# Ontario vs Washington EPR: Rules Compared

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

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Ontario and Washington 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 Washington. Washington has the lower weight floor, 907.2 kg against 1 tonne in Ontario. Both require producers to register. Both programmes set their first annual report for May 31.

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## Ontario and Washington side by side

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

| Measure | Ontario | Washington | 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 | 907.2 kg | Washington |
| 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 | not yet published | Not comparable |
| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | not yet published | not yet published | Not comparable |

<a id="calc-revenue"></a>The lowest revenue exemption is CA$2,000,000 in Ontario and $5,000,000 in Washington (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 Washington but still in scope in Ontario.

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

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

<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 Washington

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

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

| Aspect | Ontario | Washington |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Regime | Full producer responsibility for Blue Box material (packaging, paper products, packaging-like products) under the Blue Box Regulation | Washington Recycling Reform Act, chapter 70A.208 RCW |
| Regulator | Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) | Washington State Department of Ecology |
| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |
| Registration | Required, RPRA Registry | Required, Producer registers with a PRO; the PRO registers with Ecology |
| Producer organisation | more than one producer responsibility organisation; membership optional | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership required |
| Transfer of responsibility | Allowed | not yet published |
| Revenue counted as | regional revenue, CAD, calendar year | worldwide gross revenue, USD, prior 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 | primary: manufacturer, brand licensee, brand owner, importer |

> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Washington: the rules on transferring responsibility. Reason: No transfer or delegation rule was found in the definition read. The PRO section allows a producer to designate a PRO, which is membership, not a transfer.

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

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

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

| Aspect | Ontario | Washington |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Materials covered | paper, glass, metal, plastic, other | packaging, paper products |
| Product classes covered | primary packaging, secondary packaging, shipment packaging, other | packaging, paper |
| Excluded from scope | producers under revenue exemption, newspaper producers for collection management and promotion | exempt materials |
| Sales channels addressed | retail, wholesale, online, online marketplace | physical retail, remote sale, other distribution |
| Producer duty: primary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | manufacturer; licensee; brand_owner; importer |
| Producer duty: secondary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | not yet published |
| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | not yet published |
| Producer duty: shipping packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | not yet published |
| Producer duty: service packaging | seller | not yet published |
| Producer duty: other packaging | brand_owner; importer; seller; marketplace | not yet published |
| Reporting categories | 7, material category | not yet published |
| 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 | not yet published |
| Exemption 1 | Producers with gross annual Ontario revenue under 2,000,000 dollars are exempt from all producer requirements. | A de minimis producer is under one ton, or under the global revenue limit, or an agricultural employer within limits. |
| 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. | Registered 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are excluded from the producer definition. |
| 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. | not yet published |

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## Thresholds and exemptions in Ontario and Washington

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

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

| 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) |
| Washington | packaging tonnage | 1 short ton | exempt below | covered materials introduced, most recent fiscal year |
| Washington | revenue | $5,000,000 | exempt below | global gross revenue, prior fiscal year |

<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-de-minimis-producer"></a>Washington exemption: A de minimis producer is under one ton, or under the global revenue limit, or an agricultural employer within limits. It does not have to be applied for.

<a id="b-exemption-nonprofits"></a>Washington exemption: Registered 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are excluded from the producer definition. It does not have to be applied for.

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

The lowest revenue exemption is CA$2,000,000 in Ontario and $5,000,000 in Washington (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 Washington but still in scope in Ontario.

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

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## Fees per kilogram for shared materials

Neither Ontario nor Washington has a verified per-kilogram fee schedule in the dataset yet. Until both sides publish per-kilogram rates for the same material class, a fee comparison between Ontario and Washington 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.

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

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## Deadlines in Ontario and Washington

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

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

| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ontario | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 |
| Ontario | report | May 31, 2026 | calendar year 2025 |
| Washington | other | March 1, 2026 | not yet published |
| Washington | report | May 31, 2026 | not yet published |
| Washington | registration | July 1, 2026 | not yet published |
| Washington | other | October 1, 2028 | not yet published |
| Washington | other | March 1, 2029 | not yet published |
| Washington | other | January 1, 2030 | not yet published |
| Washington | payment | February 15, 2031 | not yet published |
| Washington | payment | February 15, 2032 | 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.

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

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## Penalties in Ontario and Washington

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>Washington penalty for producer violating chapter 70A.208 RCW: up to $1,000 per day.

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## Report formats in Ontario and Washington

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

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

| Aspect | Ontario | Washington |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Layout | Ontario Blue Box supply report (working layout) Working layout, sources reviewed 2026-11-04 | Washington interim producer supply report by material class 2026-09-29 (interim, built from CAA guidance) |
| Recipient | Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) | Circular Action Alliance (Washington 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**: Washington: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. Reason: The PRO says Washington material reporting categories are not yet known, and the draft plan is not expected until 2028. Only the simplified interim reporting exists, and it is portal-only. 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 Washington

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

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## Questions about comparing these two programmes

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

Ontario exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$2,000,000 against $5,000,000 in Washington. Washington has the lower weight floor, 907.2 kg against 1 tonne in Ontario. 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 Washington?

