# Colorado vs New Brunswick EPR: Rules Compared

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

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Colorado and New Brunswick both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. New Brunswick exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$2,000,000 against $5,000,000 in Colorado. Colorado has the lower weight floor, 907.2 kg against 1 tonne in New Brunswick. Both require producers to register.

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## Colorado and New Brunswick side by side

5 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Colorado and New Brunswick; 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>**Colorado and New Brunswick: the measures both programmes publish**

| Measure | Colorado | New Brunswick | Stricter |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registration duty | Required | Required | Same |
| Producer organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable |
| Lowest revenue exemption | $5,000,000 | CA$2,000,000 | New Brunswick |
| Lowest weight exemption | 907.2 kg | 1 tonne | Colorado |
| First annual report date | not yet published | May 31 | Not comparable |
| Published penalties | 3 published | not yet published | Not comparable |
| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |
| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | 9.0 cents per pound | 68 cents per kilogram | New Brunswick |
| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | 62.0 cents per pound | 195 cents per kilogram | New Brunswick |

<a id="calc-revenue"></a>The lowest revenue exemption is $5,000,000 in Colorado and CA$2,000,000 in New Brunswick ($1,430,820 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). New Brunswick therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Colorado but still in scope in New Brunswick.

<a id="calc-mass"></a>The lowest weight exemption is 907.2 kg of packaging in Colorado and 1 tonne in New Brunswick, about 1.1 times as much in New Brunswick as in Colorado. A seller whose packaging falls between the two lines is exempt in New Brunswick but counted in Colorado.

<a id="calc-registration"></a>Both programmes require a producer to register, in Colorado and in New Brunswick.

<a id="calc-rates"></a>Across 5 shared material classes, New Brunswick publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 5, and Colorado in 0. 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 Colorado and New Brunswick

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

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

| Aspect | Colorado | New Brunswick |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Regime | Colorado Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act, C.R.S. 25-17-701 et seq. (HB22-1355) | Designated Materials Regulation, N.B. Reg. 2024-37 (Clean Environment Act) |
| Regulator | Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Solid Waste and Materials Management Program | Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board) |
| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |
| Registration | Required, Circular Action Alliance producer portal | Required, Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board) |
| Producer organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance, Interchange 360 (automotive lubricant packaging, individual programme); membership required | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials; membership required |
| Transfer of responsibility | not yet published | Allowed |
| Revenue counted as | realised gross total revenue, USD, prior calendar year | gross revenue inside the jurisdiction, CAD, year |
| Who counts as the producer | other: first distributor; primary: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, importer; shipping: packer and shipper | other: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; primary: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; secondary: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; service: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; shipping: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; tertiary: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace |

> **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.

The two programmes are organised differently. Colorado uses more than one producer responsibility organisation; New Brunswick uses one producer responsibility organisation. For a seller in both, that usually means two different counterparties, two different sign-up routes and two different sets of terms to read before the first report is due.

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## What Colorado and New Brunswick cover, side by side

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

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

| Aspect | Colorado | New Brunswick |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Materials covered | packaging material, paper products, food serviceware | paper, plastic, metal, glass, printed paper, packaging |
| Product classes covered | packaging, paper, food serviceware | packaging, paper products |
| Excluded from scope | packaging used solely in transportation to nonconsumers, packaging used solely in business to business sales | small producers |
| Sales channels addressed | physical retail, internet transaction | retail, online, distance sale |
| Producer duty: primary packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |
| Producer duty: shipping packaging | packer_shipper | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |
| Producer duty: other packaging | first_distributor | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |
| Reporting categories | 61, covered material type by material class | 36, material category |
| Exemption 1 | 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. | Under CAD 2,000,000 NB revenue, under one tonne, or a registered charity |
| Producer duty: secondary packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |
| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |
| Producer duty: service packaging | not yet published | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace |

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## Thresholds and exemptions in Colorado and New Brunswick

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

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

| Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
| 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 |
| New Brunswick | revenue | CA$2,000,000 | exempt below | gross annual New Brunswick revenue |
| New Brunswick | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | packaging and paper per year |

<a id="a-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.

<a id="b-exemption-s59"></a>New Brunswick exemption: Under CAD 2,000,000 NB revenue, under one tonne, or a registered charity 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 $5,000,000 in Colorado and CA$2,000,000 in New Brunswick ($1,430,820 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). New Brunswick therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Colorado but still in scope in New Brunswick.

