# Ontario vs Oregon EPR: Rules Compared

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

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Ontario and Oregon both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. Ontario exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$2,000,000 against $5,000,000 in Oregon. Both set the lowest weight exemption at 1 tonne. Both require producers to register. Both programmes set their first annual report for May 31.

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## Ontario and Oregon side by side

4 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Ontario and Oregon; 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>**Ontario and Oregon: the measures both programmes publish**

| Measure | Ontario | Oregon | Stricter |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registration duty | Required | Required | Same |
| Producer organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable |
| Lowest revenue exemption | CA$2,000,000 | $5,000,000 | Ontario |
| Lowest weight exemption | 1 tonne | 1 tonne | Same |
| First annual report date | May 31 | May 31 | Same |
| Published penalties | not yet published | 1 published | Not comparable |
| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |
| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | not yet published | 2.0 cents per pound | Not comparable |
| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | not yet published | 12.0 cents per pound | Not comparable |

<a id="calc-revenue"></a>The lowest revenue exemption is CA$2,000,000 in Ontario and $5,000,000 in Oregon (CA$6,989,000 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Ontario therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Oregon but still in scope in Ontario.

<a id="calc-mass"></a>The lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging.

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

<a id="calc-report-date"></a>The first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31.

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## Who runs the programme in Ontario and Oregon

Who collects and who the producer files with, in Ontario and then Oregon.

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

| Aspect | Ontario | Oregon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Regime | Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation | Oregon Recycling Modernization Act, ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 (SB 582 of 2021) |
| Regulator | Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) |
| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |
| Registration | Required, RPRA Registry | Required, Circular Action Alliance producer portal (PRO registration); DEQ holds no separate producer registry |
| Producer organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation; membership optional | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership required |
| Transfer of responsibility | Allowed | Allowed |
| Revenue counted as | regional revenue, CAD, calendar year | organisation gross revenue, USD, fiscal year |
| Who counts as the producer | other: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; primary: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; secondary: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; service: seller; shipping: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace; tertiary: brand owner, importer, seller, online marketplace | other: first distributor; primary: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, importer; secondary: manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee, importer; service: first distributor; shipping: packer and shipper; tertiary: first distributor |

The two programmes are organised differently. Ontario uses more than one producer responsibility organisation; Oregon 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 Ontario and Oregon cover, side by side

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

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

| Aspect | Ontario | Oregon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Materials covered | paper, glass, metal, plastic, other | packaging, printing and writing paper, food serviceware |
| Product classes covered | primary packaging, secondary packaging, shipment packaging, other | packaging, printing and writing paper, food serviceware |
| Excluded from scope | producers under revenue exemption, newspaper producers for collection management and promotion | beverage containers under bottle bill, bound books, napkins paper towels and cleaning paper, rigid pallets, industrial or manufacturing specialty packaging, drug packaging, items used or sold on a farm, architectural paint containers in paint stewardship, privately recycled material on claim |
| Sales channels addressed | retail, wholesale, online, online marketplace | physical retail, remote sale, other distribution |
| Producer duty: primary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer |
| Producer duty: secondary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer |
| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | first_distributor |
| Producer duty: shipping packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | packer_shipper |
| Producer duty: service packaging | seller | first_distributor |
| Producer duty: other packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | first_distributor |
| Reporting categories | 7, material category | 60, covered material type by material class |
| Published targets | paper_management_requirement 80 by 2027-12-31; rigid_plastic_management_requirement 50 by 2027-12-31; flexible_plastic_management_requirement 10 by 2027-12-31; glass_management_requirement 75 by 2027-12-31; metal_management_requirement 67 by 2027-12-31; beverage_container_management_requirement 75 by 2027-12-31 | statewide_plastic_recycling_rate 25 by 2028-12-31; statewide_plastic_recycling_rate 50 by 2040-12-31; statewide_plastic_recycling_rate 70 by 2050-12-31 |
| Exemption 1 | Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. | A small producer is exempt from PRO membership. Seven ways to qualify: nonprofit, public body, revenue under $5 million, under 1 metric ton, small beverage manufacturer, restaurant or food cart that is not a food-serviceware producer, single retail establishment with no online sales and no franchise or chain. |
| Exemption 2 | Producers above the revenue level but below the per-category supply weights are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education, but still register and report. | Product-specific exclusions from "covered product" listed in ORS 459A.863(6)(b)(A)-(R) and OAR 340-090-0840(2), such as Bottle Bill containers, bound books, drug packaging, farm items and architectural paint containers. |
| Exemption 3 | Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. | Material recycled through a non-Opportunity-to-Recycle collection, not separated at a commingled facility, and disposed to a responsible end market can be exempted if the producer demonstrates it to DEQ. Producers still report gross supply. (application needed) |

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## Thresholds and exemptions in Ontario and Oregon

Every verified threshold Ontario and Oregon publish, as each states it.

