# Alberta vs Colorado EPR: Rules Compared

Last verified: November 5, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/compare/alberta-vs-colorado

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Alberta and Colorado both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. Alberta exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$1,500,000 against $5,000,000 in Colorado. Alberta publishes the higher per-kilogram fee in 4 of 5 shared material classes. Every figure below links to its primary source.

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## Alberta and Colorado side by side

3 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Alberta and Colorado; a cell reads “not yet published” when a side has none, and an exemption row reads “none recorded; see thresholds” when no exemption is on record.

<a id="glance-table"></a>**Alberta and Colorado: the measures both programmes publish**

| Measure | Alberta | Colorado | Stricter |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registration duty | not yet published | Required | Not comparable |
| Producer organisation | not yet published | more than one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable |
| Lowest revenue exemption | CA$1,500,000 | $5,000,000 | Alberta |
| Lowest weight exemption | none recorded; see thresholds | 907.2 kg | Not comparable |
| First annual report date | June 30 | not yet published | Not comparable |
| Published penalties | not yet published | 3 published | Not comparable |
| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |
| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | 48 cents per kilogram | 9.0 cents per pound | Alberta |
| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | 176 cents per kilogram | 62.0 cents per pound | Colorado |

<a id="calc-revenue"></a>The lowest revenue exemption is CA$1,500,000 in Alberta and $5,000,000 in Colorado (CA$6,989,000 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Alberta therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Colorado but still in scope in Alberta.

<a id="calc-rates"></a>Across 5 shared material classes, Alberta publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 4, and Colorado in 1. A higher fee is not the same as a stricter rule; it is simply a larger published number per kilogram.

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## Who runs the programme in Alberta and Colorado

Who collects and who the producer files with, in Alberta and then Colorado.

<a id="programme-table"></a>**Alberta and Colorado: how each programme is set up**

| Aspect | Alberta | Colorado |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Regime | Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (packaging, paper products) | Colorado Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act, C.R.S. 25-17-701 et seq. (HB22-1355) |
| Regulator | Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Solid Waste and Materials Management Program |
| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |
| Registration | not yet published | Required, Circular Action Alliance producer portal |
| Producer organisation | not yet published | more than one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance, Interchange 360 (automotive lubricant packaging, individual programme); membership required |
| Revenue counted as | gross revenue inside the jurisdiction, CAD, year | realised gross total revenue, USD, prior calendar year |
| Who counts as the producer | primary: brand owner, importer, seller; secondary: brand owner, importer, seller; shipping: brand owner, importer, seller; tertiary: brand owner, importer, seller | other: first distributor; primary: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, importer; shipping: packer and shipper |

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Alberta: the registration duty. Reason: Registry details not quoted.

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Alberta: how producer organisations work. Reason: Producer-organisation wording was not quoted from the ARMA page.

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Alberta: the rules on transferring responsibility. Reason: Transfer rules were not read.

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Colorado: the rules on transferring responsibility. Reason: The sections read (703, 709, 710, 713) do not say whether obligations can be assigned by contract. Sections 25-17-705 to 708 were not read.

Where one side has not yet published how its producer organisations work, this page says so rather than assuming it matches the other side. A seller in both should check the open item before relying on the comparison.

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## What Alberta and Colorado cover, side by side

Each row below is one published feature of the two programmes; a cell reads “not yet published” when Alberta or Colorado has no verified entry for it in the dataset.

<a id="scope-table"></a>**Scope, producer duties, categories, labelling and targets, Alberta and Colorado**

| Aspect | Alberta | Colorado |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Producer duty: primary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer |
| Producer duty: secondary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | not yet published |
| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | not yet published |
| Producer duty: shipping packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller | packer_shipper |
| Reporting categories | 33, material category | 61, covered material type by material class |
| Exemption 1 | Producers under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue are exempt | Exempt from Part 7: revenue under the dollar limit, under one ton of covered materials, state or local government, nonprofit, an agricultural employer with under $5 million in-state consumer sales of its own-brand farm products, a single licensed retail food establishment at a physical location, and builders, construction companies and contractors. |
| Materials covered | not yet published | packaging material, paper products, food serviceware |
| Product classes covered | not yet published | packaging, paper, food serviceware |
| Excluded from scope | not yet published | packaging used solely in transportation to nonconsumers, packaging used solely in business to business sales |
| Sales channels addressed | not yet published | physical retail, internet transaction |
| Producer duty: other packaging | not yet published | first_distributor |

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## Thresholds and exemptions in Alberta and Colorado

Every verified threshold Alberta and Colorado publish, as each states it.

