Apple Recycling (Oregon)

Hello:

In an effort to better serve you, we have updated our Records Request Form. Please use the new form here: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/Pages/prr.aspx We no longer accept older versions of the form.

Fill out the form as completely as possible. If you are requesting on behalf of a law firm or in response to a public notice, please make sure to check the applicable box(s) so that your request is routed to the correct department. It will greatly speed up the time it takes to process your request.

Once we have received your request we will be able to process it.

For additional information about the record request process, information is available on the DEQ website here: http://www.deq.state.or.us/records/RecordRequests.htm

Thank you,

DEQ Public Record Request Team

Submitted: 10/17/2016 8:31:09 PM

Requestor Information Please provide some information about yourself.

Name Jason Koebler
Company MuckRock
Address DEPT MR 28579411A Highland AvenueSomerville, Massachusetts 02144United States
Phone (617) 299-1832
Email requests@muckrock.com
Request Information Tell us about the information you need.

I am requesting: Electronic Copies
Departmental Routing: This is a media request
If this is regarding an enforcement action, you are required to provide a case name and number.
This request is on behalf of:
Program (if known)
Site Address and Location Information An address is required for information on specific sites. For onsite/septic requests, you must provide township, range and section.

, United States
Multiple Addresses for Site
Site Type
Site County Unknown
Township
Range
Section
Tax Account/Lot #
Subdivision
Records Requested One site per request, please.

Please be as specific as possible. To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following documents:The recycling plan proposals for Apple, Inc. for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 (if available) for Oregon E-Cycles Program compliance. Apple’s annual implementation and sampling reports filed under Oregon’s Electronics Recycling Law (459.A.320(3)(e) for 2014, 2015, and 2016 (as referred to here: http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ecycle/manufacturers/docs/ORECyclesGuideManufacturerPrograms.pdf).The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. They will be used in the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE's science and technology website (motherboard.vice.com).In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request, and I request that it be processed under the "media" fee category. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I would request your response within ten (10) business days.Sincerely,Jason Koebler

In accordance with ORS 192.440(2), this is to acknowledge that your request for DEQ records has been received. We will contact you regarding this request as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the high volume of requests, DEQ has changed the way we handle record requests. Requests are now limited to one site per request, and payment of fees is required before records can be made available.

Thank you,
DEQ Records Management Team

Requests for Review or to Obtain Copies of Public Records -- OAR 340-011-0330(5)
Time to provide requested records: DEQ will respond to a record request as quickly as reasonable. This time frame will vary depending on the volume of records requested, staff availability to respond to the record request, the difficulty in determining whether any of the records are exempt from disclosure, and the necessity of consulting with legal counsel. If DEQ determines that it will require more than 30 days to respond to a record request, it will inform the requestor of the estimated time necessary to comply with the record request.

November 1, 2016
Department of Environmental Quality
Department of Environmental Quality
811 SW Sixth Avenue,
Portland OR 97204

This is a follow up to a previous request:

To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.

---

On Oct. 17, 2016:
Confirmation of online submission.

https://www.oregon.gov/deq/Pages/prr.aspx
---

On Oct. 17, 2016:
In accordance with ORS 192.440(2), this is to acknowledge that your request for DEQ records has been received. We will contact you regarding this request as soon as possible.

IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to the high volume of requests, DEQ has changed the way we handle record requests. Requests are now limited to one site per request, and payment of fees is required before records can be made available.

Thank you,
DEQ Records Management Team

Requests for Review or to Obtain Copies of Public Records -- OAR 340-011-0330(5)
Time to provide requested records: DEQ will respond to a record request as quickly as reasonable. This time frame will vary depending on the volume of records requested, staff availability to respond to the record request, the difficulty in determining whether any of the records are exempt from disclosure, and the necessity of consulting with legal counsel. If DEQ determines that it will require more than 30 days to respond to a record request, it will inform the requestor of the estimated time necessary to comply with the record request.