<a id="thresholds-table"></a>**Verified thresholds in Ontario and Oregon**

| Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published |
| --- | --- | ---: | --- | --- |
| Ontario | revenue | CA$2,000,000 | exempt below | gross annual Ontario revenue from products and services |
| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 9 tonnes | exempt below | paper supplied in Ontario per year (9,000 kg) |
| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 2 tonnes | exempt below | rigid plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg) |
| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 2 tonnes | exempt below | flexible plastic supplied in Ontario per year (2,000 kg) |
| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | glass supplied in Ontario per year (1,000 kg) |
| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | metal supplied in Ontario per year (1,000 kg) |
| Ontario | packaging tonnage | 1 tonne | exempt below | beverage containers supplied in Ontario per year (1,000 kg) |
| Oregon | revenue | $5,000,000 | exempt below | gross revenue, most recent fiscal year |
| Oregon | packaging tonnage | 1 metric ton | exempt below | covered products sold in or into Oregon, most recent calendar year |
| Oregon | packaging tonnage | 5 metric tons | exempt below | covered products, including secondary and tertiary packaging for beverage containers, most recent calendar year |
| Oregon | revenue | $10,000,000 | flat-fee band | gross revenue, most recent fiscal year, or under 5 metric tons sold in or into Oregon |

<a id="a-exemption-revenue-based"></a>Ontario exemption: Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. It does not have to be applied for.

<a id="a-exemption-supply-based"></a>Ontario exemption: Producers above the revenue level but below the per-category supply weights are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education, but still register and report. It does not have to be applied for.

<a id="a-exemption-newspaper"></a>Ontario exemption: Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. It does not have to be applied for.

<a id="b-exemption-small-producer"></a>Oregon exemption: A small producer is exempt from PRO membership. Seven ways to qualify: nonprofit, public body, revenue under $5 million, under 1 metric ton, small beverage manufacturer, restaurant or food cart that is not a food-serviceware producer, single retail establishment with no online sales and no franchise or chain. It does not have to be applied for.

<a id="b-exemption-covered-product-exemptions"></a>Oregon exemption: Product-specific exclusions from "covered product" listed in ORS 459A.863(6)(b)(A)-(R) and OAR 340-090-0840(2), such as Bottle Bill containers, bound books, drug packaging, farm items and architectural paint containers. It does not have to be applied for.

<a id="b-exemption-private-recycling"></a>Oregon exemption: Material recycled through a non-Opportunity-to-Recycle collection, not separated at a commingled facility, and disposed to a responsible end market can be exempted if the producer demonstrates it to DEQ. Producers still report gross supply. It must 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$2,000,000 in Ontario and $5,000,000 in Oregon (CA$6,989,000 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Ontario therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Oregon but still in scope in Ontario.

The lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging.

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## Fees per kilogram for shared materials

Oregon publishes per-kilogram rates in the dataset; Ontario does not. The rows therefore show Oregon only. Until both sides publish per-kilogram rates for the same material class, a fee comparison between Ontario and Oregon would mean inventing a figure, and this page does not do that.

> **Not yet published**: Ontario: no verified per-kilogram fee schedule is in the dataset yet.

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

<a id="b-rate-or-kraft-paper"></a>Oregon 2027: the category “Kraft Paper” is published at 2.0 cents per pound.

<a id="b-rate-or-hdpe-2-ldpe-4-flexible-and-film-items"></a>Oregon 2027: the category “HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items” is published at 12.0 cents per pound.

<a id="b-rate-or-glass-bottles-and-jars-other-containers"></a>Oregon 2027: the category “Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers” is published at 0.0 cents per pound.

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## Deadlines in Ontario and Oregon

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

<a id="deadlines-table"></a>**Verified deadlines in Ontario and Oregon**

| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ontario | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 |
| Ontario | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 |
| Oregon | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 |
| Oregon | other | July 1, 2025 | not yet published |
| Oregon | other | January 1, 2027 | not yet published |
| Oregon | report | December 31, 2026 | not yet published |

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Ontario: the performance audit date. Reason: The page says the audit starts in 2027 but gives no day. 31 May is assumed only because performance reports are due then; confirm.