<a id="thresholds-table"></a>**Verified thresholds in Alberta and Colorado**

| Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
| Alberta | revenue | CA$1,500,000 | exempt below | Alberta revenue |
| Alberta | packaging tonnage | 9 tonnes | reduced duty | residential supply per year (9 t paper; 2 t rigid plastic; 2 t flexible plastic; 1 t glass; 1 t metal) |
| Colorado | revenue | $5,000,000 | exempt below | realized gross total revenue, prior calendar year, excluding on-premises alcohol sales |
| Colorado | packaging tonnage | 1 short ton | exempt below | covered materials used for products sold or distributed in or into Colorado, prior calendar year |
| Colorado | packaging tonnage | 10 short tons | flat-fee band | covered materials supplied into Colorado |

<a id="a-exemption-under-revenue"></a>Alberta exemption: Producers under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue are exempt It does not have to be applied for.

<a id="b-exemption-statutory-exemptions"></a>Colorado exemption: Exempt from Part 7: revenue under the dollar limit, under one ton of covered materials, state or local government, nonprofit, an agricultural employer with under $5 million in-state consumer sales of its own-brand farm products, a single licensed retail food establishment at a physical location, and builders, construction companies and contractors. It does not have to be applied for.

Read the basis column first: the same amount can exempt a producer in one programme and only simplify its report in another.

The lowest revenue exemption is CA$1,500,000 in Alberta and $5,000,000 in Colorado (CA$6,989,000 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Alberta therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Colorado but still in scope in Alberta.

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## Fees per kilogram for shared materials

5 material classes have a published rate on both sides; each row shows the cheapest rate that fits the class.

<a id="rates-table"></a>**Cheapest published rate per kilogram by material class, Alberta and Colorado**

| Material class | Alberta (CAD per kg) | Colorado (USD per kg) | Colorado in CAD, approx. | Higher fee |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| paper and board | 48 cents per kilogram | 9.0 cents per pound | CA$0.2773 | Alberta |
| plastic | 176 cents per kilogram | 62.0 cents per pound | CA$1.9106 | Colorado |
| glass | 41 cents per kilogram | 5.0 cents per pound | CA$0.1541 | Alberta |
| aluminium | 98 cents per kilogram | 5.0 cents per pound | CA$0.1541 | Alberta |
| steel | 62 cents per kilogram | 11.0 cents per pound | CA$0.339 | Alberta |

Scaling the cheapest published rate by weight shows what the gap between Alberta and Colorado amounts to for a given tonnage of one material. The amounts are the rate times the weight, nothing added.

<a id="rates-scale"></a>**Fee at the cheapest published rate for 1 to 100,000 kilograms, Alberta and Colorado**

| Material class | Kilograms | Alberta fee (CAD) | Colorado fee (USD) | Colorado in CAD, approx. | Colorado minus Alberta (CAD) |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| paper and board | 1 | CA$0.48 | $0.20 | CA$0.28 | -CA$0.20 |
| paper and board | 10 | CA$4.80 | $1.98 | CA$2.77 | -CA$2.03 |
| paper and board | 100 | CA$48.00 | $19.84 | CA$27.73 | -CA$20.27 |
| paper and board | 1,000 | CA$480.00 | $198.42 | CA$277.35 | -CA$202.65 |
| paper and board | 10,000 | CA$4,800.00 | $1,984.16 | CA$2,773.46 | -CA$2,026.54 |
| paper and board | 100,000 | CA$48,000.00 | $19,841.60 | CA$27,734.59 | -CA$20,265.41 |
| plastic | 1 | CA$1.76 | $1.37 | CA$1.91 | +CA$0.15 |
| plastic | 10 | CA$17.60 | $13.67 | CA$19.11 | +CA$1.51 |
| plastic | 100 | CA$176.00 | $136.69 | CA$191.06 | +CA$15.06 |
| plastic | 1,000 | CA$1,760.00 | $1,366.87 | CA$1,910.61 | +CA$150.61 |
| plastic | 10,000 | CA$17,600.00 | $13,668.66 | CA$19,106.05 | +CA$1,506.05 |
| plastic | 100,000 | CA$176,000.00 | $136,686.60 | CA$191,060.53 | +CA$15,060.53 |
| glass | 1 | CA$0.41 | $0.11 | CA$0.15 | -CA$0.26 |
| glass | 10 | CA$4.10 | $1.10 | CA$1.54 | -CA$2.56 |
| glass | 100 | CA$41.00 | $11.02 | CA$15.41 | -CA$25.59 |
| glass | 1,000 | CA$410.00 | $110.23 | CA$154.08 | -CA$255.92 |
| glass | 10,000 | CA$4,100.00 | $1,102.31 | CA$1,540.81 | -CA$2,559.19 |
| glass | 100,000 | CA$41,000.00 | $11,023.11 | CA$15,408.11 | -CA$25,591.89 |
| aluminium | 1 | CA$0.98 | $0.11 | CA$0.15 | -CA$0.83 |
| aluminium | 10 | CA$9.80 | $1.10 | CA$1.54 | -CA$8.26 |
| aluminium | 100 | CA$98.00 | $11.02 | CA$15.41 | -CA$82.59 |
| aluminium | 1,000 | CA$980.00 | $110.23 | CA$154.08 | -CA$825.92 |
| aluminium | 10,000 | CA$9,800.00 | $1,102.31 | CA$1,540.81 | -CA$8,259.19 |
| aluminium | 100,000 | CA$98,000.00 | $11,023.11 | CA$15,408.11 | -CA$82,591.89 |
| steel | 1 | CA$0.62 | $0.24 | CA$0.34 | -CA$0.28 |
| steel | 10 | CA$6.20 | $2.43 | CA$3.39 | -CA$2.81 |
| steel | 100 | CA$62.00 | $24.25 | CA$33.90 | -CA$28.10 |
| steel | 1,000 | CA$620.00 | $242.51 | CA$338.98 | -CA$281.02 |
| steel | 10,000 | CA$6,200.00 | $2,425.08 | CA$3,389.78 | -CA$2,810.22 |
| steel | 100,000 | CA$62,000.00 | $24,250.85 | CA$33,897.84 | -CA$28,102.16 |