Ontario requires producers to register. Washington requires producers to register.

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

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 Washington?

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>Washington: the packaging rules sit in Washington Recycling Reform Act, chapter 70A.208 RCW. [#b-regime](#b-regime)
  Value: Washington Recycling Reform Act, chapter 70A.208 RCW · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/washington · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: required in the Recycling Reform Act
- <a id="b-regulator"></a>Washington: the regulator is Washington State Department of Ecology. [#b-regulator](#b-regulator)
  Value: Washington State Department of Ecology · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/washington · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: By January 1, 2026 Washington Department of Ecology must establish and appoint the initial membership of the advisory council.
- <a id="b-obligated"></a>Washington places an obligation on packaging producers. [#b-obligated](#b-obligated)
  Value: yes · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: After July 1, 2026, be a member of a producer responsibility organization registered in this state
- <a id="b-registration"></a>Washington: producers must register through Producer registers with a PRO; the PRO registers with Ecology. [#b-registration](#b-registration)
  Value: yes · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/washington · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: July 1, 2026 Washington regulatory deadline for Producers to register with a PRO.
- <a id="b-organisation"></a>Washington 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://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/reducing-recycling-waste/our-recycling-programs/recycling-reform-act/producer-responsibility-organization · Retrieved: November 5, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The Circular Action Alliance is the PRO representing producers in Washington. We encourage all potentially obligated producers to register with CAA.
- <a id="b-revenue-scope"></a>Washington measures revenue as worldwide gross revenue in USD, over the prior fiscal year. [#b-revenue-scope](#b-revenue-scope)
  Value: global_gross_revenue · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Has a global gross revenue, not including on-premises alcohol sales, for the prior fiscal year of
- <a id="b-hierarchy-primary"></a>Washington: at the primary packaging level the producer hierarchy names the manufacturer, brand licensee, brand owner and importer (2025). [#b-hierarchy-primary](#b-hierarchy-primary)
  Value: manufacturer > licensee > brand_owner > importer · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is the person that manufactures the item
- <a id="b-threshold-de-minimis-tonnage"></a>Washington threshold on tonnage: 1 short ton; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-de-minimis-tonnage](#b-threshold-de-minimis-tonnage)
  Value: 1 short ton · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: In their most recent fiscal year introduced less than one ton of covered materials
- <a id="b-threshold-de-minimis-revenue"></a>Washington threshold on revenue: $5,000,000; effect: exempt below the threshold. [#b-threshold-de-minimis-revenue](#b-threshold-de-minimis-revenue)
  Value: $5,000,000 · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Until January 1, 2031, less than $5,000,000
- Washington exemption: A de minimis producer is under one ton, or under the global revenue limit, or an agricultural employer within limits. It does not have to be applied for. [#b-exemption-de-minimis-producer](#b-exemption-de-minimis-producer)
  Value: de_minimis_producer · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "De minimis producer" means a producer that
- Washington exemption: Registered 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are excluded from the producer definition. It does not have to be applied for. [#b-exemption-nonprofits](#b-exemption-nonprofits)
  Value: nonprofits · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Registered 501(c)(3) charitable organizations and 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations
- <a id="b-deadline-pro-registers-with-ecology"></a>Washington: other date March 1, 2026. [#b-deadline-pro-registers-with-ecology](#b-deadline-pro-registers-with-ecology)
  Value: March 1, 2026 · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/washington · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: By March 1, 2026 A PRO must register with Washington Department of Ecology on behalf of its producers.
- <a id="b-deadline-simplified-report-2026"></a>Washington: report date May 31, 2026. [#b-deadline-simplified-report-2026](#b-deadline-simplified-report-2026)
  Value: May 31, 2026 · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/washington · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: By May 31, 2026 Reporting (Interim State Addendum Signed & Simplified Reporting)
- <a id="b-deadline-producer-pro-membership"></a>Washington: registration date July 1, 2026. [#b-deadline-producer-pro-membership](#b-deadline-producer-pro-membership)
  Value: July 1, 2026 · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: After July 1, 2026, be a member of a producer responsibility organization registered in this state
- <a id="b-deadline-plan-due"></a>Washington: other date October 1, 2028. [#b-deadline-plan-due](#b-deadline-plan-due)
  Value: October 1, 2028 · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: By October 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, submit a plan that meets the requirements of this chapter
- <a id="b-deadline-non-member-sales-ban"></a>Washington: other date March 1, 2029. [#b-deadline-non-member-sales-ban](#b-deadline-non-member-sales-ban)
  Value: March 1, 2029 · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Beginning March 1, 2029, a producer that is not a member in good standing with a registered producer responsibility organization
- <a id="b-deadline-program-implementation"></a>Washington: other date January 1, 2030. [#b-deadline-program-implementation](#b-deadline-program-implementation)
  Value: January 1, 2030 · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: By January 1, 2030, or within six months of plan approval, whichever is later, implement the plan approved by the department
- <a id="b-deadline-net-cost-75"></a>Washington: payment date February 15, 2031. [#b-deadline-net-cost-75](#b-deadline-net-cost-75)
  Value: February 15, 2031 · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: No less than 75 percent of the net costs by February 15, 2031
- <a id="b-deadline-net-cost-90"></a>Washington: payment date February 15, 2032. [#b-deadline-net-cost-90](#b-deadline-net-cost-90)
  Value: February 15, 2032 · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: No less than 90 percent of the net costs by February 15, 2032, and each year thereafter
- Washington penalty for producer violating chapter 70A.208 RCW: up to $1,000 per day. [#b-penalty-0](#b-penalty-0)
  Value: $1,000 · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation per day on any producer who violates this chapter
- <a id="b-scope-materials"></a>Washington: materials covered is packaging, paper products. [#b-scope-materials](#b-scope-materials)
  Value: packaging,paper_products · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Covered material" means packaging and paper products introduced into the state.
- <a id="b-scope-products"></a>Washington: product classes covered is packaging, paper. [#b-scope-products](#b-scope-products)
  Value: packaging,paper · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Covered material" means packaging and paper products introduced into the state.
- <a id="b-scope-excluded"></a>Washington: excluded from scope is exempt materials. [#b-scope-excluded](#b-scope-excluded)
  Value: exempt_materials · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Covered material" means packaging and paper products introduced into the state.
- <a id="b-scope-channels"></a>Washington: 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://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Covered material" means packaging and paper products introduced into the state.
- <a id="b-scope-ph-primary"></a>Washington: producer duty: primary packaging is manufacturer; licensee; brand_owner; importer. [#b-scope-ph-primary](#b-scope-ph-primary)
  Value: manufacturer, licensee, brand owner, and importer · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: the producer is the person that manufactures the item
- <a id="b-scope-ex1"></a>Washington: exemption 1 is A de minimis producer is under one ton, or under the global revenue limit, or an agricultural employer within limits. [#b-scope-ex1](#b-scope-ex1)
  Value: A de minimis producer is under one ton, or under the global revenue limit, or an agricultural employer within limits. · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "De minimis producer" means a producer that
- <a id="b-scope-ex2"></a>Washington: exemption 2 is Registered 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are excluded from the producer definition. [#b-scope-ex2](#b-scope-ex2)
  Value: Registered 501(c)(3) and 501(c)(4) organizations are excluded from the producer definition. · Source: https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true · Retrieved: November 3, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Registered 501(c)(3) charitable organizations and 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations
- The lowest revenue exemption is CA$2,000,000 in Ontario and $5,000,000 in Washington (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 Washington 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 1 tonne of packaging in Ontario and 907.2 kg in Washington, about 1.1 times as much in Ontario as in Washington. A seller whose packaging falls between the two lines is exempt in Ontario but counted in Washington. [#calc-mass](#calc-mass)
  Value: US-WA 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 Washington. [#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.

