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"title": "Bags packaging EPR Yukon: paper bag fee, 2027 | Instica",
"h1": "Bags packaging EPR Yukon: what a paper bag costs per 1,000 packs, 2027",
"description": "Worked example: 1,000 paper bags in Yukon carry an estimated packaging EPR fee of CA$68.00 on the 2027 schedule, from published rates.",
"answer": "In Yukon, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of CA$68.00 on the 2027 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of Circular Materials Yukon that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit.",
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"cite": "Instica, “Bags packaging EPR Yukon: what a paper bag costs per 1,000 packs, 2027”, https://instica.com/epr/bag/yukon, last verified 2026-11-04, dataset v1-281284b7e7c1, CC-BY-4.0.",
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"markdown": "\n\nIn Yukon, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g) carry an estimated packaging fee of CA$68.00 on the 2027 schedule. The range comes from the published rates of Circular Materials Yukon that fit each part of the pack. Instica estimates it; you confirm the weights, then sign and submit."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What this page estimates for a paper bag in Yukon\n\nThe paper bag on this page is a kraft or white paper bag that carries a product out of a shop or holds it inside a parcel. It has one component, each matched to the published rates of the 2027 schedule of Circular Materials Yukon for Yukon; weight times rate gives a fee per 1,000 packs in CAD. The figures are estimates built on starting weights."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What is in a paper bag\n\nThe bag is one paper component. Handles, window patches and inner coatings are not weighed separately in the starting estimate, so weigh a finished bag if yours has them.\n\nStarting weights, an Instica estimate for a typical pack and not a measured weight: bag (paper, 50 g).\n\n- **Bag**: paper, 50 g (Instica starting estimate)"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Worked example: 1,000 paper bags in Yukon\n\nOne paper bag of the Medium (grocery bag) size weighs 50 g in total. For each component the table gives its weight, the matched published rates, and the fee for 1,000 packs.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 paper bags in Yukon, in CAD**\n\n| Component | Weight each | Matched published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Bag | 50 g | Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging to Kraft Paper Carry-Out Bags | CA$68.00 | CA$0.0680 |\n\nYukon: 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size are estimated at CA$68.00 in packaging fees.\n\nAdded together, the estimate for 1,000 packs is CA$68.00.\n\nDivide by 1,000 for a single pack: about CA$0.0680."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What the fee tool returns for 1,000 paper bags in Yukon\n\nEntered into the public fee tool for Yukon (2027 schedule, effective January 1, 2027), 1,000 paper bags give the figures below. The tool is the same engine that prices a report, so this page and the tool agree.\n\n**Fee tool lines for 1,000 packs, Yukon, in CAD**\n\n| Component | Category at the lowest rate | Weight | Fee | Category at the highest rate | Fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | --- | ---: |\n| Bag | Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging | 50 g | CA$68.00 | Kraft Paper Carry-Out Bags | CA$68.00 |\n\nYukon: the fee tool returns CA$68.00 for 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size (50 g each).\n\nThe tool total is CA$68.00.\n\n**Fee tool totals for 1,000 packs by size, Yukon, in CAD**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Total, lowest rates | Total, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (lunch bag) | 20 g | CA$27.20 | CA$27.20 | CA$0.0272 | CA$0.0272 |\n| Medium (grocery bag) | 50 g | CA$68.00 | CA$68.00 | CA$0.068 | CA$0.068 |\n| Large (shopping bag with handles) | 110 g | CA$149.60 | CA$149.60 | CA$0.1496 | CA$0.1496 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## Which published rates were matched in Yukon\n\n2 published rates were matched to the pack in Yukon from the 2027 schedule. Each is quoted from the programme’s own fee table; the page does not change the rate or round it.\n\n#### Bag, 50 g: 2 matched rates\n\n**Rates matched to the bag, Yukon 2027**\n\n| Category | Published rate | Per kilogram | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging | 136 cents per kilogram | CA$1.36 | CA$68.00 | CA$0.068 |\n| Kraft Paper Carry-Out Bags | 136 cents per kilogram | CA$1.36 | CA$68.00 | CA$0.068 |\n\nYukon 2027: the category “Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging” is published at 136 cents per kilogram.\n\nYukon 2027: the category “Kraft Paper Carry-Out Bags” is published at 136 cents per kilogram."