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Oregon: the report 2026 supply date. Reason: CAA sets the report date each cycle. The next date was not published on the pages read.

The first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31.

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## Penalties in Ontario and Oregon

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

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Ontario: penalty amounts. Reason: Amounts sit in the Administrative Penalties Regulation, which was not read. Nothing is recorded rather than guessed.

<a id="b-penalty-0"></a>Oregon penalty for failing to register or become a member of a producer responsibility organization: up to $25,000 per day.

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## Report formats in Ontario and Oregon

How the report file for Ontario compares with the one for Oregon.

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

| Aspect | Ontario | Oregon |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layout | Ontario Blue Box supply report (working layout) Working layout, sources reviewed 2026-11-04 | Oregon producer supply report by material category 2026-09-29 (built from CAA Oregon 2026 fee schedule) |
| Recipient | Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) | Circular Action Alliance (Oregon PRO) |
| How it is submitted | RPRA Registry (online). The customer signs in and enters or submits. | 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**: Ontario: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: The field list is published: the Blue Box supply report is entered on screen in the RPRA Registry, supply weight in kilograms in seven material categories for the previous calendar year, with a Brand Supply List upload (CSV UTF-8) and an executive attestation. Instica's file is its own working worksheet by Instica category and does not yet reproduce the seven categories, so its figures are for the customer to enter in the Registry. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.

> **Not yet published**: Oregon: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: The detailed Oregon reporting guidance is released only to producers who have signed the CAA PPA. No public layout was found. 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, Ontario or Oregon

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

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## Questions about comparing these two programmes

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

Ontario exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$2,000,000 against $5,000,000 in Oregon. Both set the lowest weight exemption at 1 tonne. Both require producers to register. Both programmes set their first annual report for May 31.

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

Ontario requires producers to register. Oregon requires producers to register.

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

The dataset does not hold per-kilogram rates for the same material class on both sides, so this page does not compare fees.

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

The first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31.