Converted from USD to CAD at the Bank of Canada annual average for 2025. A converted figure is approximate and moves with the year of the rate; the published amount is the one in the programme’s own currency.

<a id="b-fee-source"></a>Colorado: the 2027 fee schedule of Circular Action Alliance (Colorado PRO), effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.

<a id="a-fee-source"></a>Alberta: the 2027 fee schedule of Circular Materials Alberta (ARMA PPP), effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.

<a id="a-rate-cm-boxboard-and-other-paper-packaging"></a>Alberta 2027: the category “Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging” is published at 48 cents per kilogram.

<a id="a-rate-cm-ldpe-hdpe-film"></a>Alberta 2027: the category “LDPE/HDPE Film” is published at 176 cents per kilogram.

<a id="a-rate-cm-clear-glass"></a>Alberta 2027: the category “Clear Glass” is published at 41 cents per kilogram.

<a id="a-rate-cm-aluminum-food-containers"></a>Alberta 2027: the category “Aluminum Food Containers” is published at 98 cents per kilogram.

<a id="a-rate-cm-other-steel-containers-and-packaging"></a>Alberta 2027: the category “Other Steel Containers and Packaging” is published at 62 cents per kilogram.

<a id="b-rate-co-kraft-paper"></a>Colorado 2027: the category “Kraft Paper” is published at 9.0 cents per pound.

<a id="b-rate-co-hdpe-2-ldpe-4-flexible-and-film-items"></a>Colorado 2027: the category “HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items” is published at 62.0 cents per pound.

<a id="b-rate-co-glass-bottles-and-jars-and-other-containers"></a>Colorado 2027: the category “Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers” is published at 5.0 cents per pound.

<a id="b-rate-co-aluminum-containers"></a>Colorado 2027: the category “Aluminum Containers” is published at 5.0 cents per pound.

<a id="b-rate-co-steel-containers"></a>Colorado 2027: the category “Steel Containers” is published at 11.0 cents per pound.

Real packs usually land in a dearer category, so use the calculator for Alberta and Colorado.

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## Deadlines in Alberta and Colorado

Each verified date, with the period it covers when one is given.

<a id="deadlines-table"></a>**Verified deadlines in Alberta and Colorado**

| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Alberta | report | June 30 | preceding calendar year (January 1 to December 31) |
| Alberta | rate publication | March 8 | current calendar year's ARMA oversight fees (based on supply data from two years earlier) |
| Alberta | payment | April 8 | current calendar year's ARMA oversight fees |
| Alberta | other | October 1, 2026 | not yet published |
| Colorado | payment | January 1, 2026 | program year 2026 |
| Colorado | other | January 1, 2026 | not yet published |

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Colorado: the supply report date. Reason: No Colorado report date was on the CAA or CDPHE pages read.

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Colorado: the plan implementation date. Reason: CDPHE gives a season, not a date.

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## Penalties in Alberta and Colorado

What each side has published; a side without an amount says so.

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Alberta: penalty amounts. Reason: Penalty amounts were not read (interest on late payment is in the bylaws).

<a id="b-penalty-0"></a>Colorado penalty for First violation of Part 7 by a producer or producer responsibility organization: up to $5,000 for the first day, then up to $1,500 per day the violation continues.

<a id="b-penalty-1"></a>Colorado penalty for Second violation within twelve months after a prior violation: up to $10,000 for the first day, then up to $3,000 per day the violation continues.

<a id="b-penalty-2"></a>Colorado penalty for Third or later violation within twelve months after two or more prior violations: up to $20,000 for the first day, then up to $6,000 per day the violation continues.

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## Report formats in Alberta and Colorado

How the report file for Alberta compares with the one for Colorado.

<a id="formats-table"></a>**Report file layouts for Alberta and Colorado**

| Aspect | Alberta | Colorado |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layout | Alberta PPP producer annual report Fee-year categories, reviewed 2026-09-29 | Colorado producer supply report by material category 2026-09-29 (built from CAA Colorado 2026 dues schedule) |
| Recipient | Alberta Recycling Management Authority | Circular Action Alliance (Colorado PRO) |
| How it is submitted | ARMA producer portal | CAA producer portal. The customer signs in and submits. |
| File type | csv | csv |
| Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 |
| Delimiter | , | , |
| Decimal separator | . |
| Columns | 4 | 4 |
| Required columns | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 |
| Weight unit | kg | lb |
| Period basis | calendar year | calendar year |

> **Not yet published**: Alberta: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.

