OAR 340-091-0020: Applicability for Waste Reduction Programs and Recycling Certification

(1) Waste Reduction Programs: A waste reduction program approved by the Department under OAR 340-091-0080 shall be required before: (a) Issuance of a disposal site permit under ORS 459.047 through 459.055 and 459.205 through 459.273 for a disposal site expected to accept more than 75,000 tons of waste per year from any person; (b) Issuance of Pollution Control Bond Fund monies to a local government pursuant to ORS 468.220; or (c) A disposal site accepts more than 75,000 tons per year of wastes from any person. 75,000 or more tons per year of solid waste originating outside Oregon may be accepted from a single source generator or wasteshed if the disposal site operator provides written notice to the Department before receiving the first shipment of waste pursuant to OAR 340-091-0035, and if, within two years of first receiving the waste, the disposal site operator submits information to the Department making the demonstration required by OAR 340-091-0035(4). (2) Recycling Certification: Certification under OAR 340-091-0030 shall be required before waste from a person may be accepted for disposal by a disposal site unless the person is exempt under OAR 340-091-0030(6). (3) Certification of a local government unit constitutes certification for all persons within that local government unit. (4) For persons other than local governments in a jurisdiction that has not been certified, a recycling certification is required for residential, institutional and commercial waste.