ORS tit. 36A, ch. 459A, SPECIFIC RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to COVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING PROGRAMS ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 459A.340
ORS tit. 36A, ch. 459A, SPECIFIC RECYCLING REQUIREMENTS, ELECTRONIC DEVICES, TEMPORARY PROVISIONS RELATING to COVERED ELECTRONIC DEVICE RECYCLING PROGRAMS ARE COMPILED AS NOTES FOLLOWING ORS 459A.340
Sections 22 and 23, chapter 259, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:
Sec. 22. Determination of total weight of covered electronics to be collected for 2025 calendar year; settlement of recycling credits. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 459A.340 (3), for the period beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025, the total weight of covered electronic devices to be collected shall be equal to the total weight of covered electronic devices to be collected for the 2024 calendar year determined by the Department of Environmental Quality under ORS 459A.340(3).
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 459A.320 and 459A.322, the amendments to ORS 459A.320 by section 4 of this 2023 Act or the repeal of ORS 459A.322 by section 15 of this 2023 Act, a manufacturer program with a plan approved by the Department of Environmental Quality for the 2025 calendar year shall enter into an agreement with the state contractor program to settle, by December 31, 2026, all recycling credits. [2023 c. 259, § 22]
Sec 23. Reports by manufacturers and state contractor program due March 1, 2026; amount due from manufacturer for 2025 calendar year. (1) Notwithstanding the amendments to ORS 459A.320 by section 4 of this 2023 Act:
(a) No later than March 1, 2026, a manufacturer that implements a manufacturer program for January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025, shall provide a report to the Department of Environmental Quality that:
(A) Includes the total weight of covered electronic devices, including orphan devices and computer peripherals, collected from covered entities in this state by the manufacturer from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025;
(B) Includes the total weight of each type of covered electronic device, including orphan devices and computer peripherals, collected from covered entities in this state by the manufacturer from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025; and
(C) Details how the manufacturer plan was implemented from January 1, 2025, to December 1, 2025.
(b) By July 1, 2026, a manufacturer that does not meet its return share by weight for the period beginning January 1, 2025, and ending December 31, 2025, shall pay the department for the amount not achieved at a rate determined by the department to be equivalent to the amount the manufacturer would have paid, plus 10 percent, to be part of the state contractor program under ORS 459A.340.
(2) Notwithstanding the amendments to ORS 459A.340 by section 14 of this 2023 Act, no later than March 1, 2026, the state contractor program shall provide a report to the department that:
(a) Includes the total weight of covered electronic devices, including orphan devices and computer peripherals, collected from covered entities in this state by the state contractor program from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025; and
(b) Includes the total weight of each type of covered electronic device, including orphan devices and computer peripherals, collected from covered entities in this state by the state contractor program from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025. [2023 c. 259, § 23]