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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>Ontario: the packaging rules sit in Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation. [#a-regime](#a-regime)
  Value: Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/ · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Blue Box producers became fully accountable and financially responsible for collecting and recycling their materials when consumers discard them.
- <a id="a-regulator"></a>Ontario: the regulator is Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA). [#a-regulator](#a-regulator)
  Value: Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Unless otherwise stated, all information must be submitted through RPRA’s registry.
- <a id="a-obligated"></a>Ontario places an obligation on packaging producers. [#a-obligated](#a-obligated)
  Value: yes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if they supply Blue Box material (packaging, paper products or packaging-like products) comprised of paper, glass, metal or plastic
- <a id="a-registration"></a>Ontario: producers must register through RPRA Registry. [#a-registration](#a-registration)
  Value: yes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Within 30 days of supplying obligated Blue Box materials in Ontario
- <a id="a-organisation"></a>Ontario organises producer responsibility through more than one producer responsibility organisation; membership is not required. [#a-organisation](#a-organisation)
  Value: several competing organisations · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: PROs operate in a competitive market, and producers can choose the PRO (or PROs) they want to work with.
- <a id="a-transfer"></a>Ontario allows a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party. [#a-transfer](#a-transfer)
  Value: yes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Producers have the choice of working with one or more producer responsibility organizations (PROs) registered with RPRA
- <a id="a-revenue-scope"></a>Ontario measures revenue as regional revenue in CAD, over the calendar year. [#a-revenue-scope](#a-revenue-scope)
  Value: regional · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Any producer whose gross annual Ontario revenue from products and services is less than $2,000,000 is exempt from all producer requirements under the regulation.
- <a id="a-hierarchy-other"></a>Ontario: at the other packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#a-hierarchy-other](#a-hierarchy-other)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-hierarchy-primary"></a>Ontario: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#a-hierarchy-primary](#a-hierarchy-primary)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-hierarchy-secondary"></a>Ontario: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#a-hierarchy-secondary](#a-hierarchy-secondary)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-hierarchy-service"></a>Ontario: at the service packaging level the producer hierarchy names the seller (2023). [#a-hierarchy-service](#a-hierarchy-service)
  Value: seller · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-hierarchy-shipping"></a>Ontario: at the shipping packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#a-hierarchy-shipping](#a-hierarchy-shipping)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-hierarchy-tertiary"></a>Ontario: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the brand owner, importer, seller and online marketplace (2023). [#a-hierarchy-tertiary](#a-hierarchy-tertiary)
  Value: brand_owner > importer > seller > marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-threshold-revenue-exemption"></a>Ontario threshold on revenue: CA$2,000,000; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-revenue-exemption](#a-threshold-revenue-exemption)
  Value: CA$2,000,000 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: is exempt from all producer requirements under the regulation.
- <a id="a-threshold-supply-exempt-paper"></a>Ontario threshold on tonnage: 9 tonnes; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-supply-exempt-paper](#a-threshold-supply-exempt-paper)
  Value: 9 tonnes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Paper 9,000
- <a id="a-threshold-supply-exempt-rigid-plastic"></a>Ontario threshold on tonnage: 2 tonnes; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-supply-exempt-rigid-plastic](#a-threshold-supply-exempt-rigid-plastic)
  Value: 2 tonnes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Rigid plastic 2,000
- <a id="a-threshold-supply-exempt-flexible-plastic"></a>Ontario threshold on tonnage: 2 tonnes; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-supply-exempt-flexible-plastic](#a-threshold-supply-exempt-flexible-plastic)
  Value: 2 tonnes · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Flexible plastic 2,000
- <a id="a-threshold-supply-exempt-glass"></a>Ontario threshold on tonnage: 1 tonne; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-supply-exempt-glass](#a-threshold-supply-exempt-glass)
  Value: 1 tonne · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Glass 1,000
- <a id="a-threshold-supply-exempt-metal"></a>Ontario threshold on tonnage: 1 tonne; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-supply-exempt-metal](#a-threshold-supply-exempt-metal)
  Value: 1 tonne · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Metal 1,000
- <a id="a-threshold-supply-exempt-beverage-containers"></a>Ontario threshold on tonnage: 1 tonne; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#a-threshold-supply-exempt-beverage-containers](#a-threshold-supply-exempt-beverage-containers)
  Value: 1 tonne · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Beverage containers 1,000
- Ontario exemption: Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. It does not have to be applied for. [#a-exemption-revenue-based](#a-exemption-revenue-based)
  Value: revenue_based · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Any producer who meets the exemption must keep any records that demonstrate its gross annual Ontario revenue is less than $2,000,000
- Ontario exemption: Producers above the revenue level but below the per-category supply weights are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education, but still register and report. It does not have to be applied for. [#a-exemption-supply-based](#a-exemption-supply-based)
