Updates
Short notes on packaging EPR developments that change what producers pay or file: new rate schedules, rule changes, deadlines and court decisions. We update the state guides at the same time, so the guides stay current and this page shows what moved.
Circular Action Alliance (CAA), the producer responsibility organization (PRO) that runs SB 54, sent its final program plan to CalRecycle on October 13. The 2027 budget is about $1.1 billion, down from as much as $1.87 billion in the June draft. The preliminary 2027 rates are unchanged.
Oregon's Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has proposed a third round of rules under the Recycling Modernization Act. They would exempt some packaging from fees, clarify who the obligated producer is, and change the program calendar to avoid a 2027 fee spike.
Circular Action Alliance (CAA), which collects Oregon's producer fees, is returning about $80 million of program reserves through lower 2027 rates. Film drops from 43¢ to 12¢ a pound, glass goes to zero, and two categories turn into credits.
CalRecycle, California's recycling agency, issued guidance in August explaining how food and agricultural packaging can be taken out of SB 54, the state's packaging EPR law, where federal safety rules leave no alternative. One approved notice covers every brand using that packaging.
The same notes by email, when a rule or fee schedule changes, with the dollar impact for a mid-size brand.