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"markdown": "\n\n## How size changes the fee for a paper bag\n\nThe weight of a paper bag depends on its size. The table prices each of the 3 sizes with the same matched rates, so the only thing that changes between rows is the weight.\n\n**Fee for 1,000 paper bags by size in Yukon, in CAD**\n\n| Size | Weight each | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack, lowest | Per pack, highest |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Small (lunch bag) | 20 g | CA$27.20 | CA$27.20 | CA$0.0272 | CA$0.0272 |\n| Medium (grocery bag) | 50 g | CA$68.00 | CA$68.00 | CA$0.068 | CA$0.068 |\n| Large (shopping bag with handles) | 110 g | CA$149.60 | CA$149.60 | CA$0.1496 | CA$0.1496 |\n\nEach component of the paper bag priced at every size, at the matched rates for Yukon.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by component and size, Yukon, in CAD**\n\n| Component | Small (lunch bag) | Medium (grocery bag) | Large (shopping bag with handles) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| Bag | 20 g: CA$27.20 | 50 g: CA$68.00 | 110 g: CA$149.60 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## What if the paper bag used another material?\n\nSuppose the main component of the paper bag, weighing 50 g, were made of another material. The table prices the same weight in each material class that Yukon publishes a rate for, at the lowest published rate in that class.\n\n**Same weight, different material, Yukon, in CAD per 1,000 packs**\n\n| Material | Lowest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate | Highest published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs at that rate |\n| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| paper and board | 136 cents per kilogram | CA$68.00 | 136 cents per kilogram | CA$68.00 |\n| plastic | 588 cents per kilogram | CA$294.00 | 588 cents per kilogram | CA$294.00 |\n| glass | 122 cents per kilogram | CA$61.00 | 122 cents per kilogram | CA$61.00 |\n| aluminium | 455 cents per kilogram | CA$227.50 | 455 cents per kilogram | CA$227.50 |\n| steel | 211 cents per kilogram | CA$105.50 | 211 cents per kilogram | CA$105.50 |\n\n**Every matched rate of the other materials at 50 g, Yukon, in CAD**\n\n| Material | Category | Published rate | Fee per 1,000 packs | Fee per pack |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| plastic | LDPE/HDPE Film | 588 cents per kilogram | CA$294.00 | CA$0.294 |\n| plastic | LDPE/HDPE Film Carry-Out Bags | 588 cents per kilogram | CA$294.00 | CA$0.294 |\n| plastic | PLA, PHA, PHB Carry-Out Bags | 588 cents per kilogram | CA$294.00 | CA$0.294 |\n| plastic | PLA, PHA, PHB - Plastic Film | 588 cents per kilogram | CA$294.00 | CA$0.294 |\n| glass | Clear Glass | 122 cents per kilogram | CA$61.00 | CA$0.061 |\n| glass | Coloured Glass | 122 cents per kilogram | CA$61.00 | CA$0.061 |\n| aluminium | Aluminum Food Containers | 455 cents per kilogram | CA$227.50 | CA$0.2275 |\n| steel | Other Steel Containers and Packaging | 211 cents per kilogram | CA$105.50 | CA$0.1055 |\n\nA fee comparison only: another material changes weight and protection too."
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"markdown": "\n\n## What a larger run of paper bags costs in Yukon\n\nFees scale with the number of packs, because the schedule charges by mass. The table repeats the worked example for larger runs of the Medium (grocery bag) paper bag in Yukon. Nothing else changes between rows: the same weights and the same matched rates apply.\n\n**Fee by run size for the paper bag in Yukon, in CAD**\n\n| Packs | Total weight | Fee at the lowest rates | Fee at the highest rates |\n| ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 100 | 5 kg | CA$6.80 | CA$6.80 |\n| 500 | 25 kg | CA$34.00 | CA$34.00 |\n| 1,000 | 50 kg | CA$68.00 | CA$68.00 |\n| 5,000 | 250 kg | CA$340.00 | CA$340.00 |\n| 10,000 | 500 kg | CA$680.00 | CA$680.00 |\n| 50,000 | 2,500 kg | CA$3,400.00 | CA$3,400.00 |\n| 100,000 | 5,000 kg | CA$6,800.00 | CA$6,800.00 |\n| 500,000 | 25,000 kg | CA$34,000.00 | CA$34,000.00 |\n| 1,000,000 | 50,000 kg | CA$68,000.00 | CA$68,000.00 |\n\nYukon: a single paper bag is estimated at CA$0.0680 in packaging fees.\n\nYukon: across all its components, a paper bag is priced at CA$1.36 per kilogram of packaging.\n\nTaken as a whole, the pack is priced at CA$1.36 per kilogram of packaging, so a heavier pack costs more in proportion to its weight.\n\nFlat fee bands, registration fees and minimum charges sit outside this per-kilogram table."