> **Not yet published**: Colorado: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: CAA retired its public Colorado guidance page on Aug 10, 2026; the reporting categories and tools are now only inside the Producer Portal, behind registration. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.

The two layouts share a file type and a delimiter, but each programme names its own columns and categories, so one file cannot be sent to both programmes. Each report is built from the same underlying measurements and exported separately.

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## Which to plan for first, Alberta or Colorado

Check the exemption thresholds before anything else. Alberta reaches smaller sellers than Colorado, so a seller that is exempt in Colorado may still have to register in Alberta.

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## Questions about comparing these two programmes

### <a id="q1"></a>Is Alberta or Colorado stricter on packaging EPR?

Alberta exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$1,500,000 against $5,000,000 in Colorado. Alberta publishes the higher per-kilogram fee in 4 of 5 shared material classes.

### <a id="q2"></a>Do I register in both Alberta and Colorado?

Alberta has not yet published its registration duty. Colorado requires producers to register.

### <a id="q3"></a>How do the fees per kilogram compare in Alberta and Colorado?

Across 5 shared material classes, Alberta publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 4, and Colorado in 1. A higher fee is not the same as a stricter rule; it is simply a larger published number per kilogram.

### <a id="q4"></a>Which deadline comes first, Alberta or Colorado?

The dataset does not hold a verified annual report date on both sides, so this page does not say which comes first.

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## How these figures are made

> **Estimate**: Instica measures, estimates and prepares. Every figure on this page is read from a sourced record or computed from one, and each carries its data quality. Converted amounts are approximate and name the exchange rate used. The customer signs and submits each report; Instica never stores regulator login details and never files on your behalf. This page is general information about published rules; confirm your own position with a qualified adviser.

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## Facts on this page

Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor.

