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Oregon Revised Statutes Public Health and Safety § 459A.005

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text of section operative until July 1, 2022.  See, also, section operative July 1, 2022.>

(1) As used in ORS 459.015, 459.250 and 459A.005 to 459A.665, the “opportunity to recycle” means at least that the city, county or metropolitan service district responsible for solid waste management:

(a)(A) Provides a place for collecting source separated recyclable material located either at a disposal site or at another location more convenient to the population being served and, if a city has a population of 4,000 or more, collection at least once a month of source separated recyclable material from collection service customers within the city's urban growth boundary or, where applicable, within the urban growth boundary established by a metropolitan service district; or

(B) Provides an alternative method that complies with rules of the Environmental Quality Commission; and

(b) Complies with the program element requirements described in ORS 459A.007.

(2) The “opportunity to recycle” defined in subsection (1) of this section also includes a public education and promotion program that:

(a) Gives notice to each person of the opportunity to recycle; and

(b) Encourages source separation of recyclable material.

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