Preliminary Analysis of E-Cycle Programs in Washington and Oregon

In March 2010, the Northwest Product Stewardship Council produced a report (PDF, 2.75MB) covering the first nine months of operation of the E-Cycle Programs in Washington and Oregon. This report explores the preliminary results of the E-Cycle Washington and Oregon E-Cycles programs that began providing services on January 1, 2009.

The report provides an overview of the program requirements, a summary of the statutory and policy differences between the Oregon and Washington programs, a summary of the experiences in each program that draw from an analysis of quantified results (e.g., the number of tons collected and recycled, number of collection locations) and interviews of 38 stakeholders that were involved in program implementation.