- <a id="a-regime"></a>Alberta: the packaging rules sit in Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (packaging, paper products). [#a-regime](#a-regime)
  Value: Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation, Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (packaging, paper products) · Source: https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/0224_EPR-Single%E2%80%91use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws-February-26-2024.pdf · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: PPP Producers shall submit an annual report to the Authority no later than June 30th each year.
- <a id="a-regulator"></a>Alberta: the regulator is Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA). [#a-regulator](#a-regulator)
  Value: Alberta Recycling Management Authority (ARMA) · Source: https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/0224_EPR-Single%E2%80%91use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws-February-26-2024.pdf · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: PPP Producers shall submit an annual report to the Authority no later than June 30th each year.
- <a id="a-obligated"></a>Alberta places an obligation on packaging producers. [#a-obligated](#a-obligated)
  Value: yes · Source: https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/0224_EPR-Single%E2%80%91use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws-February-26-2024.pdf · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: PPP Producers shall submit an annual report to the Authority no later than June 30th each year.
- <a id="a-revenue-scope"></a>Alberta measures revenue as gross revenue inside the jurisdiction in CAD, over the year. [#a-revenue-scope](#a-revenue-scope)
  Value: in_jurisdiction · Source: https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf · Retrieved: October 7, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.
- <a id="a-hierarchy-primary"></a>Alberta: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer and seller (2022). [#a-hierarchy-primary](#a-hierarchy-primary)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller · Source: https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,
- <a id="a-hierarchy-secondary"></a>Alberta: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer and seller (2022). [#a-hierarchy-secondary](#a-hierarchy-secondary)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller · Source: https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,
- <a id="a-hierarchy-shipping"></a>Alberta: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer and seller (2022). [#a-hierarchy-shipping](#a-hierarchy-shipping)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller · Source: https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,
- <a id="a-hierarchy-tertiary"></a>Alberta: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer and seller (2022). [#a-hierarchy-tertiary](#a-hierarchy-tertiary)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller · Source: https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,
- <a id="a-threshold-fee-exempt-revenue"></a>Alberta threshold on revenue: CA$1,500,000; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-fee-exempt-revenue](#a-threshold-fee-exempt-revenue)
  Value: CA$1,500,000 · Source: https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf · Retrieved: October 7, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.
- <a id="a-threshold-registered-no-fee-tonnage"></a>Alberta threshold on tonnage: 9 tonnes; effect: reduced duties. [#a-threshold-registered-no-fee-tonnage](#a-threshold-registered-no-fee-tonnage)
  Value: 9 tonnes · Source: https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf · Retrieved: October 7, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: less than each of the amounts listed for the following materials: (a) 9 tonnes of paper per calendar year; (b) 2 tonnes of rigid plastic
- Alberta exemption: Producers under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue are exempt It does not have to be applied for. [#a-exemption-under-revenue](#a-exemption-under-revenue)
  Value: under_revenue · Source: https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf · Retrieved: October 7, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.
- <a id="a-deadline-annual-report"></a>Alberta: report date June 30, covering preceding calendar year (January 1 to December 31). [#a-deadline-annual-report](#a-deadline-annual-report)
  Value: June 30 · Source: https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: PPP Producers shall submit an annual report to the Authority no later than June 30th each year.
- <a id="a-deadline-final-oversight-fee-notice"></a>Alberta: rate publication date March 8, covering current calendar year's ARMA oversight fees (based on supply data from two years earlier). [#a-deadline-final-oversight-fee-notice](#a-deadline-final-oversight-fee-notice)
  Value: March 8 · Source: https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/EPR-Oversight-Fee-Guide.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: By March 8 Notice of Final Oversight Fees posted (minimum of 30 days prior to invoicing) April 8 Invoicing of Oversight Fees
- <a id="a-deadline-oversight-fee-invoice"></a>Alberta: payment date April 8, covering current calendar year's ARMA oversight fees. [#a-deadline-oversight-fee-invoice](#a-deadline-oversight-fee-invoice)
  Value: April 8 · Source: https://www.albertarecycling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/EPR-Oversight-Fee-Guide.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: By March 8 Notice of Final Oversight Fees posted (minimum of 30 days prior to invoicing) April 8 Invoicing of Oversight Fees
- <a id="a-deadline-collection-service-2026"></a>Alberta: other date October 1, 2026. [#a-deadline-collection-service-2026](#a-deadline-collection-service-2026)
  Value: October 1, 2026 · Source: https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A PPP Producer must provide, by October 1, 2026, to single-family dwellings in Registered Communities that were not receiving recycling service
- <a id="a-scope-ph-primary"></a>Alberta: producer duty: primary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller. [#a-scope-ph-primary](#a-scope-ph-primary)
  Value: brand owner, importer, and seller · Source: https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,
- <a id="a-scope-ph-secondary"></a>Alberta: producer duty: secondary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller. [#a-scope-ph-secondary](#a-scope-ph-secondary)
  Value: brand owner, importer, and seller · Source: https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,
- <a id="a-scope-ph-tertiary"></a>Alberta: producer duty: tertiary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller. [#a-scope-ph-tertiary](#a-scope-ph-tertiary)
  Value: brand owner, importer, and seller · Source: https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,
- <a id="a-scope-ph-shipping"></a>Alberta: producer duty: shipping packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller. [#a-scope-ph-shipping](#a-scope-ph-shipping)
  Value: brand owner, importer, and seller · Source: https://kings-printer.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2022_194.pdf · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is (a) the brand holder of the designated material, if the brand holder is resident in Canada,
- <a id="a-scope-categories"></a>Alberta: reporting categories is 33, material category. [#a-scope-categories](#a-scope-categories)
  Value: 33 · Source: https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Newspapers 83 84 -1.2%
- <a id="a-scope-ex1"></a>Alberta: exemption 1 is Producers under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue are exempt. [#a-scope-ex1](#a-scope-ex1)
  Value: Producers under CAD 1,500,000 Alberta revenue are exempt · Source: https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf · Retrieved: October 7, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.
- <a id="b-regime"></a>Colorado: the packaging rules sit in Colorado Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act, C.R.S. 25-17-701 et seq. (HB22-1355). [#b-regime](#b-regime)
  Value: Colorado Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act, C.R.S. 25-17-701 et seq. (HB22-1355) · Source: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/producer-responsibility-program · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: In 2022, Governor Polis signed the Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act into law
