According to Oregon Law, recycling is defined as:

• Processing through disassembling, dismantling, shredding, transforming or remanufacturing covered electronic devices, components and by-products into usable or marketable raw materials or products in a manner such that the original products may lose their identity; or
• Smelting materials from components removed from covered electronic devices to recover metals for reuse in conformance with applicable laws and rules.
• Recycling does NOT include: Landfill disposal or incineration of covered electronic devices; or Energy recovery or energy generation by means of combusting covered electronic devices, components and by-products with or without other waste.

The NCER uses a competitive process to select recyclers for the State Contractor Program (SCP).  All recyclers are required to have a third party audit certifying their compliance to the Oregon Environmental Management Standards, which can be achieved through R2 or e-Stewards certification.

Additionally, recyclers must provide evidence through valid insurance certificates of the required insurance pollution liability insurance and have a closure plan in place. 

The recyclers with whom the SCP contracts as of the 2021 Program Year are:

• Universal Recycling Technologies (URT): Clackamas, OR and Janesville, WI
• Metro Metals Northwest: Vancouver, WA and Tacoma, WA
• California Electronic Asset recovery (CEAR): Mather, CA
• ERI: Sumner, WA
• Free Geek: Portland, OR

Recyclers interested in receiving information about the SCP may send an email to oregon@electronicsrecycling.org.