OAR 845-020-0020: Full-Service Redemption Centers

(1) The Commission shall approve a full-service redemption center if it finds the redemption center provides a convenient service to consumers for the return of empty beverage containers. The Commissioners delegate to the Administrator the authority to grant or deny redemption center applications in accordance with this rule. (2) The Commission considers the following factors in determining whether or not a full-service redemption center provides a convenient service to consumers for the return of empty beverage containers: (a) Location of the redemption center; (b) Kinds of beverage containers accepted at the redemption center; (c) Dealers occupying 5,000 or more square feet within a redemption center zone that will be served by the redemption center and their distance from the redemption center; (d) Dealers occupying 5,000 or more square feet within a redemption center zone that will not be served by the redemption center and their distance from the redemption center. (e) Days and hours of operation of the redemption center; (f) Parking facilities serving the redemption center; (g) Evidence showing that the redemption center will be located in an area zoned for commercial or industrial use under state statute or local ordinance or will be located in an area that will provide more convenient service given the proximity of the location to the dealers within the full-service redemption center convenience zones; (h) Evidence that the applicant has notified the state Senator and state Representative in whose districts the full-service redemption center will be located of the proposed full-service redemption center and the applicant’s plan for community engagement; (i) The cap, if any, on the number of beverage containers per person per day that the redemption center will accept; (j) Payment method(s) offered by the redemption center for redeemed beverage containers; (k) The projected volume of beverage container returns at the redemption center as compared to the actual returns at the dealers to be served by the redemption center; and (l) A description of how consumers will be notified of the redemption center’s location, services, and service hours. (3) Annual Registration. Once a full-service redemption center is approved by the Commission, the person responsible for the operation of the full-service redemption center must register with the Commission and pay the prescribed fee by July 1 of each calendar year for the upcoming year. (a) The annual registration form will be furnished by the Commission. The registration form will not be considered complete unless the person responsible for the operation of the redemption center provides the Commission with the following: (A) A list and exact address of each redemption center the person is responsible for operating during the upcoming year; (B) The fee for each full-service redemption center the person is responsible for operating; and (C) Any additional information needed to process the registration. (b) The Commission will withdraw its approval of the redemption center if a person responsible for operating the redemption center fails to submit the required information or pay the required fee by July 1 of each year. Once the Commission withdraws its approval, the redemption center will be required to cease all operations until the required information or required fee is submitted. (4) Full-Service Redemption Center Convenience Zones. For each full-service redemption center, the Commission must specify up to two convenience zones. Full-service redemption centers are not required to have a second convenience zone. (a) The first convenience zone must be the sector within a radius of not more than two miles around the full-service redemption center. (b) The second convenience zone must be the sector beginning at the border of the first convenience zone and continuing to a radius of not more than three and one-half miles around the full-service redemption center.