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Under Oregon’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law, the deadline for producers of consumer packaging, paper and food serviceware to register and report their production of such materials to the Circular Action Alliance...more
If your business is a brand owner that controls the manufacturing of its products, operates in the packaged goods space, or influences the retail or shipping packaging of products, you may be subject to state-specific...more
On July 1, 2025, Oregon’s Plastic Pollution & Recycling Modernization Act (RMA) will significantly change the state’s recycling system. The RMA places responsibility on “producers” to fund and manage the recycling process for...more
State-level packaging laws are evolving rapidly, often in response to environmental concerns or shifting consumer expectations. These state laws are directly shaping the way national manufacturers are approaching both...more
Circular Action Alliance to accept reports through April 30, 2025 - Circular Action Alliance (CAA) recently announced a grace period through April 30, 2025 for producers to report data by weight and material category for all...more
With the March 31, 2025 deadline to comply with Oregon’s packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law rapidly approaching, producers of covered materials, including packaging, paper products, and food serviceware,...more
For the past four years, multiple states have worked to pass laws (called Extended Producer Responsibility laws, or “EPR”) that reallocate the burden of dealing with end-product waste (and related recycling efforts) to the...more
Many companies with independent contractors working in Oregon recently received correspondence from the Oregon Department of Justice’s Division of Child Support (“Division”) reminding them of new reporting obligations with...more
On February 16, the U. S. District Court for the District of Oregon struck down the state’s drug price transparency law—The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (the “Act”)—ruling that the Act’s annual price increase...more
Earlier this month, the US District Court for the District of Oregon issued a declaratory judgment invalidating a key component of the Oregon Drug Price Transparency Program. The Oregon Drug Price Transparency Program was...more
Recently enacted Oregon Senate Bill (SB) 184 soon will require employers to include independent contractors in their child support reporting requirements to the Oregon Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice....more
Oregon lawmakers just passed more stringent civil penalties and expanded the scope of workplace safety investigations – which means employers need to immediately acquaint themselves with these modifications and grasp the...more
In 2015, the City of Portland approved a policy requiring commercial buildings 20,000 square feet or larger to track energy performance information using the Energy Star Portfolio Manager, and to report that information to...more