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Goldberg Segalla

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

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Do You Use Packaging? If So, You Need To Know About Minnesota's New Packaging Law And The Upcoming Deadline Of July 1, 2025

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Minnesota is now the fifth state—joining Maine, Oregon, Colorado, and California—to pass what are called “extended producer responsibility” laws, in line with a growing trend across the country. In 2024, Minnesota enacted the...more

DLA Piper

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

King & Spalding

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

Beveridge & Diamond PC

EPR Packaging and Recycled Content Laws Continue to Trend as Legislatures Consider Policies to Address Packaging Waste Challenges

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Key Takeaways - What is happening? Packaging waste has received heavy attention from lawmakers in recent years. A growing number of states are adhering to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) and Recycled Content...more

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Massachusetts Forms an EPR Commission for Packaging and Other Products

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On November 21, 2024, Massachusetts enacted legislation likely to accelerate its adoption of new extended producer responsibility (EPR) legislation. Tucked into a new climate law (find a separate alert on the law here),...more

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State EPR Roundup: 2025 Compliance Deadlines Approach as Legislative and Regulatory Frameworks Develop

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Four years after the nation’s first extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws set out approaches to making producers financially responsible for managing the disposal of plastics and packaging, 2025 will see...more

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