The lowest weight exemption is 907.2 kg of packaging in Colorado and 1 tonne in New Brunswick, about 1.1 times as much in New Brunswick as in Colorado. A seller whose packaging falls between the two lines is exempt in New Brunswick but counted in Colorado.

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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, Colorado and New Brunswick**

| Material class | Colorado (USD per kg) | New Brunswick (CAD per kg) | New Brunswick in USD, approx. | Higher fee |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| paper and board | 9.0 cents per pound | 68 cents per kilogram | $0.4865 | New Brunswick |
| plastic | 62.0 cents per pound | 195 cents per kilogram | $1.395 | New Brunswick |
| glass | 5.0 cents per pound | 47 cents per kilogram | $0.3362 | New Brunswick |
| aluminium | 5.0 cents per pound | 100 cents per kilogram | $0.7154 | New Brunswick |
| steel | 11.0 cents per pound | 83 cents per kilogram | $0.5938 | New Brunswick |

Scaling the cheapest published rate by weight shows what the gap between Colorado and New Brunswick 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, Colorado and New Brunswick**

| Material class | Kilograms | Colorado fee (USD) | New Brunswick fee (CAD) | New Brunswick in USD, approx. | New Brunswick minus Colorado (USD) |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| paper and board | 1 | $0.20 | CA$0.68 | $0.49 | +$0.29 |
| paper and board | 10 | $1.98 | CA$6.80 | $4.86 | +$2.88 |
| paper and board | 100 | $19.84 | CA$68.00 | $48.65 | +$28.81 |
| paper and board | 1,000 | $198.42 | CA$680.00 | $486.48 | +$288.06 |
| paper and board | 10,000 | $1,984.16 | CA$6,800.00 | $4,864.79 | +$2,880.63 |
| paper and board | 100,000 | $19,841.60 | CA$68,000.00 | $48,647.88 | +$28,806.27 |
| plastic | 1 | $1.37 | CA$1.95 | $1.40 | +$0.03 |
| plastic | 10 | $13.67 | CA$19.50 | $13.95 | +$0.28 |
| plastic | 100 | $136.69 | CA$195.00 | $139.50 | +$2.82 |
| plastic | 1,000 | $1,366.87 | CA$1,950.00 | $1,395.05 | +$28.18 |
| plastic | 10,000 | $13,668.66 | CA$19,500.00 | $13,950.49 | +$281.83 |
| plastic | 100,000 | $136,686.60 | CA$195,000.00 | $139,504.94 | +$2,818.33 |
| glass | 1 | $0.11 | CA$0.47 | $0.34 | +$0.23 |
| glass | 10 | $1.10 | CA$4.70 | $3.36 | +$2.26 |
| glass | 100 | $11.02 | CA$47.00 | $33.62 | +$22.60 |
| glass | 1,000 | $110.23 | CA$470.00 | $336.24 | +$226.01 |
| glass | 10,000 | $1,102.31 | CA$4,700.00 | $3,362.43 | +$2,260.12 |
| glass | 100,000 | $11,023.11 | CA$47,000.00 | $33,624.27 | +$22,601.15 |
| aluminium | 1 | $0.11 | CA$1.00 | $0.72 | +$0.61 |
| aluminium | 10 | $1.10 | CA$10.00 | $7.15 | +$6.05 |
| aluminium | 100 | $11.02 | CA$100.00 | $71.54 | +$60.52 |
| aluminium | 1,000 | $110.23 | CA$1,000.00 | $715.41 | +$605.18 |
| aluminium | 10,000 | $1,102.31 | CA$10,000.00 | $7,154.10 | +$6,051.79 |
| aluminium | 100,000 | $11,023.11 | CA$100,000.00 | $71,540.99 | +$60,517.88 |
| steel | 1 | $0.24 | CA$0.83 | $0.59 | +$0.35 |
| steel | 10 | $2.43 | CA$8.30 | $5.94 | +$3.51 |
| steel | 100 | $24.25 | CA$83.00 | $59.38 | +$35.13 |
| steel | 1,000 | $242.51 | CA$830.00 | $593.79 | +$351.28 |
| steel | 10,000 | $2,425.08 | CA$8,300.00 | $5,937.90 | +$3,512.82 |
| steel | 100,000 | $24,250.85 | CA$83,000.00 | $59,379.02 | +$35,128.18 |

Converted from CAD to USD 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>New Brunswick: the 2027 fee schedule of Circular Materials New Brunswick (Recycle NB), effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.

