(1) An electronics producer responsibility organization, or the coordinating body if one is designated under ORS § 459A.323, shall consult with the department to develop educational resources and public awareness activities to advertise and promote, on a regular basis, recycling of covered electronic devices and collection opportunities statewide. At a minimum, an electronics producer responsibility organization must:

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(a) Promote recycling of covered electronic devices through the electronics producer responsibility program;

(b) Establish a toll-free telephone number and a website address that a covered entity may use to contact the electronics producer responsibility organization about the electronics producer responsibility program;

(c) Publicize information on the location of collection sites and all other collections services offered by the electronics producer responsibility program; and

(d) Engage with and work to sustain high awareness of the program in minority, lower-income, rural and other historically underserved communities.

(2) If the Department of Environmental Quality approves more than one electronics producer responsibility program plan, each electronics producer responsibility organization must, in conjunction with the coordinating body designated under ORS § 459A.323 and in consultation with the department, coordinate with all other electronics producer responsibility organizations to implement ongoing public awareness activities to ensure that covered entities can easily identify, understand and access the services provided by all electronics producer responsibility programs that are operational in this state. The public awareness activities must:

(a) Utilize a statewide system of promotion that allows covered entities to easily understand that all electronics producer responsibility organizations are providing services under ORS § 459A.305 to 459A.355; and

(b) Satisfy the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, including providing a single website and toll-free telephone number listing the collection services of all electronics producer responsibility programs. [2023 c.259 § 9]

459A.327 becomes operative January 1, 2026, and applies to electronics producer responsibility program plans submitted to the Department of Environmental Quality pursuant to section 21, chapter 259, Oregon Laws 2023. See sections 20 and 21, chapter 259, Oregon Laws 2023.

See note under 459A.300.