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Columbia County to authorize haulers under Oregon's recycling modernization law; county seeks limited direct funding
Summary
County staff recommended giving local haulers full authorization for most Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) funding categories under Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act while retaining some funding for county-run contamination-reduction outreach; board to place forms on next week's consent agenda for the chair to sign.
Columbia County solid waste and public-works staff briefed the Board of Commissioners on Feb. 19 about implementation steps under Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act and recommended authorizing local haulers to receive most Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) funds directly.
The recommendation from Jake Anderson, Columbia County solid waste coordinator, and Mike Russell, Columbia County public works director, would give the county's two primary haulers full authorization for four funding categories (transportation, contamination evaluation, recycling-service expansion and post-consumer recycled content in collection containers) while…
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