A local senator’s bill that creates a new product stewardship program for plastic packaging and food serviceware is among a set of bills proposed in this state legislative session focused on putting more responsibility for recycling on manufacturers. Senate Bill 14, sponsored by State Sen. Lee Beyer (D-Springfield), would establish a new statewide product stewardship program responsible for the collection and management of plastic packaging and items such as single-use straws and plates.

“I think we need to put more responsibility back on producers to use packaging we can recycle,” Beyer told The Register-Guard last month. “It essentially says to producers either use materials that are readably recyclable … or make provisions to take it back.”

Oregon has three existing product stewardship programs, including the Bottle Bill for bottles and cans, E-Cycles for electronics and a paint products stewardship program.   The bill would disallow the manufacture and sale of products covered by the proposed stewardship program in Oregon unless they are made predominantly of recyclable plastics on the list established by the Environmental Quality Commission or labeled they’re included in a plan for the stewardship program approved by the Department of Environmental Quality.

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Author: Adam Duvernay, The Register-Guard

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