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Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Fast-Approaching Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Deadlines: Colorado’s EPR Requirements and Registration

Extended producer responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy enacted by several states,1 which extends a manufacturer’s responsibility for its product’s packaging materials to the end of the product’s life cycle....more

Environmental General Counsel PC

EPR Packaging Programs: Lead Time Needed to Evaluate Producer Status

Companies who may qualify as “producers” under the EPR packaging programs adopted by California, Oregon, and Colorado should plan for sufficient lead time to evaluate their status as a producer before applicable requirements...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is Here and It’s Time to Register With a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO)

What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy enacted by several states, which extends a manufacturer’s responsibility for its product packaging...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

Taking Stock of the EPR Packaging Laws: Minnesota's New Program

Minnesota just joined the roster of states with extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging programs, and New York and Illinois are evaluating similar legislation. Meanwhile, states with more established programs are...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

EPR Packaging Laws: Oregon's Program Plan Provides Roadmap for Compliance and Producer Fees

On March 31, Circular Action Alliance (“CAA”), the Producer Responsibility Organization (“PRO”) for California, Colorado, and the only contender for PRO in Oregon, submitted the first draft of its Program Plan (“the Plan”)...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

Exempted Materials under California's EPR Packaging Law (SB 54)

Producers who may qualify for an exemption under California’s extended producer responsibility (“EPR”) packaging law (“SB 54” or the “Act”) should consider reviewing CalRecycle’s recently released Proposed Draft Regulation...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

SB 54 _ California Selects CAA as PRO and Other Updates

Within the last month, California has made significant strides toward its bid to create a circular economy for certain packaging and food service ware materials. On January 8, 2024, California's Department of Resources...more

K&L Gates LLP

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

Environmental General Counsel PC

EPR Packaging Laws: Submission of the First Stewardship Plan

Since July 2021, when Maine passed the nation's first extended producer responsiblity ("EPR") packaging law, four other states (Colorado, Oregon, California, and Maryland) have enacted EPR packaging laws. For brevity, we...more

Environmental General Counsel PC

When Must Businesses Join a PRO under California's Plastic & Packaging Law?

On March 29, 2023, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) held a workshop on Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) and forthcoming regulations under the Plastic Pollution Prevention...more

Goldberg Segalla

New York May Adopt Extended Producer-Responsibility Laws to Combat Consumer Waste

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New York may be on board to be the fifth state in the nation to hold producers responsible for packaging products.  Thus far, Maine, Oregon, Colorado, and California have enacted extended producer-responsibility laws....more

Hogan Lovells

Aprobado el PERTE en Economía Circular, con casi 500M€ en subvenciones

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Se ha aprobado el PERTE en Economía Circular, que pretende cambiar la economía hacia un tratamiento circular de los productos que minimice el uso de las materias primas, permita la incorporación de materiales reciclados y...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

BCLP

Changing packing and packaging waste obligations for retailers and manufacturers in England - are you affected?

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On 1 January 2021, changes came into effect that affect recovery and recycling targets for packing and packaging waste for retailers and manufacturers in England. With significant change already imminent for UK retailers and...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Will Single-Use Products and Packaging Be a Thing of the Past in California?

Walk down virtually any street, sidewalk, path, beach or trail in California and you will invariably find at least some single-use product or packaging as discarded waste. In most urban areas this has become a significant...more

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Closing the Loop—European Circular Economy Package to Improve Waste Management

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The Situation: The European Circular Economy Package ("CEP") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on June 14, 2018. The Result: According to the European Commission, the CEP should "help European...more

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