Oregon State Senate Bill 582 (2021) - (Amended)

OR
01/11/2021
01/11/2021
Original
Oregon State Senate Bill 582 (2021) (SB582)
Introduced
04/16/2021
Version 2
Oregon State Senate Bill 582A (2021) (SB582A)
Amended
08/06/2021
Version 3
Oregon State Senate Bill 582B (2021) (SB582B)
Passed

Overview

Oregon State Senate Bill 582 was introduced at the beginning of the 2021 Regular Session. This bill originally proposed directing the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) to study and make recommendations for modernizing Oregon's recycling system. The bill would require the results of the study and recommendations to be provided to the Legislative Assembly by September 15, 2022.

This bill was later expanded upon to include significantly more detail concerning the development and implementation of an EPR program.

EPR Study

This bill would require the Department of Environmental Quality to study and make recommendations for modernizing Oregon’s recycling system. The department must provide the results of the study and recommendations in a report to the appropriate interim committees of the Legislative Assembly no later than September 15, 2022.