HB 2048 modifies the Oregon Paint Product Stewardship law passed in 2009 (HB 3037). The bill makes the pilot program permanent, and make changes to improve the program for the benefit of consumers buying paint, the paint industry, Oregon’s environment, and the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The changes will provide clear...
Legislation: Oregon
The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission adopted Materials Management in Oregon: 2050 Vision and Framework for Action in December 2012 to "guide the state's management of materials and waste for decades to come." The plan, available on the DEQ's website, shifts "from managing waste to managing materials through the full life cycle of design, production and use", and is an update to the state's solid waste management plan.
Status: Proposed
Type: Bill
Date: February, 2013
HB 2938 would prohibit knowingly disposing of rechargeable batteries as solid waste and require retailers and rechargeable battery manufacturers to establish a recycling program. Heard Feb. 28 in the House Committee on Energy and Environment.
Status: Passed
Type: Policy
Date: January, 2013
The North American Hazardous Materials Management Association advocates for comprehensive state product policy legislation. NAHMMA is in support of legislation establishing paint stewardship systems and believes that paint stewardship legislation, and subsequent rulemaking, must incorporate the principles outlined in this policy statement.
Status: Passed
Type: Law
Date: April, 2012
SB 1508, Relating to beverage containers; creating new provisions; amending ORS 459.992; and declaring an emergency, passed and was signed into law in April 2012. The bill made minor changes to the major adjustments that were made to the Bottle Bill in 2007 and 2011. In 2007, water bottles were added and larger stores, primarily grocers, were required to take back all covered containers, not just what they sold. These changes led...
Status: Passed
Type: Law
Date: March, 2012
SB 1512, relating to lighting that contains mercury; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 646.608, passed and was signed by the Governor in March 2012. Enrolled SB 1512 will become effective January 1, 2013.
The law sets standards for the amount of mercury that may be contained in general purpose...
Status: Passed
Type: Bill
Date: June, 2011
HB 3145 was signed into law by the Governor Kitzhaber on June 9, 2011. The bill expands the scope of containers to all beverages, including beer, soft drinks, water, juice and sports drinks and requires a nickel deposit per container. The expansion would go into effect in 2018 or when redemption centers collect 60 percent of currently-covered items, whichever occurs first. Additionally, it would raise the current five-cent deposit to a dime if redemption rates fall below 80...
Status: Passed
Type: Law
Date: June, 2011
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). Effective immediately, the law also establishes recycling credits for programs which recycle an...
Status: Failed
Type: Bill
Date: February, 2011
SB 529 introduced in 2011, would have required manufacturers of mercury-containing lighting, such as CFLs and fluorescent tubes, to set up and finance a collection system for the safe recycling of these products. The system would have served urban and rural areas of Oregon and provided free, convenient recycling. The bill also contained mercury content standards and requirements regarding the procurement of mercury containing lighing by the state. The bill did not...
Status: Passed
Type: Law
Date: July, 2009
Status: Failed
Type: Bill
Date: March, 2009
SB 742 (PDF file, 43KB), introduced in March 2009, would have required manufacturers of mercury-containing lighting, such as CFLs and fluorescent tubes, to set up and finance a collection system for the safe recycling of these products. The system would have served urban and rural areas of Oregon and provided free, convenient recycling. The bill did not pass.
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The Northwest Product Stewardship Council includes the states of Washington and Oregon. In an effort to harmonize legislation and programs along the west coast, we also track activities in California and British Columbia, Canada.
For Product Stewardship Legislation in other states visit:
State Chemicals Policy Database
Product Stewardship Institute