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Read. Follow. Verify.Oregon House Bill 4030 Exempts Specific Berry and Meat Packaging from Recycling Requirements
Last action · March 6, 2026: In committee upon adjournment.
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What This Bill Proposed
Digest: This Act exempts some berry and meat, poultry, fish and seafood packaging from a recycling law. (Flesch Readability Score: 63.6). Exempts packaging for certain berries and meat, poultry, fish and seafood from producer responsibility requirements for packaging, paper and food serviceware. Takes effect on the 91st day following adjournment sine die.
Modifies regulatory compliance obligations for agricultural producers and meat, poultry, and seafood processors operating in the state by excluding certain product containers from mandated recycling management programs.
- Oregon established comprehensive producer responsibility requirements for packaging, paper, and food serviceware under prior legislation codified in ORS chapter 459A. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Agricultural producers and food processors
Their packaging compliance obligations under state recycling laws are altered by exempting certain berry, meat, poultry, fish, and seafood containers.
Department of Environmental Quality
The agency administers producer responsibility programs that must adapt to the newly excluded packaging categories.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
7 actions- Mar 6, 2026HouseIn committee upon adjournment.
- Feb 13, 2026HouseReferred to Rules by order of Speaker.
- Feb 13, 2026HouseRecommendation: Do pass and be referred to Rules.
- Feb 12, 2026HouseWork Session held.
- Feb 10, 2026HousePublic Hearing held.
- Feb 2, 2026HouseReferred to Climate, Energy, and Environment.
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- Feb 2, 2026HouseFirst reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.
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Discoveries
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Narrowing Producer Responsibility Scope
The bill carves out specific perishable food categories from broader recycling producer responsibility mandates established in prior legislation.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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