Oregon

SB 707, signed into law on June 7, 2007, amends the existing law by adding water and flavored water to the list of beverage containers included in the bill. The bill also created a nine-member Task Force to address issues including redemption centers, coverage of other beverage containers, increasing the deposit and implementing handling fees. Currently, distributors keep 100% of the unredeemed deposits and do not pay a handling fee to retailers.

HB 3037, enacted in 2009 and amended in 2011 as HB 2191, requires manufacturers of architectural paint to establish and finance an environmentally sound and cost-effective paint stewardship pilot program.

SB 598, which was introduced February 2009, did not pass. This bill would have required drug manufacturers to establish take-back programs for prescription and nonprescription drugs from consumers, at no cost to the consumer. The program must be approved and is regulated by Department of Human Services. A manufacturer may not sell or allow sale of their drugs in Oregon unless they have an operating, approved take-back program.

In 2006, the City of Portland and Multnomah County passed Resolution 06-073, the Toxics Reduction Strategy. The strategy is a plan for minimizing toxic substances of concern in government operations by using the precautionary principle.

SB 82, signed into law in June 2011, amends HB 2626, the Oregon E-Cycles program, to include, beginning in January 2015, printers and computer peripherals (corded and wireless keyboards and mice) as covered electronic devices (or CEDs).

HB 2626, signed into law on June 7, 2007, establishes a statewide system for collection, transportation and recycling of certain electronic devices. The law requires all manufacturers of covered electronic devices (CEDs) to provide collection and recycling or pay for a program contracted by the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). 

SB 867B, signed into law on August 22, 2003, directed an advisory committee to examine the reuse and recycling of electronic products and report the findings to the Legislative Assembly. The Oregon Advisory Committee Report 2005 (PDF file, 1.4MB), includes analysis of the different electronics reuse and recycling infrastructures in Oregon.