  Value: supply_based · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is required to register and report.
- Ontario exemption: Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. It does not have to be applied for. [#a-exemption-newspaper](#a-exemption-newspaper)
  Value: newspaper · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: newspaper must account for more than 70% of their total weight of Blue Box materials supplied to consumers in Ontario in a calendar year.
- <a id="a-deadline-supply-report-2026"></a>Ontario: report date May 31, 2026, covering calendar year 2025. [#a-deadline-supply-report-2026](#a-deadline-supply-report-2026)
  Value: May 31, 2026 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Deadline: Supply data must be submitted by May 31 of each year.
- <a id="a-deadline-performance-report"></a>Ontario: report date May 31, 2026, covering calendar year 2025. [#a-deadline-performance-report](#a-deadline-performance-report)
  Value: May 31, 2026 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Deadline: Performance reporting is due May 31 of each year.
- <a id="a-scope-materials"></a>Ontario: materials covered is paper, glass, metal, plastic, other. [#a-scope-materials](#a-scope-materials)
  Value: paper,glass,metal,plastic,other · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Under the Blue Box Regulation, consumers are individuals who use a product and its packaging for personal, family or household purposes.
- <a id="a-scope-products"></a>Ontario: product classes covered is primary packaging, secondary packaging, shipment packaging, other. [#a-scope-products](#a-scope-products)
  Value: primary_packaging,secondary_packaging,shipment_packaging,other · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Under the Blue Box Regulation, consumers are individuals who use a product and its packaging for personal, family or household purposes.
- <a id="a-scope-excluded"></a>Ontario: excluded from scope is producers under revenue exemption, newspaper producers for collection management and promotion. [#a-scope-excluded](#a-scope-excluded)
  Value: producers_under_revenue_exemption,newspaper_producers_for_collection_management_and_promotion · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Under the Blue Box Regulation, consumers are individuals who use a product and its packaging for personal, family or household purposes.
- <a id="a-scope-channels"></a>Ontario: sales channels addressed is retail, wholesale, online, online marketplace. [#a-scope-channels](#a-scope-channels)
  Value: retail,wholesale,online,online_marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Under the Blue Box Regulation, consumers are individuals who use a product and its packaging for personal, family or household purposes.
- <a id="a-scope-ph-primary"></a>Ontario: producer duty: primary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#a-scope-ph-primary](#a-scope-ph-primary)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-scope-ph-secondary"></a>Ontario: producer duty: secondary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#a-scope-ph-secondary](#a-scope-ph-secondary)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-scope-ph-tertiary"></a>Ontario: producer duty: tertiary packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#a-scope-ph-tertiary](#a-scope-ph-tertiary)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-scope-ph-shipping"></a>Ontario: producer duty: shipping packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#a-scope-ph-shipping](#a-scope-ph-shipping)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-scope-ph-service"></a>Ontario: producer duty: service packaging is seller. [#a-scope-ph-service](#a-scope-ph-service)
  Value: seller · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-scope-ph-other"></a>Ontario: producer duty: other packaging is brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace. [#a-scope-ph-other](#a-scope-ph-other)
  Value: brand owner, importer, seller, and online marketplace · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: if the retailer who would be the producer is a marketplace seller, the marketplace facilitator is the obligated producer
- <a id="a-scope-categories"></a>Ontario: reporting categories is 7, material category. [#a-scope-categories](#a-scope-categories)
  Value: 7 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: beverage container, glass, flexible plastic, rigid plastic, metal, paper, and certified compostable products and packaging
- <a id="a-scope-targets"></a>Ontario: published targets is paper_management_requirement 80 by 2027-12-31; rigid_plastic_management_requirement 50 by 2027-12-31; flexible_plastic_management_requirement 10 by 2027-12-31; glass_management_requirement 75 by 2027-12-31; metal_management_requirement 67 by 2027-12-31; beverage_container_management_requirement 75 by 2027-12-31. [#a-scope-targets](#a-scope-targets)
  Value: 6 · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Management requirement = A × B
- <a id="a-scope-ex1"></a>Ontario: exemption 1 is Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. [#a-scope-ex1](#a-scope-ex1)
  Value: Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Any producer who meets the exemption must keep any records that demonstrate its gross annual Ontario revenue is less than $2,000,000
- <a id="a-scope-ex2"></a>Ontario: exemption 2 is Producers above the revenue level but below the per-category supply weights are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education, but still register and report. [#a-scope-ex2](#a-scope-ex2)
  Value: Producers above the revenue level but below the per-category supply weights are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education, but still register and report. · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is required to register and report.
- <a id="a-scope-ex3"></a>Ontario: exemption 3 is Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. [#a-scope-ex3](#a-scope-ex3)
  Value: Producers whose newspaper supply is more than 70 percent of their total Blue Box weight are exempt from collection, management and promotion and education. · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: newspaper must account for more than 70% of their total weight of Blue Box materials supplied to consumers in Ontario in a calendar year.
