Oregon Launches Statewide Recycling System

Oregon Public Broadcasting (07/05/25) Ehrlich, April

Oregon recently became the first state to require paper and packaging producers to pay fees into a statewide recycling and waste prevention system. Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act is now live, requiring large companies that sell paper or packaging in the state to pay into the system. In total, more than 1,500 companies will need to start paying fees for the packaging and paper they sell in Oregon. Over the next several years, cities with over 4,000 residents will need to start offering recycling and to accept those same materials. Smaller towns can also opt into the system. Ultimately, this new system will bring curbside recycling services to over 150,000 households that do not presently have them.

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