- <a id="b-regulator"></a>Colorado: the regulator is Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Solid Waste and Materials Management Program. [#b-regulator](#b-regulator)
  Value: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Solid Waste and Materials Management Program · Source: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/producer-responsibility-program · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: CDPHE appointed Circular Action Alliance as the designated Producer Responsibility Organization in May 2023.
- <a id="b-obligated"></a>Colorado places an obligation on packaging producers. [#b-obligated](#b-obligated)
  Value: yes · Source: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/producer-responsibility-program · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a producer cannot sell or distribute products that use covered materials in Colorado unless they participate in the Producer Responsibility Program
- <a id="b-registration"></a>Colorado: producers must register through Circular Action Alliance producer portal. [#b-registration](#b-registration)
  Value: yes · Source: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/producer-responsibility-program · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: All producers of paper products and packaging materials should register with Circular Action Alliance and submit a supply report.
- <a id="b-organisation"></a>Colorado organises producer responsibility through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance and Interchange 360 (automotive lubricant packaging, individual programme); membership is required. [#b-organisation](#b-organisation)
  Value: several competing organisations · Source: https://cdphe.colorado.gov/producer-responsibility-program · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Interchange 360 manages the recycling of automotive lubricant packaging, such as motor oil and antifreeze.
- <a id="b-revenue-scope"></a>Colorado measures revenue as realised gross total revenue in USD, over the prior calendar year. [#b-revenue-scope](#b-revenue-scope)
  Value: realized_gross_total_revenue · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-713 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: in realized gross total revenue, not including on-premises alcohol sales, during the prior calendar year
- <a id="b-hierarchy-other"></a>Colorado: at the other packaging level the producer hierarchy names the first distributor (2025). [#b-hierarchy-other](#b-hierarchy-other)
  Value: first distributor · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the person that is the licensee of a brand or trademark under which a packaged item is sold or distributed in the state
- <a id="b-hierarchy-primary"></a>Colorado: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee and importer (2025). [#b-hierarchy-primary](#b-hierarchy-primary)
  Value: manufacturer_brand_owner > licensee > importer · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the person that is the licensee of a brand or trademark under which a packaged item is sold or distributed in the state
- <a id="b-hierarchy-shipping"></a>Colorado: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the packer and shipper (2025). [#b-hierarchy-shipping](#b-hierarchy-shipping)
  Value: packer or shipper · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the person that is the licensee of a brand or trademark under which a packaged item is sold or distributed in the state
- <a id="b-threshold-small-producer-revenue"></a>Colorado threshold on revenue: $5,000,000; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-small-producer-revenue](#b-threshold-small-producer-revenue)
  Value: $5,000,000 · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-713 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A person with less than five million dollars in realized gross total revenue, not including on-premises alcohol sales, during the prior calendar year
- <a id="b-threshold-small-producer-tonnage"></a>Colorado threshold on tonnage: 1 short ton; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-small-producer-tonnage](#b-threshold-small-producer-tonnage)
  Value: 1 short ton · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-713 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: has used less than one ton of covered materials for products sold or distributed within or into the state
- <a id="b-threshold-flat-dues-ceiling"></a>Colorado threshold on tonnage: 10 short tons; effect: flat fee band. [#b-threshold-flat-dues-ceiling](#b-threshold-flat-dues-ceiling)
  Value: 10 short tons · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2026-Dues-Schedule-Public.pdf · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Producers who supply 10 tons or less of covered materials into the state are eligible to pay flat dues according to the following schedule
- Colorado exemption: Exempt from Part 7: revenue under the dollar limit, under one ton of covered materials, state or local government, nonprofit, an agricultural employer with under $5 million in-state consumer sales of its own-brand farm products, a single licensed retail food establishment at a physical location, and builders, construction companies and contractors. It does not have to be applied for. [#b-exemption-statutory-exemptions](#b-exemption-statutory-exemptions)
  Value: statutory_exemptions · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-713 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A producer is exempt from the requirements of this part 7 if the producer is
- <a id="b-deadline-dues-2026"></a>Colorado: payment date January 1, 2026, covering program year 2026. [#b-deadline-dues-2026](#b-deadline-dues-2026)
  Value: January 1, 2026 · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-709 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: no later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter by a date determined by the organization
- <a id="b-deadline-eco-modulation-bonus-schedule"></a>Colorado: other date January 1, 2026. [#b-deadline-eco-modulation-bonus-schedule](#b-deadline-eco-modulation-bonus-schedule)
  Value: January 1, 2026 · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-709 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: By January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the executive director shall develop an eco-modulation bonus schedule
- Colorado penalty for First violation of Part 7 by a producer or producer responsibility organization: up to $5,000 for the first day, then up to $1,500 per day the violation continues. [#b-penalty-0](#b-penalty-0)
  Value: up to 5000 for the first day, then up to 1500 per day the violation continues · Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1355_signed.pdf · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: FIRST VIOLATION, AN INITIAL PENALTY OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF EACH VIOLATION AND ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY
- Colorado penalty for Second violation within twelve months after a prior violation: up to $10,000 for the first day, then up to $3,000 per day the violation continues. [#b-penalty-1](#b-penalty-1)
  Value: up to 10000 for the first day, then up to 3000 per day the violation continues · Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1355_signed.pdf · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified
- Colorado penalty for Third or later violation within twelve months after two or more prior violations: up to $20,000 for the first day, then up to $6,000 per day the violation continues. [#b-penalty-2](#b-penalty-2)
  Value: up to 20000 for the first day, then up to 6000 per day the violation continues · Source: https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1355_signed.pdf · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified
- <a id="b-scope-materials"></a>Colorado: materials covered is packaging material, paper products, food serviceware. [#b-scope-materials](#b-scope-materials)
  Value: packaging_material,paper_products,food_serviceware · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: means any material, regardless of recyclability, that is intended for single or short-term use
