{"id":7725,"date":"2023-01-09T00:00:05","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T05:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evnia.com\/maine-becomes-the-first-us-state-to-establish-an-extended-producer-responsibility-epr-for-packaging-law-whats-next\/"},"modified":"2025-08-06T10:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T14:21:10","slug":"maine-becomes-the-first-us-state-to-establish-an-extended-producer-responsibility-epr-for-packaging-law-whats-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evnia.com\/en\/maine-becomes-the-first-us-state-to-establish-an-extended-producer-responsibility-epr-for-packaging-law-whats-next\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine becomes the first US state to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging law. What\u2019s next?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7725\" class=\"elementor elementor-7725 elementor-2351\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bb9a762 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bb9a762\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f28320d\" data-id=\"f28320d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#00A89E\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59efe67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"59efe67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2023.01.09<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2be057 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2be057\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maine becomes the first US state to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging law. What\u2019s next? <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f6c57b8\" data-id=\"f6c57b8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-332b929 elementor-widget__width-inherit dce_masking-none elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"332b929\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/evnia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-library-with-open-textbook-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6414\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/evnia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-library-with-open-textbook-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/evnia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-library-with-open-textbook-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/evnia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-library-with-open-textbook-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/evnia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-library-with-open-textbook-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/evnia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/book-library-with-open-textbook.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a10446e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a10446e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd8a433\" data-id=\"fd8a433\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f00bbc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9f00bbc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In July 2021, Maine became the first state in the United States to pass an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law for packaging. Under the new legislation, manufacturers must help pay for the cost of recycling packaging. By enacting<a href=\"https:\/\/legislature.maine.gov\/LawMakerWeb\/summary.asp?ID=280080518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> LD 1541<\/a>, Maine hopes to boost recycling rates, reduce the use of packaging, and save taxpayers money by shifting the cost to packaging producers.  <\/p><p>EPR policies are nothing new. They have long been established in Canada, the United States, and the European Union for hazardous materials. In fact, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/christophermarquis\/2022\/06\/27\/beyond-plastics-shifting-the-waste-reduction-burden-from-consumers-to-producers\/?sh=3df79a661174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">EPR concept was initially introduced in the early 1990s<\/a> by Thomas Lindhqvist , a Swedish academic who drafted a formal report recommending that Sweden\u2019s Ministry of the Environment demand that packaging companies fund recycling initiatives.  <\/p><p>EPR regulations for packaging have also been implemented in many countries; however, Maine is the first US state to focus on eliminating <a href=\"https:\/\/plastics.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org\/epr#Statement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tens of millions of tons of packaging that impact the environment yearly.<\/a> <\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcm.org\/blog\/how-extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging-will-benefit-maine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">According to the Natural Resources Council of Maine<\/a>, the state has struggled with lots of unrecyclable packaging waste, with varying recycling rules based on local town laws. In addition, many municipalities are buckling under the sheer burden of maintaining recycling programs due to costs. <\/p><p>The Government of Maine estimates it costs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrcm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/DEPwastereport2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">67% more to recycle packaging waste than to dispose of it. As a result, property taxes have increased<\/a>\u2014as well as cuts to recycling programs. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2c03cb1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2c03cb1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d5dcee3\" data-id=\"d5dcee3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-title-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8f9551 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f8f9551\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Will Maine\u2019s EPR For Packaging Law Work?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-535d825 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"535d825\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1eef579\" data-id=\"1eef579\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#FFFFFF\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87c17d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"87c17d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Like its international predecessors, packaging producers\u2014no matter where they are located across the globe\u2014will have to pay yearly fees to a Stewardship Organization (SO) that is responsible for managing the new program, monitoring, and reporting back to the state. The SO will reimburse municipalities for the costs sustained for having to deal with the packaging as well as fund operations and infrastructure and elevate public education. <\/p><p>Producers will have to pay for all types of items, mainly plastic, that are recyclable or not: product packaging, food containers, bags, electronics, etc. Fees are determined by yearly per-ton reporting. Retailers that also meet the definition of a producer are under the same obligations under state law.  <\/p><p>Maine\u2019s EPR for packaging targets major brands, including Walmart, Amazon and Proctor &amp; Gamble. However, local small businesses, farmers and non-profit organizations are exempt. <\/p><p>Currently, the threshold for companies subject to the new law is $5 million in gross revenue for the next three years. The threshold will be reduced to $2 million. Fees will be variable based on the annual costs of municipal recycling programs and the level of packaging to be managed.  <\/p><p>While the bill has been signed into law, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection will hone out the rulemaking by December 2023. The SO will then be chosen, and a contract will be attributed a year before the fees are to be collected. <a style=\"color: #fff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.maine.gov\/dep\/waste\/recycle\/epr.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Maine Department of Environmental Protection plans to start emitting municipality payments by 2027<\/a>.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1fe45be elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1fe45be\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-469ab30\" data-id=\"469ab30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5371f5d\" data-id=\"5371f5d\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"rightcell2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35e6e43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"35e6e43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-dce-background-image-url=\"https:\/\/evnia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/plastic_waste_packaging-scaled.jpg\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e25fac3 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e25fac3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ba33b5e\" data-id=\"4ba33b5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"leftcell2\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2edcf23a elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2edcf23a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fbe9845\" data-id=\"1fbe9845\" data-element_type=\"column\" id=\"rightcell2\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-736debd0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"736debd0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-11064a74\" data-id=\"11064a74\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20e1dd4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20e1dd4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What About Other States?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-dce-text-color=\"#222222\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21eab833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"21eab833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is important to note that EPR programs already exist in the United States for products, such as batteries, paint and pharmaceuticals. But state-wide programs for packaging are still in their infancy stages. <\/p><p>Maine is not the only state in the US looking to instill EPR packaging policies. Oregon is the second state in the US to pass an EPR law, known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/olis.oregonlegislature.gov\/liz\/2021R1\/Measures\/Overview\/SB582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act<\/a> in 2021. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wastedive.com\/news\/2021-state-extended-producer-responsibility-recycling\/594873\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Other states<\/a> , including California, Colorado, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, and New York, are working on state laws to prompt a change in producers&#8217; packaging strategies and the plastics industry. <\/p><p>The issue for producers is that legislation is ever-evolving, which means they may struggle with discrepancies between states and a lack of transparent access to updated information.<\/p><p>Evnia suggests calling upon experts to help navigate the complexities of state-based, multi-stakeholder EPR programs.<\/p><p>Holding packaging producers responsible for the costs of recycling end-of-life products are definitely a step in the right direction. Nevertheless, meeting legal obligations in terms of product stewardship can be daunting. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-1a058f97 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1a058f97\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-542ffbea\" data-id=\"542ffbea\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58b77e06 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"58b77e06\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0056a5f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0056a5f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a2c1fd\" data-id=\"1a2c1fd\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64228af elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"64228af\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Contact Evnia today to learn more about the impact of EPR laws on your exporting strategies.<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2023.01.09 Maine becomes the first US state to establish an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging law. What\u2019s next? In July 2021, Maine became the first state in the United States to pass an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law for packaging. Under the new legislation, manufacturers must help pay for the cost of recycling packaging. 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