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

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

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

<a id="b-rate-cm-boxboard-and-other-paper-packaging"></a>New Brunswick 2027: the category “Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging” is published at 68 cents per kilogram.

<a id="b-rate-cm-ldpe-hdpe-film"></a>New Brunswick 2027: the category “LDPE/HDPE Film” is published at 195 cents per kilogram.

<a id="b-rate-cm-clear-glass"></a>New Brunswick 2027: the category “Clear Glass” is published at 47 cents per kilogram.

<a id="b-rate-cm-aluminum-food-containers"></a>New Brunswick 2027: the category “Aluminum Food Containers” is published at 100 cents per kilogram.

<a id="b-rate-cm-other-steel-containers-and-packaging"></a>New Brunswick 2027: the category “Other Steel Containers and Packaging” is published at 83 cents per kilogram.

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

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## Deadlines in Colorado and New Brunswick

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

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

| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Colorado | payment | January 1, 2026 | program year 2026 |
| Colorado | other | January 1, 2026 | not yet published |
| New Brunswick | report | May 31 | the previous calendar year |
| New Brunswick | registration | June 30, 2025 | not yet published |
| New Brunswick | plan | June 30, 2025 | 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 Colorado and New Brunswick

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

<a id="a-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="a-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="a-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.

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for New Brunswick: penalty amounts. Reason: Fee penalties are set by the board and may not exceed the outstanding fees; not quoted.

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## Report formats in Colorado and New Brunswick

How the report file for Colorado compares with the one for New Brunswick.

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

| Aspect | Colorado | New Brunswick |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layout | Colorado producer supply report by material category 2026-09-29 (built from CAA Colorado 2026 dues schedule) | New Brunswick producer annual report Fee-year categories, reviewed 2026-09-29 |
| Recipient | Circular Action Alliance (Colorado PRO) | Recycle NB / Circular Materials |
| How it is submitted | CAA producer portal. The customer signs in and submits. | WeRecycle Portal |
| 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 | lb | kg |
| Period basis | calendar year | calendar year |

> **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.

> **Not yet published**: New Brunswick: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. 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, Colorado or New Brunswick

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

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## Questions about comparing these two programmes

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

New Brunswick exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$2,000,000 against $5,000,000 in Colorado. Colorado has the lower weight floor, 907.2 kg against 1 tonne in New Brunswick. Both require producers to register. New Brunswick publishes the higher per-kilogram fee in 5 of 5 shared material classes.

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

Colorado requires producers to register. New Brunswick requires producers to register.

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

Across 5 shared material classes, New Brunswick publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 5, and Colorado in 0. 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, Colorado or New Brunswick?