---

On Oct. 17, 2016:
Submitted: 10/17/2016 8:31:09 PM

Requestor Information Please provide some information about yourself.

Name Jason Koebler
Company MuckRock
Address DEPT MR 28579411A Highland AvenueSomerville, Massachusetts 02144United States
Phone (617) 299-1832
Email requests@muckrock.com
Request Information Tell us about the information you need.

I am requesting: Electronic Copies
Departmental Routing: This is a media request
If this is regarding an enforcement action, you are required to provide a case name and number.
This request is on behalf of:
Program (if known)
Site Address and Location Information An address is required for information on specific sites. For onsite/septic requests, you must provide township, range and section.

, United States
Multiple Addresses for Site
Site Type
Site County Unknown
Township
Range
Section
Tax Account/Lot #
Subdivision
Records Requested One site per request, please.

Please be as specific as possible. To Whom It May Concern:Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following documents:The recycling plan proposals for Apple, Inc. for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 (if available) for Oregon E-Cycles Program compliance. Apple’s annual implementation and sampling reports filed under Oregon’s Electronics Recycling Law (459.A.320(3)(e) for 2014, 2015, and 2016 (as referred to here: http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ecycle/manufacturers/docs/ORECyclesGuideManufacturerPrograms.pdf).The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. They will be used in the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE's science and technology website (motherboard.vice.com).In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request, and I request that it be processed under the "media" fee category. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I would request your response within ten (10) business days.Sincerely,Jason Koebler

---

On Oct. 17, 2016:
To Whom It May Concern:

I wanted to follow up on the following Freedom of Information request, copied below, and originally submitted on Sept. 29, 2016. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response, or if further clarification is needed.

Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
---

On Sept. 30, 2016:
Hello:

In an effort to better serve you, we have updated our Records Request Form. Please use the new form here: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/Pages/prr.aspx We no longer accept older versions of the form.

Fill out the form as completely as possible. If you are requesting on behalf of a law firm or in response to a public notice, please make sure to check the applicable box(s) so that your request is routed to the correct department. It will greatly speed up the time it takes to process your request.

Once we have received your request we will be able to process it.

For additional information about the record request process, information is available on the DEQ website here: http://www.deq.state.or.us/records/RecordRequests.htm

Thank you,

DEQ Public Record Request Team
---

On Sept. 29, 2016:
To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Oregon Public Records Law, I hereby request the following documents:

The recycling plan proposals for Apple, Inc. for 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017 (if available) for Oregon E-Cycles Program compliance. Apple’s annual implementation and sampling reports filed under Oregon’s Electronics Recycling Law (459.A.320(3)(e) for 2014, 2015, and 2016 (as referred to here: http://www.deq.state.or.us/lq/ecycle/manufacturers/docs/ORECyclesGuideManufacturerPrograms.pdf).

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. They will be used in the course of reporting for Motherboard, VICE's science and technology website (motherboard.vice.com).

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request, and I request that it be processed under the "media" fee category. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I would request your response within ten (10) business days.

Sincerely,

Jason Koebler

------
Filed via MuckRock.com
E-mail (Preferred): requests@muckrock.com

For mailed responses, please address (see note):
MuckRock
DEPT MR 28579
411A Highland Ave
Somerville, MA 02144-2516

PLEASE NOTE: This request is not filed by a MuckRock staff member, but is being sent through MuckRock by the above in order to better track, share, and manage public records requests. Also note that improperly addressed (i.e., with the requester's name rather than "MuckRock News" and the department number) requests might be returned as undeliverable.
------

Jason,
Apple Inc. did not submit a recycling program Plan to Oregon E-Cycles for the years 2014 to 2017.

Please contact me with any questions.

Thank you,
Michele

Michele Martin
Operations and Policy Analyst, Oregon E-Cycles
Oregon Department of Environmental Quality
p: 503-229-5198
martin.michele@deq.state.or.us<mailto:martin.michele@deq.state.or.us>