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<br /> Waste reduction efforts must focus on reducing the toxicity of waste, as well as <br />the amount. The City supports an advance disposal fee (ADF) on the first <br />possessor of all hazardous materials sold or used in Oregon and/or license fees on <br />wholesale or retail sellers of such materials, and the reinstatement of the ADF on <br />automobile tires. Revenues earned would be statutorily dedicated to funding <br />programs, including waste exchanges, for proper collection and disposal of toxic <br />wastes. <br /> <br />The City will support a statutory requirement for sharing revenues between the <br />State and local governments participating in providing household and exempt <br />small-quantity generator hazardous waste collection services. <br /> <br />The City also supports deposit or exchange programs, managed by wholesalers <br />and retailers, for household batteries and other toxic consumer goods. <br />Businesses should not be required to take back more items than they sell, but <br />should provide a convenient collection service for the toxic items they sell to <br /> <br />their customers. <br /> <br /> <br />d. Rate Review <br /> <br /> The City opposes Public Utility Commission involvement in evaluating local <br />solid waste collection rate requests. Independent or collaborative efforts among <br />organizations such as the League of Oregon Cities, Department of Environmental <br /> <br />Quality, Association of Oregon Counties, Association of Oregon Recyclers and <br />Oregon Refuse and Recycling Association instead could assist counties and cities <br /> <br />with rate review and provide other technical assistance. <br /> <br /> e. Recycling User Fees <br /> <br /> The City supports exploration of user fees as one possible option to fund <br /> <br />recycling and resource recovery programs. <br /> <br /> f. Responsible Materials Processing <br /> <br /> The City encourages the State to provide greater support to businesses and <br />nonprofit agencies that process materials for reuse and recycling. Further, the <br />City supports incentives and/or requirements for manufactured products to be <br />assembled in such a manner that they can be disassembled for reuse and <br />City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2007 Session <br />With IGR Mtg 10/17 and 10/26 Amendments C:\Documents and Settings\ceexelf\Local Settings\Temporary Internet <br />Files\OLK10B\LegPol2007Sesxx1.doc <br />Updated on: 11/6/2006 By: Last saved by ceexmfw <br /> 60 <br /> <br />