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>Colorado: the packaging rules sit in Colorado Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act, C.R.S. 25-17-701 et seq. (HB22-1355). [#a-regime](#a-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="a-regulator"></a>Colorado: the regulator is Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Solid Waste and Materials Management Program. [#a-regulator](#a-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="a-obligated"></a>Colorado places an obligation on packaging producers. [#a-obligated](#a-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="a-registration"></a>Colorado: producers must register through Circular Action Alliance producer portal. [#a-registration](#a-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="a-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. [#a-organisation](#a-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="a-revenue-scope"></a>Colorado measures revenue as realised gross total revenue in USD, over the prior calendar year. [#a-revenue-scope](#a-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="a-hierarchy-other"></a>Colorado: at the other packaging level the producer hierarchy names the first distributor (2025). [#a-hierarchy-other](#a-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="a-hierarchy-primary"></a>Colorado: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee and importer (2025). [#a-hierarchy-primary](#a-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="a-hierarchy-shipping"></a>Colorado: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the packer and shipper (2025). [#a-hierarchy-shipping](#a-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="a-threshold-small-producer-revenue"></a>Colorado threshold on revenue: $5,000,000; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-small-producer-revenue](#a-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="a-threshold-small-producer-tonnage"></a>Colorado threshold on tonnage: 1 short ton; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-small-producer-tonnage](#a-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="a-threshold-flat-dues-ceiling"></a>Colorado threshold on tonnage: 10 short tons; effect: flat fee band. [#a-threshold-flat-dues-ceiling](#a-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. [#a-exemption-statutory-exemptions](#a-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="a-deadline-dues-2026"></a>Colorado: payment date January 1, 2026, covering program year 2026. [#a-deadline-dues-2026](#a-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="a-deadline-eco-modulation-bonus-schedule"></a>Colorado: other date January 1, 2026. [#a-deadline-eco-modulation-bonus-schedule](#a-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. [#a-penalty-0](#a-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. [#a-penalty-1](#a-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. [#a-penalty-2](#a-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="a-scope-materials"></a>Colorado: materials covered is packaging material, paper products, food serviceware. [#a-scope-materials](#a-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="a-scope-products"></a>Colorado: product classes covered is packaging, paper, food serviceware. [#a-scope-products](#a-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="a-scope-excluded"></a>Colorado: excluded from scope is packaging used solely in transportation to nonconsumers, packaging used solely in business to business sales. [#a-scope-excluded](#a-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="a-scope-channels"></a>Colorado: sales channels addressed is physical retail, internet transaction. [#a-scope-channels](#a-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="a-scope-ph-primary"></a>Colorado: producer duty: primary packaging is manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer. [#a-scope-ph-primary](#a-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="a-scope-ph-shipping"></a>Colorado: producer duty: shipping packaging is packer_shipper. [#a-scope-ph-shipping](#a-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="a-scope-ph-other"></a>Colorado: producer duty: other packaging is first_distributor. [#a-scope-ph-other](#a-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="a-scope-categories"></a>Colorado: reporting categories is 61, covered material type by material class. [#a-scope-categories](#a-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="a-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. [#a-scope-ex1](#a-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
- <a id="b-regime"></a>New Brunswick: the packaging rules sit in Designated Materials Regulation, N.B. Reg. 2024-37 (Clean Environment Act). [#b-regime](#b-regime)
  Value: Designated Materials Regulation, N.B. Reg. 2024-37 (Clean Environment Act) · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: This Regulation may be cited as the Designated Materials Regulation – Clean Environment Act
- <a id="b-regulator"></a>New Brunswick: the regulator is Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board). [#b-regulator](#b-regulator)
  Value: Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board) · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The stewardship board established by the Minister under section 22.1 of the Act, to be known as Recycle New Brunswick, is continued.
- <a id="b-obligated"></a>New Brunswick places an obligation on packaging producers. [#b-obligated](#b-obligated)
  Value: yes · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- <a id="b-registration"></a>New Brunswick: producers must register through Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board). [#b-registration](#b-registration)
  Value: yes · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: An application for registration shall be submitted on a form provided by the stewardship board
- <a id="b-organisation"></a>New Brunswick organises producer responsibility through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials; membership is required. [#b-organisation](#b-organisation)
  Value: one producer responsibility organisation · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board
- <a id="b-transfer"></a>New Brunswick allows a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party. [#b-transfer](#b-transfer)
  Value: yes · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- <a id="b-revenue-scope"></a>New Brunswick measures revenue as gross revenue inside the jurisdiction in CAD, over the year. [#b-revenue-scope](#b-revenue-scope)
  Value: in_jurisdiction · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- <a id="b-hierarchy-other"></a>New Brunswick: at the other packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2024). [#b-hierarchy-other](#b-hierarchy-other)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-hierarchy-primary"></a>New Brunswick: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2024). [#b-hierarchy-primary](#b-hierarchy-primary)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-hierarchy-secondary"></a>New Brunswick: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2024). [#b-hierarchy-secondary](#b-hierarchy-secondary)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-hierarchy-service"></a>New Brunswick: at the service packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2024). [#b-hierarchy-service](#b-hierarchy-service)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-hierarchy-shipping"></a>New Brunswick: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2024). [#b-hierarchy-shipping](#b-hierarchy-shipping)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-hierarchy-tertiary"></a>New Brunswick: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2024). [#b-hierarchy-tertiary](#b-hierarchy-tertiary)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-threshold-revenue-exempt"></a>New Brunswick threshold on revenue: CA$2,000,000; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-revenue-exempt](#b-threshold-revenue-exempt)
