(1) No person shall dispose of and no disposal site operator shall knowingly accept for disposal the following types of solid waste at a solid waste disposal site:

Ask a legal question, get an answer ASAP!
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

(a) Discarded or abandoned vehicles;

(b) Discarded large home or industrial appliances;

(c) Used oil;

(d) Tires;

(e) Lead-acid batteries; or

(f) Covered electronic devices.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) ‘Covered electronic device’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 459A.305, except that ‘covered electronic device’ does not include a computer peripheral or a printer as those items are defined in ORS § 459A.305; and

(b) ‘Used oil’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 459A.555.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a disposal site operator from accepting and storing, for purposes of recycling or recovering, any of the types of solid waste listed in subsection (1) of this section.

(4) The Environmental Quality Commission may postpone the prohibition under subsection (1)(f) of this section in any area of this state where the commission determines there is an inadequate system for the collection, transportation and recycling of covered electronic devices.

(5)(a) Each disposal site operator shall establish and implement, in accordance with any permit requirements established by the Department of Environmental Quality, a program reasonably designed to prevent acceptance of covered electronic devices for disposal. If an operator operates the disposal site in conformity with the program, the operator is presumed to have complied with the provisions of this section that prohibit knowingly accepting covered electronic devices for disposal.

(b) This section does not prevent the disposal site operator from accepting and storing, for purposes of recycling, reusing or refurbishing, covered electronic devices. [1991 c.385 § 39; 2007 c.302 § 15; 2011 c.548 § 10]

The amendments to 459.247 by section 16, chapter 259, Oregon Laws 2023, become operative January 1, 2026. See section 20, chapter 259, Oregon Laws 2023. The text that is operative on and after January 1, 2026, is set forth for the user’s convenience.

(1) No person shall dispose of and no disposal site operator shall knowingly accept for disposal the following types of solid waste at a solid waste disposal site:

(a) Discarded or abandoned vehicles;

(b) Discarded large home or industrial appliances;

(c) Used oil;

(d) Tires;

(e) Lead-acid batteries; or

(f) Covered electronic devices.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) ‘Covered electronic device’ means:

(A) A computer monitor of any type having a viewable area greater than four inches measured diagonally;

(B) A desktop computer or a portable computer as defined in ORS § 459A.305; or

(C) A television as defined in ORS § 459A.305.

(b) ‘Used oil’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 459A.555.

(3) Nothing in this section shall prohibit a disposal site operator from accepting and storing, for purposes of recycling or recovering, any of the types of solid waste listed in subsection (1) of this section.

(4) The Environmental Quality Commission may postpone the prohibition under subsection (1)(f) of this section in any area of this state where the commission determines there is an inadequate system for the collection, transportation and recycling of covered electronic devices.

(5)(a) Each disposal site operator shall establish and implement, in accordance with any permit requirements established by the Department of Environmental Quality, a program reasonably designed to prevent acceptance of covered electronic devices for disposal. If an operator operates the disposal site in conformity with the program, the operator is presumed to have complied with the provisions of this section that prohibit knowingly accepting covered electronic devices for disposal.

(b) This section does not prevent the disposal site operator from accepting and storing, for purposes of recycling, reusing or refurbishing, covered electronic devices.