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"markdown": "\n\n## How the fee for paper bags has moved on Yukon schedules\n\nYukon has published 2 per-mass fee schedules that price this pack. The same Medium (grocery bag) paper bags are priced on each below, with the same weights and the same matching rules, so only the published rates differ.\n\n**Fee per 1,000 packs by schedule, Yukon, in CAD**\n\n| Schedule | Effective from | Fee per 1,000 packs, lowest rates | Fee per 1,000 packs, highest rates | Per pack | Change in the lowest fee |\n| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |\n| 2026 | January 1, 2026 | CA$63.50 | CA$63.50 | CA$0.0635 | - |\n| 2027 | January 1, 2027 | CA$68.00 | CA$68.00 | CA$0.0680 | +7.1% |\n\nYukon: on the 2026 schedule, effective January 1, 2026, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size were priced at CA$63.50.\n\nYukon: on the 2027 schedule, effective January 1, 2027, 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size were priced at CA$68.00.\n\nThe same matched categories on each Yukon schedule, per kilogram; a dash means the schedule does not publish that category.\n\n**Matched rates per kilogram by schedule, Yukon, in CAD**\n\n| Category | 2026 (2026-01) | 2027 (2027-01) |\n| --- | ---: | ---: |\n| Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging | CA$1.27 | CA$1.36 |\n| Kraft Paper Carry-Out Bags | CA$1.27 | CA$1.36 |"
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"markdown": "\n\n## The fee schedule behind these figures for Yukon\n\nThe rates come from the 2027 schedule of Circular Materials Yukon for Yukon, effective January 1, 2027. The facts below record where it was published and what else the schedule charges.\n\nYukon: the 2027 fee schedule of Circular Materials Yukon, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nYukon: the schedule lists a further fee, “Yukon government pays for processing above 2,000 tonnes (November 1, 2025 to March 31, 2027)”, with no amount published here.\n\nThe schedule also lists one other fee, which is not part of the per-kilogram estimate on this page."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Ways to lower the fee on a paper bag\n\nPaper weight is the lever with the most effect: a lighter grammage lowers the mass that every fee schedule multiplies.\n\nA plain, uncoated bag is usually read as ordinary paper, while a plastic lining or laminated window can move a bag into a different, often dearer, category.\n\nTwisted paper handles weigh little, but cord or ribbon of another material can be reported on its own line by some programmes.\n\nSellers who ship in paper bags often buy them by the thousand, which makes the per-1,000 figure on this page the natural unit for comparing suppliers."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Questions sellers ask\n\n### How much is the EPR fee for a paper bag in Yukon?\n\nFor 1,000 paper bags of the Medium (grocery bag) size, the estimated fee is CA$68.00 on the 2027 schedule, from the published rates that fit each component.\n\n### Is this the amount I will pay?\n\nNo. It is an estimate for the packaging alone. Registration fees, flat fee bands, eco-modulation and thresholds sit outside the per-kilogram figure. Instica prepares the data; you check, sign and submit it, and Instica never stores regulator login details."
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"anchor": "Bottles packaging EPR Cyprus",
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"anchor": "Bags EPR fees Alberta",
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"anchor": "Bags packaging EPR Belgium",
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"anchor": "EPR fees for bags British Columbia",
"url": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/british-columbia"
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"anchor": "Bags packaging EPR Cyprus",
"url": "https://instica.com/epr/bag/cyprus"
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