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Board approves local funding authorization so producer funds go directly to haulers under Recycling Modernization Act
Summary
Following presentations by county staff and haulers, commissioners approved a local funding authorization so producer responsibility funds flow directly to franchise haulers implementing curbside recycling under Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act.
Umatilla County commissioners approved a local funding authorization to allow producer responsibility funds under Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) to flow directly to franchise haulers who will implement the program locally.
Bob Walder, community development director, described the county's role in the RMA rollout and said local government must submit a funding authorization to the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality so funds collected from producers can be distributed to the franchises that will incur implementation costs. He…
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