewer than 10 employees, Small Businesses with Fewer Than 10 Employees
Disposal/Landfill/Waste Stream Ban	Yes
Enforcement Authority for Sale of Unregistered Products	Yes
ERCC EcycleRegistration Accepted	Yes
Initial Manufacturer Registration/Fee Required	No
Link to State Annual Report	https://www.oregon.gov/deq/Data-and-Reports/Pages/Reports-to-Legislature.aspx
Manufacturer Buying/Selling Pounds/Credits	Yes
Manufacturer Notice To Retailers	No
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 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.
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 Registration Required	Yes
Manufacturer Shortfall Fees	Yes
Manufacturer State Registration List	https://www.oregon.gov/DEQ/ecycles/Pages/Compliance.aspx
Market Share	Yes All Covered Products
Modification Forms Required For Changes to Existing Manufacturer Registrations	No
Paper Manufacturer Registrations Accepted	No
Pounds Collection Target for Manufacturers	Yes Statewide total lbs set by agency
Primary Contact	Blake Bennett ecycle.info@deq.state.or.us 503-229-5830
Product Labeling Required	Yes
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
Recycler Application or Registration Fee	$0.00
Recycler Application or Registration Required	No
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.
Screen Sizes Accepted	4 inches or larger
State Ewaste Recycling Law	Yes
State Program Year	January 1 - January 1
Statute	https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors459A.html
Target Type	Statewide total lbs set by agency
Written Notice About Recycler/Collector (Municipal) Relationship	No