The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:

1. (1) It is in the best interests of the State of Oregon for producers of mattresses to take responsibility for developing, implementing and administering a statewide system for the financing, collection and environmentally sound management of discarded mattresses; and

2. (2) It is the State of Oregon’s policy that a statewide system for the financing, collection and environmentally sound management of discarded mattresses:

   1. (a) Provide free, convenient and accessible opportunities for collection of mattresses discarded in this state from any person, in both the urban and rural areas of this state;
   2. (b) Be technologically feasible and economically practical; and
   3. (c) Be consistent with the policies for materials management set forth in ORS 459.015 (2).

Note: 459A.150 to 459A.189 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 459A or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

[2022 c.102 §1]