Packaura
/ August 22, 2026
Maine made history in 2021 as the first U.S. state to pass an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for packaging, shifting the cost of recycling packaging waste from municipalities onto the companies that put that packaging into the market. If you sell packaged goods into
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Packaura
/ August 16, 2026
Maine made history in 2021 as the first U.S. state to pass an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for packaging. But headlines about Oregon’s and Colorado’s programs going live have left a lot of brands assuming Maine’s is right behind them — it isn’t. Implementation
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Packaura
/ August 1, 2026
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) fees are quickly becoming a real line item on brands’ P&Ls, not just a compliance footnote. As more states stand up producer-funded recycling programs, the packaging decisions you make now directly affect what you’ll owe every reporting cycle. The good news:
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Packaura
/ July 25, 2026
Most sustainable packaging pitches lead with unit price, and that number almost always looks worse than what you’re paying now. But unit price is only one line in a much longer ledger. The switch also changes what you pay in freight, storage, regulatory fees, and
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Packaura
/ July 7, 2026
Seven states now have Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging laws on the books, and 2026 is the year the compliance calendar stopped being theoretical. A synchronized multi-state reporting deadline already came and went this spring, Colorado started charging producer fees in January, and Washington producers
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Packaura
/ May 19, 2026
California EPR requirements under SB 54 fundamentally restructure how producers fund and manage packaging waste in the country’s largest consumer market. With initial fee schedules taking effect in 2027 and full implementation by 2032, brands selling into California — from CPG giants to ecommerce sellers
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