- <a id="b-scope-products"></a>Colorado: product classes covered is packaging, paper, food serviceware. [#b-scope-products](#b-scope-products)
  Value: packaging,paper,food_serviceware · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: means any material, regardless of recyclability, that is intended for single or short-term use
- <a id="b-scope-excluded"></a>Colorado: excluded from scope is packaging used solely in transportation to nonconsumers, packaging used solely in business to business sales. [#b-scope-excluded](#b-scope-excluded)
  Value: packaging_used_solely_in_transportation_to_nonconsumers,packaging_used_solely_in_business_to_business_sales · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: means any material, regardless of recyclability, that is intended for single or short-term use
- <a id="b-scope-channels"></a>Colorado: sales channels addressed is physical retail, internet transaction. [#b-scope-channels](#b-scope-channels)
  Value: physical_retail,internet_transaction · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: means any material, regardless of recyclability, that is intended for single or short-term use
- <a id="b-scope-ph-primary"></a>Colorado: producer duty: primary packaging is manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer. [#b-scope-ph-primary](#b-scope-ph-primary)
  Value: manufacturer or brand owner, licensee, and importer · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the person that is the licensee of a brand or trademark under which a packaged item is sold or distributed in the state
- <a id="b-scope-ph-shipping"></a>Colorado: producer duty: shipping packaging is packer_shipper. [#b-scope-ph-shipping](#b-scope-ph-shipping)
  Value: packer or shipper · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the person that is the licensee of a brand or trademark under which a packaged item is sold or distributed in the state
- <a id="b-scope-ph-other"></a>Colorado: producer duty: other packaging is first_distributor. [#b-scope-ph-other](#b-scope-ph-other)
  Value: first distributor · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the person that is the licensee of a brand or trademark under which a packaged item is sold or distributed in the state
- <a id="b-scope-categories"></a>Colorado: reporting categories is 61, covered material type by material class. [#b-scope-categories](#b-scope-categories)
  Value: 61 · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2026-Dues-Schedule-Public.pdf · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Material Class Covered Material Type Base Dues Detriments Malus Not on MRL Malus High Recycling Rates Bonus Final Dues
- <a id="b-scope-ex1"></a>Colorado: exemption 1 is Exempt from Part 7: revenue under the dollar limit, under one ton of covered materials, state or local government, nonprofit, an agricultural employer with under $5 million in-state consumer sales of its own-brand farm products, a single licensed retail food establishment at a physical location, and builders, construction companies and contractors. [#b-scope-ex1](#b-scope-ex1)
  Value: Exempt from Part 7: revenue under the dollar limit, under one ton of covered materials, state or local government, nonprofit, an agricultural employer with under $5 million in-state consumer sales of its own-brand farm products, a single licensed retail food establishment at a physical location, and builders, construction companies and contractors. · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-713 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A producer is exempt from the requirements of this part 7 if the producer is
- The lowest revenue exemption is CA$1,500,000 in Alberta and $5,000,000 in Colorado (CA$6,989,000 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Alberta therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Colorado but still in scope in Alberta. [#calc-revenue](#calc-revenue)
  Value: CA-AB · Source: https://files.albertarecycling.ca/EPR_Single%E2%80%91Use-Products-Packaging-and-Paper-Products-Bylaws.pdf · Retrieved: October 7, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: has an annual gross revenue in Alberta less than one million and five hundred thousand dollars $1,500,000.
- Alberta: the 2027 fee schedule of Circular Materials Alberta (ARMA PPP), effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page. [#a-fee-source](#a-fee-source)
  Value: Circular Materials Report to Producers 2026, Alberta fee schedule · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Circular Materials in Alberta Fee Schedule (Cents/Kg)
- Alberta 2027: the category “Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging” is published at 48 cents per kilogram. [#a-rate-cm-boxboard-and-other-paper-packaging](#a-rate-cm-boxboard-and-other-paper-packaging)
  Value: 48 cents_per_kg · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging 48 40 20.0%
- Alberta 2027: the category “LDPE/HDPE Film” is published at 176 cents per kilogram. [#a-rate-cm-ldpe-hdpe-film](#a-rate-cm-ldpe-hdpe-film)
  Value: 176 cents_per_kg · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: LDPE/HDPE Film 176 198 -11.1%
- Alberta 2027: the category “Clear Glass” is published at 41 cents per kilogram. [#a-rate-cm-clear-glass](#a-rate-cm-clear-glass)
  Value: 41 cents_per_kg · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Clear Glass 41 45 -8.9%
- Alberta 2027: the category “Aluminum Food Containers” is published at 98 cents per kilogram. [#a-rate-cm-aluminum-food-containers](#a-rate-cm-aluminum-food-containers)
  Value: 98 cents_per_kg · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Aluminum Food Containers 98 77 27 .3%
- Alberta 2027: the category “Other Steel Containers and Packaging” is published at 62 cents per kilogram. [#a-rate-cm-other-steel-containers-and-packaging](#a-rate-cm-other-steel-containers-and-packaging)
  Value: 62 cents_per_kg · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Other Steel Containers and Packaging 62 69 -10.1%
- Colorado: the 2027 fee schedule of Circular Action Alliance (Colorado PRO), effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page. [#b-fee-source](#b-fee-source)
  Value: CAA Colorado 2027 Producer Dues Schedule (public) · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: 2027 Colorado Producer Dues Schedule Dues for Program Year 2027
- Colorado 2027: the category “Kraft Paper” is published at 9.0 cents per pound. [#b-rate-co-kraft-paper](#b-rate-co-kraft-paper)
  Value: 9.0 cents_per_lb · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Kraft Paper MRL $0.09 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.09
- Colorado 2027: the category “HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items” is published at 62.0 cents per pound. [#b-rate-co-hdpe-2-ldpe-4-flexible-and-film-items](#b-rate-co-hdpe-2-ldpe-4-flexible-and-film-items)
  Value: 62.0 cents_per_lb · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items AML $0.62 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.62
- Colorado 2027: the category “Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers” is published at 5.0 cents per pound. [#b-rate-co-glass-bottles-and-jars-and-other-containers](#b-rate-co-glass-bottles-and-jars-and-other-containers)
  Value: 5.0 cents_per_lb · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers MRL $0.05 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.05
- Colorado 2027: the category “Aluminum Containers” is published at 5.0 cents per pound. [#b-rate-co-aluminum-containers](#b-rate-co-aluminum-containers)
  Value: 5.0 cents_per_lb · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Aluminum Containers MRL $0.05 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.05
- Colorado 2027: the category “Steel Containers” is published at 11.0 cents per pound. [#b-rate-co-steel-containers](#b-rate-co-steel-containers)
  Value: 11.0 cents_per_lb · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Steel Containers MRL $0.12 $0.00 $0.00 -$0.01 $0.11
- Across 5 shared material classes, Alberta publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 4, and Colorado in 1. A higher fee is not the same as a stricter rule; it is simply a larger published number per kilogram. [#calc-rates](#calc-rates)
  Value: CA-AB · Source: https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1 · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging 48 40 20.0%