- <a id="b-regime"></a>Oregon: the packaging rules sit in Oregon Recycling Modernization Act, ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 (SB 582 of 2021). [#b-regime](#b-regime)
  Value: Oregon Recycling Modernization Act, ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 (SB 582 of 2021) · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: producers of products covered under Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act (packaging, paper, and food serviceware)
- <a id="b-regulator"></a>Oregon: the regulator is Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). [#b-regulator](#b-regulator)
  Value: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Circular Action Alliance, at present, is Oregon's only approved Producer Responsibility Organization
- <a id="b-obligated"></a>Oregon places an obligation on packaging producers. [#b-obligated](#b-obligated)
  Value: yes · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.869 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: each producer must register with and be a member of a producer responsibility organization that administers a producer responsibility program
- <a id="b-registration"></a>Oregon: producers must register through Circular Action Alliance producer portal (PRO registration); DEQ holds no separate producer registry. [#b-registration](#b-registration)
  Value: yes · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: In order to access CAA's data reporting portal, producers must first sign the Producer Participant Agreement with CAA
- <a id="b-organisation"></a>Oregon organises producer responsibility through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership is required. [#b-organisation](#b-organisation)
  Value: one producer responsibility organisation · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Circular Action Alliance, at present, is Oregon's only approved Producer Responsibility Organization
- <a id="b-transfer"></a>Oregon allows a producer’s obligation to be transferred to another party. [#b-transfer](#b-transfer)
  Value: yes · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.869 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A producer is not required to be a member of a producer responsibility organization if, for all covered product the producer sells
- <a id="b-revenue-scope"></a>Oregon measures revenue as organisation gross revenue in USD, over the fiscal year. [#b-revenue-scope](#b-revenue-scope)
  Value: organisation_gross_revenue · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Has a gross revenue of less than $5 million for the organization's most recent fiscal year
- <a id="b-hierarchy-other"></a>Oregon: at the other packaging level the producer hierarchy names the first distributor (2025). [#b-hierarchy-other](#b-hierarchy-other)
  Value: first distributor · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-hierarchy-primary"></a>Oregon: 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://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-hierarchy-secondary"></a>Oregon: at the secondary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer or brand owner, brand licensee and importer (2025). [#b-hierarchy-secondary](#b-hierarchy-secondary)
  Value: manufacturer_brand_owner > licensee > importer · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-hierarchy-service"></a>Oregon: at the service packaging level the producer hierarchy names the first distributor (2025). [#b-hierarchy-service](#b-hierarchy-service)
  Value: first distributor · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-hierarchy-shipping"></a>Oregon: 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://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-hierarchy-tertiary"></a>Oregon: at the tertiary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the first distributor (2025). [#b-hierarchy-tertiary](#b-hierarchy-tertiary)
  Value: first distributor · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-threshold-small-producer-revenue"></a>Oregon 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://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Has a gross revenue of less than $5 million for the organization's most recent fiscal year
- <a id="b-threshold-small-producer-tonnage"></a>Oregon threshold on tonnage: 1 metric ton; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-small-producer-tonnage](#b-threshold-small-producer-tonnage)
  Value: 1 metric ton · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Sold in or into Oregon less than one metric ton of covered products for use in this state in the most recent calendar year
- <a id="b-threshold-small-beverage-manufacturer-tonnage"></a>Oregon threshold on tonnage: 5 metric tons; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-small-beverage-manufacturer-tonnage](#b-threshold-small-beverage-manufacturer-tonnage)
  Value: 5 metric tons · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: that sold in or into Oregon less than five metric tons of covered products
- <a id="b-threshold-uniform-membership-fee-band"></a>Oregon threshold on revenue: $10,000,000; effect: flat fee band. [#b-threshold-uniform-membership-fee-band](#b-threshold-uniform-membership-fee-band)
  Value: $10,000,000 · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.884 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a producer responsibility organization shall establish uniform membership fees for members that had a gross revenue of less than $10 million
- Oregon exemption: A small producer is exempt from PRO membership. Seven ways to qualify: nonprofit, public body, revenue under $5 million, under 1 metric ton, small beverage manufacturer, restaurant or food cart that is not a food-serviceware producer, single retail establishment with no online sales and no franchise or chain. It does not have to be applied for. [#b-exemption-small-producer](#b-exemption-small-producer)
  Value: small_producer · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.872 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A small producer is exempt from the requirement to be a member of a producer responsibility organization
