Oregon packaging and PFAS laws

What it would do: Amends Oregon's producer responsibility statute to expand the definition of covered products subject to producer responsibility requirements by adding exclusions for packaging related to blueberries, strawberries, cane berries, and noncompostable packaging in direct contact with meat, poultry, fish or seafood.

What it would do: The Legislative Assembly declares commitment to firefighter health and safety and support for research into PFAS effects in firefighting gear, pledging to enact legislation banning PFAS in personal protective gear once suitable alternatives become available.

What it would do: Creates alternative access redemption centers and producer responsibility organization depot redemption centers for beverage container returns, modifies convenience zone requirements from two zones to one, and adjusts dealer participation and refusal rights in beverage container redemption programs, effective January 1, 2026.

What it would do: Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study economic effects on small businesses of prohibitions on polystyrene foam containers, packaging peanuts, and foodware with added PFAS, including compliance costs, and report findings by September 15, 2026.

What it would do: Amends the approval process for full-service beverage container redemption centers by prohibiting approval in industrial zones of five acres or greater, or where development would trigger local government economic development analysis requirements, and requires applicant notification of state legislators and community engagement plans.

What it would do: Prohibits establishing or operating plastic conversion or depolymerization facilities in Oregon and bars state agencies, local governments, and producer responsibility organizations from providing subsidies, grants, tax expenditures, or other financial incentives to such facilities.

What it would do: Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and submit a report with possible legislative recommendations to interim environmental committees by September 15, 2026. This requirement repeals January 2, 2027.

What it would do: Allows dealers holding winery licenses to refuse redemption of beverage containers at the winery premises if the containers are not of a kind, size, and brand that the winery sells.

What it would do: Adds wine to Oregon's beverage container deposit law, requiring 10-cent refund values for wine containers starting July 1, 2025 for cans and July 1, 2026 for other containers, and allows wine containers to use scannable codes instead of printed refund values.

What it would do: Prohibits manufacturing, selling, or distributing covered products containing intentionally added PFAS in Oregon starting January 1, 2027. Requires manufacturers to provide certificates of compliance and authorizes the Attorney General to investigate violations and impose civil penalties up to $5,000 for first violations and $10,000 for subsequent violations.

What it would do: Removes newspaper and newspaper producers from Oregon's producer responsibility program for covered products including packaging, printing and writing paper, and food serviceware. Amends definitions and fee structures accordingly.

What it would do: Delays until July 1, 2026, producer responsibility organizations' obligations to transfer collected covered products to responsible end markets and prohibits the Department of Environmental Quality from requiring commingled recycling facilities to market materials to responsible end markets before that date.

What it would do: Requires distributor cooperatives to implement a managed system for reusable beverage containers, achieving sales rates of at least 5% by 2031, 10% by 2034, and 25% by 2036, with return rates of at least 60% by 2034, 90% by 2036, and 95% by 2038. Requires dealers over 5,000 square feet to provide shelf space for reusable containers.

What it would do: Requires the Department of Environmental Quality to study reusable packaging systems and submit a report with possible legislative recommendations to interim legislative committees by September 15, 2026. This requirement repeals on January 2, 2027.

What it would do: Amends beverage container deposit law to remove a reference to ORS 459.992 and clarify definitions including hard seltzer, kombucha, and water. Maintains dealer refusal rights for contaminated or damaged containers and establishes daily return limits based on store size.