ORS 459A.520 Minimum recycled content for directories

Every directory publisher shall ensure that directories distributed in Oregon:

Have a minimum recycled content of at least 25 percent by weight, with no less than 15 percent of the total weight consisting of post-consumer waste, if:

The recycled-content paper is available on the market; and

The recycled-content paper is of the same quality as paper made from virgin material;

Use bindings that do not impede recycling; and

Use inks that do not impede recycling.

For each local jurisdiction where directories are distributed, directory publishers will cooperate with local government agencies to ensure that recycling opportunities exist for directories at the time the directories are distributed provided markets exist for the directories.

The Department of Environmental Quality shall develop a report format and survey directory publishers in Oregon on an annual basis to determine whether the publishers are meeting the requirements under subsections (1) and (2) of this section.

As used in this section, “directory” means a telephone directory that weighs one pound or more for a local jurisdiction in Oregon distributed in this state.