- Oregon exemption: Product-specific exclusions from "covered product" listed in ORS 459A.863(6)(b)(A)-(R) and OAR 340-090-0840(2), such as Bottle Bill containers, bound books, drug packaging, farm items and architectural paint containers. It does not have to be applied for. [#b-exemption-covered-product-exemptions](#b-exemption-covered-product-exemptions)
  Value: covered_product_exemptions · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/rma-exemptions.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Covered product exemptions, meanwhile, are product-specific exemptions that exclude a given type of packaging
- Oregon exemption: Material recycled through a non-Opportunity-to-Recycle collection, not separated at a commingled facility, and disposed to a responsible end market can be exempted if the producer demonstrates it to DEQ. Producers still report gross supply. It must be applied for. [#b-exemption-private-recycling](#b-exemption-private-recycling)
  Value: private_recycling · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/rma-exemptions.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The latest window for producers to submit claims for this exemption was Jan. 6 – March 31, 2026
- <a id="b-deadline-report-2025-supply"></a>Oregon: report date May 31, 2026, covering calendar year 2025. [#b-deadline-report-2025-supply](#b-deadline-report-2025-supply)
  Value: May 31, 2026 · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/producer-reporting · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Oregon's 2026 Report is due May 31, 2026, based on the 2025 Data Year.
- <a id="b-deadline-pro-fee-charging-start"></a>Oregon: other date July 1, 2025. [#b-deadline-pro-fee-charging-start](#b-deadline-pro-fee-charging-start)
  Value: July 1, 2025 · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: was allowed to begin charging fees from member producers on July 1, 2025
- <a id="b-deadline-private-recycling-claim-window-2028-fee-year"></a>Oregon: other date January 1, 2027. [#b-deadline-private-recycling-claim-window-2028-fee-year](#b-deadline-private-recycling-claim-window-2028-fee-year)
  Value: January 1, 2027 · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/rma-exemptions.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The next claims window will open in Jan. 2027.
- <a id="b-deadline-large-producer-impact-disclosure"></a>Oregon: report date December 31, 2026. [#b-deadline-large-producer-impact-disclosure](#b-deadline-large-producer-impact-disclosure)
  Value: December 31, 2026 · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Large producer first impact disclosure date of Dec. 31, 2026
- Oregon penalty for failing to register or become a member of a producer responsibility organization: up to $25,000 per day. [#b-penalty-0](#b-penalty-0)
  Value: $25,000 · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: is a Class 1 violation that can result in fines of up to $25,000 per day.
- <a id="b-scope-materials"></a>Oregon: materials covered is packaging, printing and writing paper, food serviceware. [#b-scope-materials](#b-scope-materials)
  Value: packaging,printing_and_writing_paper,food_serviceware · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Covered product" means: (A) Packaging; (B) Printing and writing paper; and (C) Food serviceware.
- <a id="b-scope-products"></a>Oregon: product classes covered is packaging, printing and writing paper, food serviceware. [#b-scope-products](#b-scope-products)
  Value: packaging,printing_and_writing_paper,food_serviceware · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Covered product" means: (A) Packaging; (B) Printing and writing paper; and (C) Food serviceware.
- <a id="b-scope-excluded"></a>Oregon: excluded from scope is beverage containers under bottle bill, bound books, napkins paper towels and cleaning paper, rigid pallets, industrial or manufacturing specialty packaging, drug packaging, items used or sold on a farm, architectural paint containers in paint stewardship, privately recycled material on claim. [#b-scope-excluded](#b-scope-excluded)
  Value: beverage_containers_under_bottle_bill,bound_books,napkins_paper_towels_and_cleaning_paper,rigid_pallets,industrial_or_manufacturing_specialty_packaging,drug_packaging,items_used_or_sold_on_a_farm,architectural_paint_containers_in_paint_stewardship,privately_recycled_material_on_claim · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Covered product" means: (A) Packaging; (B) Printing and writing paper; and (C) Food serviceware.
- <a id="b-scope-channels"></a>Oregon: sales channels addressed is physical retail, remote sale, other distribution. [#b-scope-channels](#b-scope-channels)
  Value: physical_retail,remote_sale,other_distribution · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Covered product" means: (A) Packaging; (B) Printing and writing paper; and (C) Food serviceware.
- <a id="b-scope-ph-primary"></a>Oregon: 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://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-scope-ph-secondary"></a>Oregon: producer duty: secondary packaging is manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer. [#b-scope-ph-secondary](#b-scope-ph-secondary)
  Value: manufacturer or brand owner, licensee, and importer · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-scope-ph-tertiary"></a>Oregon: producer duty: tertiary packaging is first_distributor. [#b-scope-ph-tertiary](#b-scope-ph-tertiary)
  Value: first distributor · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-scope-ph-shipping"></a>Oregon: producer duty: shipping packaging is packer_shipper. [#b-scope-ph-shipping](#b-scope-ph-shipping)
  Value: packer or shipper · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-scope-ph-service"></a>Oregon: producer duty: service packaging is first_distributor. [#b-scope-ph-service](#b-scope-ph-service)
  Value: first distributor · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-scope-ph-other"></a>Oregon: producer duty: other packaging is first_distributor. [#b-scope-ph-other](#b-scope-ph-other)
  Value: first distributor · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.866 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- <a id="b-scope-categories"></a>Oregon: reporting categories is 60, covered material type by material class. [#b-scope-categories](#b-scope-categories)
