Statewide integrated solid waste management plan; review; revision.

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(a) Waste prevention;

(b) Recycling;

(c) Solid waste collection and processing;

(d) Composting and energy recovery;

(e) Incineration;

(f) Disposal;

(g) Disposal capacity and facility siting; and

(h) Transportation.

(2) The commission shall develop the statewide integrated solid waste management plan in consultation with local government units, the Oregon Business Development Department and other appropriate state and regional agencies, commissions and task forces. The plan must address integrated solid waste management for at least 10 years into the future. The Department of Environmental Quality shall review the plan every two years and submit the report to the commission. The report must include:

(a) The status of implementation of the provisions of ORS 459A.005 to 459A.665, including:

(A) The annual weight of material disposed of per capita, by wasteshed and statewide;

(B) The annual recovery rate achieved by each wasteshed and statewide as calculated by:

(i) Weight as provided for in ORS 459A.010;

(ii) Rate of energy savings as provided for in ORS 459A.012; and

(iii) Any other method adopted by the commission under ORS 459A.012; and

(C) The amount of each type of material recovered annually statewide and, based on available information, the amount of each type of material recycled annually statewide;

(b) Compliance with and implementation of the provisions of ORS 459.015, 459.035, 459.055, 459.992 (1) and (2) and 459.995;

(c) The status of the metropolitan service district’s waste reduction program as submitted to the commission under ORS 459.345 and its compliance with the criteria in ORS 459.350; and

(d) Recommendations for improvements in waste prevention, reuse, recycling and composting programs.

(3) The commission shall revise the plan at regular intervals in order to allow local government units to take advantage of the data and analysis in the state plan. [1991 c.385 §18; 1993 c.560 §76; 1997 c.552 §11; 2015 c.534 §10]


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