{"id":2691245,"date":"2026-10-25T09:41:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:41:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/local-businesses-band-together-to-fight-back-against-thorn-in-their-side-recycling-law\/"},"modified":"2026-10-25T09:41:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T13:41:58","slug":"local-businesses-band-together-to-fight-back-against-thorn-in-their-side-recycling-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/local-businesses-band-together-to-fight-back-against-thorn-in-their-side-recycling-law\/","title":{"rendered":"Local Businesses Band Together to Fight Back Against Thorn-in-Their-Side Recycling Law"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flocal-businesses-band-together-to-fight-back-against-thorn-in-their-side-recycling-law%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2691245&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A sweeping Oregon recycling law is facing a federal legal challenge from businesses that warn the state\u2019s environmental regulations could impose new costs on companies and consumers across the country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Oregon\u2019s Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act requires covered businesses to help finance the state\u2019s recycling system through fees collected by a private nonprofit organization, according to the state\u2019s <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/deq\/recycling\/Pages\/Producers-of-Covered-Products.aspx\">Department<\/a> of Environmental Quality (DEQ).<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) appealed a federal court decision upholding the law, arguing that Oregon is interfering with interstate commerce and granting sweeping authority to a private organization responsible for determining what businesses must pay.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The law, passed in 2021 and implemented beginning in July 2025, requires producers of packaging, paper products and food serviceware sold into Oregon to fund improvements to the state\u2019s recycling infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Businesses subject to the requirements must register with Circular Action Alliance (CAA), report the amount of covered materials they supply and pay fees calculated under the organization\u2019s program.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Unlike traditional state taxes collected directly by government agencies, Oregon\u2019s producer fees are administered by CAA, a nonprofit organization approved by state regulators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The organization is responsible for managing funding intended to expand recycling access, modernize processing facilities and support local recycling programs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The legal battle intensified after a federal district court upheld Oregon\u2019s law following a five-day trial, rejecting constitutional challenges based on interstate commerce and due process. NAW subsequently <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naw.org\/naw-appeals-oregon-epr-ruling-ninth-circuit\/\">appealed<\/a> the decision to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">NAW argues that the law places an unfair burden on wholesalers operating nationwide, including businesses that do not manufacture the packaging subject to Oregon\u2019s fees or control where their products ultimately end up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The trade association contends that some companies have been forced to reconsider their distribution networks and, in certain cases, route products around Oregon to avoid additional compliance costs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The organization also alleges that Oregon regulators anticipated companies would recover some program expenses from customers outside the state, potentially spreading the cost of Oregon\u2019s recycling system to Americans who do not live there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">NAW\u2019s second major objection concerns the authority delegated to CAA. The association argues that the nonprofit controls mandatory fee calculations using a methodology it considers confidential, while disputes over charges are subject to binding arbitration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Oregon officials maintain that the program shifts recycling expenses toward the businesses responsible for producing and selling covered materials, helping finance improvements that would otherwise fall more heavily on local recycling systems.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The state\u2019s environmental <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/deq\/recycling\/pages\/modernizing-oregons-recycling-system.aspx\">agency<\/a> says the law aims to expand recycling access, modernize facilities and reduce environmental harm. Qualifying small producers and certain products are exempt from the program\u2019s requirements.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Oregon became the first state to implement this type of packaging and paper producer responsibility program, although other states, including California and Colorado, have adopted similar frameworks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The appeals court\u2019s eventual ruling could carry implications beyond Oregon as businesses and regulators navigate competing approaches to recycling requirements across state lines.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. All republished articles must include our logo, our reporter\u2019s byline and their DCNF affiliation. 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