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1. rpra.ca: regulation (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
   > Blue Box producers became fully accountable and financially responsible for collecting and recycling their materials when consumers discard them.
2. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Unless otherwise stated, all information must be submitted through RPRA’s registry.
3. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > if they supply Blue Box material (packaging, paper products or packaging-like products) comprised of paper, glass, metal or plastic
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   > Within 30 days of supplying obligated Blue Box materials in Ontario
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   > Producers have the choice of working with one or more producer responsibility organizations (PROs) registered with RPRA
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   > 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.
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   > Rigid plastic 2,000
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   > Flexible plastic 2,000
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   > Glass 1,000
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   > Beverage containers 1,000
16. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Any producer who meets the exemption must keep any records that demonstrate its gross annual Ontario revenue is less than $2,000,000
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18. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > newspaper must account for more than 70% of their total weight of Blue Box materials supplied to consumers in Ontario in a calendar year.
19. rpra.ca: producers (https://rpra.ca/programs/blue-box/regulation/producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Deadline: Supply data must be submitted by May 31 of each year.
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   > Deadline: Performance reporting is due May 31 of each year.
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30. app.leg.wa.gov: default (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
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   > Until January 1, 2031, less than $5,000,000
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   > Registered 501(c)(3) charitable organizations and 501(c)(4) social welfare organizations
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   > By March 1, 2026 A PRO must register with Washington Department of Ecology on behalf of its producers.
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   > By October 1, 2028, and every five years thereafter, submit a plan that meets the requirements of this chapter
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   > Beginning March 1, 2029, a producer that is not a member in good standing with a registered producer responsibility organization
39. app.leg.wa.gov: default (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
   > By January 1, 2030, or within six months of plan approval, whichever is later, implement the plan approved by the department
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   > No less than 90 percent of the net costs by February 15, 2032, and each year thereafter
42. app.leg.wa.gov: default (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
   > civil penalty of up to $1,000 per violation per day on any producer who violates this chapter
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   > "Covered material" means packaging and paper products introduced into the state.
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