Oregon Updates Bottle Bill Following Safety Concerns at Retailers

Expanded recycling options are coming soon for Oregonians

Hold onto your yogurt containers: Good news for recyclers is just weeks away.Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act, passed in 2021, takes effect next month. Starting July 1, residential recycling will look much like it did before 2018, when East Asian facilities stopped accepting U.S. materials.Lane County’s Master Recycler program coordinator Kelly Bell said people with curbside pickup will be able to recycle yogurt and margarine tubs, milk cart…

Oregon updates Bottle Bill following safety concerns at retailers

Oregon commission ratifies bottle bill changes

Lawmakers made changes in response to pushback from stores and their neighbors fed up with collateral damage from Oregon’s iconic environmental measure.

OLCC ratifies legislative changes to Oregon's Bottle Bill, but most apply to problems in Portland • Lincoln Chronicle

By NIGEL JAQUISS/Oregon Journalism Project The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission on Friday ratified changes to the Bottle Bill enacted by Senate Bill 992, which Gov. Tina Kotek signed into […] The post OLCC ratifies legislative changes to Oregon’s Bottle Bill, but most apply to problems in Portland appeared first on Lincoln Chronicle.

OLCC ratifies Bottle Bill changes

The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission today ratified changes to the Bottle Bill enacted by Senate Bill 992, which Gov. Tina Kotek signed into law earlier this week. The legislation, aimed at quelling pushback against the Bottle Bill, came in response to concerns from grocers, convenience stores and Oregonians who live or work near places where people return empty containers. Some of the changes are statewide: Retailers will now only have to …

OLCC rewrites bottle bill return rules - Elkhorn Media Group

PORTLAND – The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission issued new temporary rules updating the state’s Bottle Bill. The rules went into effect immediately and will expire on Dec. 2 to be replaced with permanent rules. The new rules were due to Gov. Tina Kotek signing Senate Bill 992 into law on Tuesday. Updates include enabling stores to limit the hours they must provide redemption services, altering the requirements for stores participating as re…