Current through 2024 Regular Session legislation effective June 6, 2024
Section 459A.917 - Specifically identified materials(1) The Department of Environmental Quality, in consultation with producer responsibility organizations and the Oregon Recycling System Advisory Council, shall establish and maintain a list of specifically identified materials.(2) In determining whether a covered product is a specifically identified material, the department shall consider criteria that include, but need not be limited to:(a) Whether recycling processing equipment improvements are needed to sort the material and when producer responsibility organizations will fund those improvements;(b) The availability of viable responsible end markets for the material;(c) Economic factors affecting the value of the material; and(d) Whether the inclusion of the covered product in recycling collection programs could cause an increase in costs.