  Value: CA$2,000,000 · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- <a id="b-threshold-tonnage-exempt"></a>New Brunswick threshold on tonnage: 1 tonne; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-tonnage-exempt](#b-threshold-tonnage-exempt)
  Value: 1 tonne · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer manufactures, distributes, sells or offers for sale less than one tonne of packaging and paper annually in the Province; or
- New Brunswick exemption: Under CAD 2,000,000 NB revenue, under one tonne, or a registered charity It does not have to be applied for. [#b-exemption-s59](#b-exemption-s59)
  Value: s59 · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- <a id="b-deadline-annual-report"></a>New Brunswick: report date May 31, covering the previous calendar year. [#b-deadline-annual-report](#b-deadline-annual-report)
  Value: May 31 · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board
- <a id="b-deadline-registration-transition-2025"></a>New Brunswick: registration date June 30, 2025. [#b-deadline-registration-transition-2025](#b-deadline-registration-transition-2025)
  Value: June 30, 2025 · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A producer who was not a brand owner shall submit an application for registration referred to in section 16 no later than June 30, 2025.
- <a id="b-deadline-plan-transition-2025"></a>New Brunswick: plan date June 30, 2025. [#b-deadline-plan-transition-2025](#b-deadline-plan-transition-2025)
  Value: June 30, 2025 · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a stewardship plan under this Regulation, including the performance measures and targets referred to in section 44 , no later than June 30, 2025.
- <a id="b-scope-materials"></a>New Brunswick: materials covered is paper, plastic, metal, glass, printed paper, packaging. [#b-scope-materials](#b-scope-materials)
  Value: paper,plastic,metal,glass,printed paper,packaging · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- <a id="b-scope-products"></a>New Brunswick: product classes covered is packaging, paper products. [#b-scope-products](#b-scope-products)
  Value: packaging,paper products · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- <a id="b-scope-excluded"></a>New Brunswick: excluded from scope is small producers. [#b-scope-excluded](#b-scope-excluded)
  Value: small producers · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- <a id="b-scope-channels"></a>New Brunswick: sales channels addressed is retail, online, distance sale. [#b-scope-channels](#b-scope-channels)
  Value: retail,online,distance sale · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- <a id="b-scope-ph-primary"></a>New Brunswick: producer duty: primary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-primary](#b-scope-ph-primary)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-scope-ph-secondary"></a>New Brunswick: producer duty: secondary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-secondary](#b-scope-ph-secondary)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-scope-ph-tertiary"></a>New Brunswick: producer duty: tertiary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-tertiary](#b-scope-ph-tertiary)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-scope-ph-shipping"></a>New Brunswick: producer duty: shipping packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-shipping](#b-scope-ph-shipping)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-scope-ph-service"></a>New Brunswick: producer duty: service packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-service](#b-scope-ph-service)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-scope-ph-other"></a>New Brunswick: producer duty: other packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#b-scope-ph-other](#b-scope-ph-other)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: November 4, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
- <a id="b-scope-categories"></a>New Brunswick: reporting categories is 36, material category. [#b-scope-categories](#b-scope-categories)
  Value: 36 · 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 74 80 -7.5%
- <a id="b-scope-ex1"></a>New Brunswick: exemption 1 is Under CAD 2,000,000 NB revenue, under one tonne, or a registered charity. [#b-scope-ex1](#b-scope-ex1)
  Value: Under CAD 2,000,000 NB revenue, under one tonne, or a registered charity · Source: https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
- The lowest revenue exemption is $5,000,000 in Colorado and CA$2,000,000 in New Brunswick ($1,430,820 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). New Brunswick therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Colorado but still in scope in New Brunswick. [#calc-revenue](#calc-revenue)
  Value: CA-NB · 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
- The lowest weight exemption is 907.2 kg of packaging in Colorado and 1 tonne in New Brunswick, about 1.1 times as much in New Brunswick as in Colorado. A seller whose packaging falls between the two lines is exempt in New Brunswick but counted in Colorado. [#calc-mass](#calc-mass)
  Value: US-CO kg · 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
- Both programmes require a producer to register, in Colorado and in New Brunswick. [#calc-registration](#calc-registration)
  Value: same · 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.
- 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-fee-source](#a-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. [#a-rate-co-kraft-paper](#a-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. [#a-rate-co-hdpe-2-ldpe-4-flexible-and-film-items](#a-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. [#a-rate-co-glass-bottles-and-jars-and-other-containers](#a-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. [#a-rate-co-aluminum-containers](#a-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. [#a-rate-co-steel-containers](#a-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
- New Brunswick: the 2027 fee schedule of Circular Materials New Brunswick (Recycle NB), effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page. [#b-fee-source](#b-fee-source)
  Value: Circular Materials Report to Producers 2026, New Brunswick 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 New Brunswick Fee Schedule (Cents/Kg)
- New Brunswick 2027: the category “Boxboard and Other Paper Packaging” is published at 68 cents per kilogram. [#b-rate-cm-boxboard-and-other-paper-packaging](#b-rate-cm-boxboard-and-other-paper-packaging)
  Value: 68 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 68 65 4.6%
- New Brunswick 2027: the category “LDPE/HDPE Film” is published at 195 cents per kilogram. [#b-rate-cm-ldpe-hdpe-film](#b-rate-cm-ldpe-hdpe-film)
  Value: 195 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 195 187 4.3%
- New Brunswick 2027: the category “Clear Glass” is published at 47 cents per kilogram. [#b-rate-cm-clear-glass](#b-rate-cm-clear-glass)
  Value: 47 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 47 46 2.2%
- New Brunswick 2027: the category “Aluminum Food Containers” is published at 100 cents per kilogram. [#b-rate-cm-aluminum-food-containers](#b-rate-cm-aluminum-food-containers)
  Value: 100 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 100 93 7.5 %
- New Brunswick 2027: the category “Other Steel Containers and Packaging” is published at 83 cents per kilogram. [#b-rate-cm-other-steel-containers-and-packaging](#b-rate-cm-other-steel-containers-and-packaging)
  Value: 83 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 83 82 1.2%
- Across 5 shared material classes, New Brunswick publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 5, and Colorado in 0. 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-NB · 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

