Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1)
The Commission shall approve a full-service redemption center if it finds the
redemption center provides a convenient service to consumers for the return of
empty beverage containers. The Commissioners delegate to the Administrator the
authority to grant or deny redemption center applications in accordance with
this rule.
(2) The Commission
considers the following factors in determining whether or not a full-service
redemption center provides a convenient service to consumers for the return of
empty beverage containers:
(a) Location of
the redemption center;
(b) Kinds of
beverage containers accepted at the redemption center;
(c) Dealers occupying 5,000 or more square
feet within a redemption center zone that will be served by the redemption
center and their distance from the redemption center;
(d) Dealers occupying 5,000 or more square
feet within a redemption center zone that will not be served by the redemption
center and their distance from the redemption center.
(e) Days and hours of operation of the
redemption center;
(f) Parking
facilities serving the redemption center;
(g) Evidence showing that the redemption
center will be located in an area zoned for commercial use under state statute
or local ordinance or will be located in an area that will provide more
convenient service given the proximity of the location to the dealers within
the convenience zones;
(h) The cap,
if any, on the number of beverage containers per person per day that the
redemption center will accept;
(i)
Payment method(s) offered by the redemption center for redeemed beverage
containers;
(j) The projected
volume of beverage container returns at the redemption center as compared to
the actual returns at the dealers to be served by the redemption center;
and
(k) A description of how
consumers will be notified of the redemption center's location, services, and
service hours.
(3) Annual
Registration. Once a full-service redemption center is approved by the
Commission, the person responsible for the operation of the full-service
redemption center must register with the Commission and pay the prescribed fee
by July 1 of each calendar year for the upcoming year.
(a) The annual registration form will be
furnished by the Commission. The registration form will not be considered
complete unless the person responsible for the operation of the redemption
center provides the Commission with the following:
(A) A list and exact address of each
redemption center the person is responsible for operating during the upcoming
year;
(B) The fee for each
full-service redemption center the person is responsible for operating;
and
(C) Any additional information
needed to process the registration.
(b) The Commission will withdraw its approval
of the redemption center if a person responsible for operating the redemption
center fails to submit the required information or pay the required fee by July
1 of each year. Once the Commission withdraws its approval, the redemption
center will be required to cease all operations until the required information
or required fee is submitted.
(4) Full-Service Redemption Center
Convenience Zones. For each full-service redemption center, the Commission must
specify up to two convenience zones. Full-service redemption centers are not
required to have a second convenience zone.
(a) The first convenience zone must be the
sector within a radius of not more than two miles around the full-service
redemption center.
(b) The second
convenience zone must be the sector beginning at the border of the first
convenience zone and continuing to a radius of not more than three and one-half
miles around the full-service redemption center.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
459A.735
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
459A.735