  Value: 60 · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2026-Fee-Schedule-Public.pdf · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Materials labeled N/A in the following table are not accepted on either the USCL or PRO Recycling Acceptance List.
- <a id="b-scope-targets"></a>Oregon: published targets is statewide_plastic_recycling_rate 25 by 2028-12-31; statewide_plastic_recycling_rate 50 by 2040-12-31; statewide_plastic_recycling_rate 70 by 2050-12-31. [#b-scope-targets](#b-scope-targets)
  Value: 3 · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.926 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: At least 25 percent by calendar year 2028 and in each subsequent year
- <a id="b-scope-ex1"></a>Oregon: exemption 1 is A small producer is exempt from PRO membership. Seven ways to qualify: nonprofit, public body, revenue under $5 million, under 1 metric ton, small beverage manufacturer, restaurant or food cart that is not a food-serviceware producer, single retail establishment with no online sales and no franchise or chain. [#b-scope-ex1](#b-scope-ex1)
  Value: A small producer is exempt from PRO membership. Seven ways to qualify: nonprofit, public body, revenue under $5 million, under 1 metric ton, small beverage manufacturer, restaurant or food cart that is not a food-serviceware producer, single retail establishment with no online sales and no franchise or chain. · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.872 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A small producer is exempt from the requirement to be a member of a producer responsibility organization
- <a id="b-scope-ex2"></a>Oregon: exemption 2 is Product-specific exclusions from "covered product" listed in ORS 459A.863(6)(b)(A)-(R) and OAR 340-090-0840(2), such as Bottle Bill containers, bound books, drug packaging, farm items and architectural paint containers. [#b-scope-ex2](#b-scope-ex2)
  Value: Product-specific exclusions from "covered product" listed in ORS 459A.863(6)(b)(A)-(R) and OAR 340-090-0840(2), such as Bottle Bill containers, bound books, drug packaging, farm items and architectural paint containers. · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/rma-exemptions.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Covered product exemptions, meanwhile, are product-specific exemptions that exclude a given type of packaging
- <a id="b-scope-ex3"></a>Oregon: exemption 3 is Material recycled through a non-Opportunity-to-Recycle collection, not separated at a commingled facility, and disposed to a responsible end market can be exempted if the producer demonstrates it to DEQ. Producers still report gross supply. (application needed). [#b-scope-ex3](#b-scope-ex3)
  Value: Material recycled through a non-Opportunity-to-Recycle collection, not separated at a commingled facility, and disposed to a responsible end market can be exempted if the producer demonstrates it to DEQ. Producers still report gross supply. · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/rma-exemptions.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The latest window for producers to submit claims for this exemption was Jan. 6 – March 31, 2026
- The lowest revenue exemption is CA$2,000,000 in Ontario and $5,000,000 in Oregon (CA$6,989,000 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Ontario therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Oregon but still in scope in Ontario. [#calc-revenue](#calc-revenue)
  Value: CA-ON · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: is exempt from all producer requirements under the regulation.
- The lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging. [#calc-mass](#calc-mass)
  Value: same kg · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Glass 1,000
- Both programmes require a producer to register, in Ontario and in Oregon. [#calc-registration](#calc-registration)
  Value: same · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Within 30 days of supplying obligated Blue Box materials in Ontario
- The first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31. [#calc-report-date](#calc-report-date)
  Value: same days · Source: https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Deadline: Supply data must be submitted by May 31 of each year.
- Oregon: the 2027 fee schedule of Circular Action Alliance (Oregon 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 Oregon 2027 Fee Schedule (public) · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2027FeeSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: 2027 Oregon Producer Fees Schedule Fees for Program Year 2027
- Oregon 2027: the category “Kraft Paper” is published at 2.0 cents per pound. [#b-rate-or-kraft-paper](#b-rate-or-kraft-paper)
  Value: 2.0 cents_per_lb · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2027FeeSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Kraft Paper USCL 0.07 0.00 -0.05 0.02
- Oregon 2027: the category “HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items” is published at 12.0 cents per pound. [#b-rate-or-hdpe-2-ldpe-4-flexible-and-film-items](#b-rate-or-hdpe-2-ldpe-4-flexible-and-film-items)
  Value: 12.0 cents_per_lb · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2027FeeSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items PRO 0.29 0.00 -0.17 0.12
- Oregon 2027: the category “Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers” is published at 0.0 cents per pound. [#b-rate-or-glass-bottles-and-jars-other-containers](#b-rate-or-glass-bottles-and-jars-other-containers)
  Value: 0.0 cents_per_lb · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2027FeeSchedule_100126.pdf · Retrieved: October 22, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers PRO 0.04 -0.01 -0.03 0.00

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   > Kraft Paper USCL 0.07 0.00 -0.05 0.02
48. circularactionalliance.org: OR 2027FeeSchedule 100126 (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2027FeeSchedule_100126.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items PRO 0.29 0.00 -0.17 0.12
49. circularactionalliance.org: OR 2027FeeSchedule 100126 (https://circularactionalliance.org/s/OR-2027FeeSchedule_100126.pdf), Retrieved: October 22, 2026, Status: verified
   > Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers PRO 0.04 -0.01 -0.03 0.00

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