State guides

U.S. packaging EPR laws, state by state

Seven states have enacted extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging. Each one makes the companies that sell packaged goods into the state responsible for funding its recycling. Here is who runs each program, and when it matters.

CaliforniaCA

SB 54 · 2022

Producers of single-use packaging and plastic food-service ware fund the collection and recycling of what they sell into California, through a producer responsibility organization.

In implementation

ColoradoCO

HB22-1355 · 2022

Producers of packaging and paper products fund a statewide recycling program run by a producer responsibility organization.

In implementation

MaineME

LD 1541 · 2021

Maine passed the first packaging EPR law in the country.

Not yet operational

MarylandMD

SB 901 · 2025 (building on SB 222, 2023)

Producers, on their own or through a producer responsibility organization, submit a plan to MDE and pay fees that are adjusted by how recyclable, compostable or reusable their packaging is.

Registration phase

MinnesotaMN

Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act · 2024

Covers packaging, food packaging and paper products.

Pre-program

OregonOR

SB 582 · 2021

Producers fund improvements to Oregon’s recycling system through a producer responsibility organization, alongside a statewide list of what can be recycled..

Operating

WashingtonWA

SB 5284 · 2025

Covers packaging and paper products.

Registration phase

Last reviewed October 23, 2026.

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