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   > the person that is the licensee of a brand or trademark under which a packaged item is sold or distributed in the state
16. colorado.public.law: crs 25 17 713 (https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-713), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > A person with less than five million dollars in realized gross total revenue, not including on-premises alcohol sales, during the prior calendar year
17. colorado.public.law: crs 25 17 713 (https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-713), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > has used less than one ton of covered materials for products sold or distributed within or into the state
18. circularactionalliance.org: CO 2026 Dues Schedule Public (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2026-Dues-Schedule-Public.pdf), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Producers who supply 10 tons or less of covered materials into the state are eligible to pay flat dues according to the following schedule
19. colorado.public.law: crs 25 17 713 (https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-713), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > A producer is exempt from the requirements of this part 7 if the producer is
20. colorado.public.law: crs 25 17 709 (https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-709), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > no later than January 1, 2026, and annually thereafter by a date determined by the organization
21. colorado.public.law: crs 25 17 709 (https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-709), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > By January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the executive director shall develop an eco-modulation bonus schedule
22. leg.colorado.gov: 2022a 1355 signed (https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1355_signed.pdf), Retrieved: November 5, 2026, Status: verified
   > FIRST VIOLATION, AN INITIAL PENALTY OF FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE FIRST DAY OF EACH VIOLATION AND ONE THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS PER DAY
23. leg.colorado.gov: 2022a 1355 signed (https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1355_signed.pdf), Retrieved: November 5, 2026, Status: verified
24. colorado.public.law: crs 25 17 703 (https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > means any material, regardless of recyclability, that is intended for single or short-term use
25. circularactionalliance.org: CO 2026 Dues Schedule Public (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2026-Dues-Schedule-Public.pdf), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Material Class Covered Material Type Base Dues Detriments Malus Not on MRL Malus High Recycling Rates Bonus Final Dues
26. Bank of Canada, FXAUSDCAD (annual average 2025) (https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/observations/FXAUSDCAD/json), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
27. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Circular Materials in Alberta Fee Schedule (Cents/Kg)
28. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging 48 40 20.0%
29. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > LDPE/HDPE Film 176 198 -11.1%
30. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Clear Glass 41 45 -8.9%
31. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Aluminum Food Containers 98 77 27 .3%
32. knowledge.werecycle.ca: Report to Producers 2026 OCT15 (https://knowledge.werecycle.ca/@api/deki/files/6179/Report_to_Producers_2026_-_OCT15.pdf?revision=1), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Other Steel Containers and Packaging 62 69 -10.1%
33. circularactionalliance.org: CO 2027DuesSchedule 100126 (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > 2027 Colorado Producer Dues Schedule Dues for Program Year 2027
34. circularactionalliance.org: CO 2027DuesSchedule 100126 (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Kraft Paper MRL $0.09 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.09
35. circularactionalliance.org: CO 2027DuesSchedule 100126 (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items AML $0.62 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.62
36. circularactionalliance.org: CO 2027DuesSchedule 100126 (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers MRL $0.05 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.05
37. circularactionalliance.org: CO 2027DuesSchedule 100126 (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Aluminum Containers MRL $0.05 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.05
38. circularactionalliance.org: CO 2027DuesSchedule 100126 (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/CO-2027DuesSchedule_100126.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Steel Containers MRL $0.12 $0.00 $0.00 -$0.01 $0.11

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