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Producer Obligations Under EPR Laws: Exploring Alternatives to PRO Participation

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A defining feature of the extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws emerging across the United States is the expectation that producers join a statewide producer responsibility organization (PRO). But for some producers,...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Navigating New Waters: Getting Ahead of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws

Packaging-related EPR laws are rapidly creating complex compliance obligations across multiple states; companies should act to avoid unexpected fees, increased costs and competitive disadvantages....more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

Minnesota Extends January 1, 2026, PFAS Reporting Deadline to July 1, 2026

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced on July 23, 2025, that it will extend the January 1, 2026, deadline for reporting products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to...more

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Support is Split as Maine’s Governor Gives State’s Foundational Packaging EPR Law a Modern Makeover

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Extended Producer Responsibility Legislation, also known as EPR laws, is a policy-based approach that holds producers accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products, particularly for take-back, recycling, and final...more

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Battery Stewardship Act: Colorado Enacts Legislation Establishing a Framework for Management

The Colorado Legislature has enacted, and the Governor signed Senate Bill 25-163, which is titled: The Battery Stewardship Act (“Act”). The Act establishes a framework addressing the collection, transportation,...more

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Maryland and Washington Enact EPR Laws for Packaging

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Maryland and Washington have joined the growing cohort of US jurisdictions that require producers of packaging and paper products to finance – and ultimately improve – the systems for disposing of these “covered materials” in...more

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Packaging EPR Law Enacted in Maryland

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This week Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore signed Senate Bill 901, an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law designed to make “producers” of packaged items and paper products financially responsible for the upgrades to state...more

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All Wrapped Up: Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, March 2025

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All Wrapped Up is a newsletter that tracks and analyzes key developments in extended producer responsibility laws for packaging. It is a subscription-based resource for King & Spalding clients who sell or distribute just...more

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PFAS Primer Quarterly Update: 2025 Q1 – Setting the PFAS Standard

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In the latest edition of the PFAS Primer Quarterly Update, our roundup of regulatory, litigation, and scientific actions involving PFAS, states exempt PFAS products – except the states that don’t, defendants can remove PFAS...more

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ADEM Proposes Revisions to its Recycling Rules – 15 Years in the Making

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After 15 years without significant revisions, the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) is proposing an overhaul of its recycling rules.  The proposed regulations, which ADEM released for public notice and...more

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Unwrapping Maine's Gift to the Environment: A New Packaging Stewardship Program Set to Launch in 2026

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Beginning in May of 2026, owners of brands selling packaged products and importers of foreign-produced packaged products sold in Maine will be required to adhere to Maine’s Stewardship Program for Packaging. Beginning six...more

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Apportioning the Cost of Household Hazardous Waste Management in Vermont

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Vermont’s Agency of Natural Resources is busily working to implement a first-in-the-nation household hazardous waste extended producer responsibility law. Although federal law sets requirements for hazardous waste generated...more

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Chasing Compliance with Chasing Arrows: Exploring the Implications of SB 343, Conflicting State Legislation, and the Impact of...

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On 28 December 2023, CalRecycle published the results of the preliminary Material Characterization Study required under SB 343, codified as Cal. Pub. Res. Code § 42355.51. The preliminary findings identify the types of...more

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California Imposes New Restrictions on Recyclability Claims

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Last week, California’s Governor signed a law that will likely impose significant limitations on companies’ abilities to make recyclability claims or use the popular “chasing arrows” symbol in California....more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Maine Requires Companies to Pay For Their Packaging

Last month, Maine signed the nation’s first packaging-based extended producer responsibility program into law, signaling a possible sea change in the way we handle recycling in the United States....more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Oregon Seeks to Modernize its Recycling Program

The Oregon legislature is considering House Bill 2065 (Bill or HB 2065), a bill designed to restructure Oregon’s recycling system. The Bill is the result of the Oregon Recycling Steering Committee, a collaborative process to...more

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