OAR 340-091-0050: Initial Reports Required for Recycling Certification

(1) The disposal site permittee shall report, on forms provided by the Department, the quantity of material received from each certified person, located outside of the immediate service area of the disposal site. (2) Initial Local Government Reports: Before a disposal site can accept waste from a local government unit not previously certified under OAR 340-091-0030, an initial recycling report consisting of the following information for the local government unit must be submitted for the Department’s approval on forms provided by the Department: (a) The materials which are recyclable material at each disposal site and within each city of 4,000 or more population or unincorporated urbanized area; (b) A listing of recycling program elements, as described in OAR 340-090-0040, that demonstrates that the local government unit is providing the opportunity to recycle; (c) Proposed and approved alternative methods for providing the opportunity to recycle which are to be used within the local government unit; (d) Proposed or existing methods for providing a recycling public education and promotion program, including copies of materials that are to be or are being used as part of the program; (e) For disposal sites and for cities of more than 4,000 people and for unincorporated urbanized areas located within the local government unit, copies of any ordinance, franchise, permit, or other document that insures that the opportunity to recycle will be provided, if requested by the Department; (f) The geographic boundaries of the urbanized area or proposed boundaries of the urbanized area; (g) Other information or attachments necessary to describe the proposed program for providing the opportunity to recycle. (3) In order to maintain certification for local government units, a recovery rate report that includes the information required in OAR 340-090-0100(2)(b) must be submitted each year, and an opportunity to recycle report required in OAR 340-090-0100(2)(a) must be submitted as required by the Department. The recovery rate report shall be due on February 28th of each year following certification, and the opportunity to recycle report shall be due on February 28th following each year for which an opportunity to recycle report is required. If these reports are not submitted, the local government unit shall be subject to decertification as specified in OAR 340-091-0040. (4) The disposal site permittee shall be responsible for submitting, or causing to be submitted, all of the information required by sections (2) and (3) of this rule. (5) Initial Reports for Persons other than Local Government Units. Before a disposal site can accept waste from a person other than a local government unit not previously certified under OAR 340-091-0030, an initial recycling report consisting of the following information must be submitted to the Department on forms provided by the Department: (a) The type of business and the local government unit(s) with jurisdiction over the location of the business; (b) A description of the mode of transportation to be used to ship waste to the selected disposal site; (c) A list of waste being disposed of by waste stream component, the estimated tonnage by waste stream component for current calendar year, preceding calendar year and the projected tonnages for the next calendar year. Indication of any activity or change to the business or waste generation activity which will increase or decrease waste disposal weights; (d) The generation point of waste being disposed of and indication if multiple facilities are consolidating waste prior to shipment for disposal; (e) A description of the regional and local programs available which provide the opportunity to recycle; (f) Any existing or planned program opportunities which reduce, reuse, recycle and/or compost material before disposal. Include types and quantities of material that are or will be diverted from landfilling and what percent of the waste generation that represents.