EUGENE, Ore. — As of July 1, 2025, Oregon’s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) officially goes into effect after five years of planning and preparation. The RMA introduces significant changes to how Oregon funds, collects, and recycles packaging, paper, and food serviceware. It also introduces RecycleOn Oregon, a new source for recycling information.
Residents and businesses may notice changes in their recycling services, receive updated information about what can be recycled, and learn more about where the materials they recycle end up. The City of Eugene says the goal is to enable all Oregonians to recycle with confidence and have certainty that their recyclables will find a new life.
Over the next few years, local governments as well as recycling and garbage companies across the state will collaborate with Circular Action Alliance (CAA), the organization selected by the state of Oregon to implement the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) program created by the RMA to update the recycling system…