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2. cdphe.colorado.gov: producer responsibility program (https://cdphe.colorado.gov/producer-responsibility-program), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
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3. cdphe.colorado.gov: producer responsibility program (https://cdphe.colorado.gov/producer-responsibility-program), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > a producer cannot sell or distribute products that use covered materials in Colorado unless they participate in the Producer Responsibility Program
4. cdphe.colorado.gov: producer responsibility program (https://cdphe.colorado.gov/producer-responsibility-program), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > All producers of paper products and packaging materials should register with Circular Action Alliance and submit a supply report.
5. cdphe.colorado.gov: producer responsibility program (https://cdphe.colorado.gov/producer-responsibility-program), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Interchange 360 manages the recycling of automotive lubricant packaging, such as motor oil and antifreeze.
6. colorado.public.law: crs 25 17 713 (https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-713), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > in realized gross total revenue, not including on-premises alcohol sales, during the prior calendar year
7. colorado.public.law: crs 25 17 703 (https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-703), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > the person that is the licensee of a brand or trademark under which a packaged item is sold or distributed in the state
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. 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
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. leg.colorado.gov: 2022a 1355 signed (https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1355_signed.pdf), Retrieved: November 5, 2026, Status: verified
16. 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
17. 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
18. laws.gnb.ca: 2024 37 (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
   > This Regulation may be cited as the Designated Materials Regulation – Clean Environment Act
19. laws.gnb.ca: 2024 37 (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
   > The stewardship board established by the Minister under section 22.1 of the Act, to be known as Recycle New Brunswick, is continued.
20. laws.gnb.ca: 2024 37 (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > the producer generates less than  $2,000,000 in gross annual revenue in the Province;
21. laws.gnb.ca: 2024 37 (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
   > An application for registration shall be submitted on a form provided by the stewardship board
22. laws.gnb.ca: 2024 37 (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > On or before May 31 in each year, a producer shall submit an annual report to the stewardship board
23. laws.gnb.ca: 2024 37 (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Status: verified
   > the brand holder of the designated material if the brand holder has a permanent establishment in Canada;
24. laws.gnb.ca: 2024 37 (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > the producer manufactures, distributes, sells or offers for sale less than one tonne of packaging and paper annually in the Province; or
25. laws.gnb.ca: 2024 37 (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Status: verified
   > A producer who was not a brand owner shall submit an application for registration referred to in section 16 no later than June 30, 2025.
26. laws.gnb.ca: 2024 37 (https://laws.gnb.ca/en/document/cr/2024-37), Retrieved: November 4, 2026, Status: verified
   > a stewardship plan under this Regulation, including the performance measures and targets referred to in section 44 , no later than June 30, 2025.
27. circularmaterials.ca: Circular Materials Report to Producers 2025 (https://www.circularmaterials.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Circular_Materials-Report_to_Producers-2025.pdf), Retrieved: November 5, 2026, Status: verified
   > Newspapers 74 80 -7.5%
28. Bank of Canada, FXAUSDCAD (annual average 2025) (https://www.bankofcanada.ca/valet/observations/FXAUSDCAD/json), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
29. 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
30. 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
31. 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
32. 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
33. 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
34. 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
35. 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 New Brunswick Fee Schedule (Cents/Kg)
36. 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 68 65 4.6%
37. 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 195 187 4.3%
38. 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 47 46 2.2%
39. 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 100 93 7.5 %
40. 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 83 82 1.2%

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