Oregon vs Saskatchewan EPR: Rules Compared
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Oregon and Saskatchewan both run packaging EPR, but the rules differ. Saskatchewan exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$1,000,000 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.
Oregon and Saskatchewan side by side
6 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Oregon and Saskatchewan; 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.
| Measure | Oregon | Saskatchewan | Stricter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration duty | Required | Required | Same |
| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable |
| Lowest revenue exemption | $5,000,000 | CA$1,000,000 | Saskatchewan |
| Lowest weight exemption | 1 tonne | 1 tonne | Same |
| First annual report date | May 31 | May 31 | Same |
| Published penalties | 1 published | not yet published | Not comparable |
| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |
| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | 2.0 cents per pound | 31 cents per kilogram | Saskatchewan |
| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | 12.0 cents per pound | 113 cents per kilogram | Saskatchewan |
The lowest revenue exemption is $5,000,000 in Oregon and CA$1,000,000 in Saskatchewan ($715,410 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Saskatchewan therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Oregon but still in scope in Saskatchewan.
The lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging.
Both programmes require a producer to register, in Oregon and in Saskatchewan.
The first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31.
Across 4 shared material classes, Saskatchewan publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 4, and Oregon in 0. A higher fee is not the same as a stricter rule; it is simply a larger published number per kilogram.
Who runs the programme in Oregon and Saskatchewan
Who collects and who the producer files with, in Oregon and then Saskatchewan.
| Aspect | Oregon | Saskatchewan |
|---|---|---|
| Regime | Oregon Recycling Modernization Act, ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 (SB 582 of 2021) | Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations, 2023 |
| Regulator | Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) | not yet published |
| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |
| Registration | Required, Circular Action Alliance producer portal (PRO registration); DEQ holds no separate producer registry | Required, SK Recycles producer portal |
| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership required | one producer responsibility organisation: SK Recycles; membership required |
| Transfer of responsibility | Allowed | not yet published |
| Revenue counted as | organisation gross revenue, USD, fiscal year | not yet published |
| Who counts as the producer | 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 | primary: brand owner, importer, seller; secondary: brand owner, importer, seller; tertiary: brand owner, importer, seller |
Both programmes organise producer responsibility the same way: one producer responsibility organisation. The practical differences between Oregon and Saskatchewan therefore sit in thresholds, fees, dates and report formats rather than in whom a producer deals with.
What Oregon and Saskatchewan cover, side by side
Each row below is one published feature of the two programmes; a cell reads “not yet published” when Oregon or Saskatchewan has no verified entry for it in the dataset.
| Aspect | Oregon | Saskatchewan |
|---|---|---|
| Materials covered | packaging, printing and writing paper, food serviceware | not yet published |
| Product classes covered | packaging, printing and writing paper, food serviceware | not yet published |
| Excluded from scope | 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 | not yet published |
| Sales channels addressed | physical retail, remote sale, other distribution | not yet published |
| Producer duty: primary packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer | brand_owner; importer; seller |
| Producer duty: secondary packaging | manufacturer_brand_owner; licensee; importer | brand_owner; importer; seller |
| Producer duty: tertiary packaging | first_distributor | brand_owner; importer; seller |
| Producer duty: shipping packaging | packer_shipper | not yet published |
| Producer duty: service packaging | first_distributor | not yet published |
| Producer duty: other packaging | first_distributor | not yet published |
| Reporting categories | 60, covered material type by material class | 19, material category |
| Published targets | 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 | not yet published |
| Exemption 1 | 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. | Under 1,000 kg to Saskatchewan residents |
| Exemption 2 | 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. | Businesses under CAD 1 million in annual revenue |
| Exemption 3 | 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) | not yet published |
Thresholds and exemptions in Oregon and Saskatchewan
Every verified threshold Oregon and Saskatchewan publish, as each states it.
| Place | Measure | Amount | Effect | Basis as published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Saskatchewan | packaging weight | 1,000 kg | exempt below | annual supply to Saskatchewan residents |
| Saskatchewan | packaging weight | 5,000 kg | flat-fee band | 1,000 to 5,000 kg |
| Saskatchewan | revenue | CA$1,000,000 | exempt below | annual revenue |
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.
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.
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.
Saskatchewan exemption: Under 1,000 kg to Saskatchewan residents It does not have to be applied for.
Saskatchewan exemption: Businesses under CAD 1 million in annual revenue It does not have to be applied for.
Read the basis column first: the same amount can exempt a producer in one programme and only simplify its report in another.
The lowest revenue exemption is $5,000,000 in Oregon and CA$1,000,000 in Saskatchewan ($715,410 at the Bank of Canada 2025 annual average rate). Saskatchewan therefore reaches smaller sellers: a business with revenue between the two lines is exempt in Oregon but still in scope in Saskatchewan.
The lowest weight exemption is the same on both sides: 1 tonne of packaging.
Fees per kilogram for shared materials
4 material classes have a published rate on both sides; each row shows the cheapest rate that fits the class.
| Material class | Oregon (USD per kg) | Saskatchewan (CAD per kg) | Saskatchewan in USD, approx. | Higher fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| paper and board | 2.0 cents per pound | 31 cents per kilogram | $0.2218 | Saskatchewan |
| plastic | 12.0 cents per pound | 113 cents per kilogram | $0.8084 | Saskatchewan |
| glass | 0.0 cents per pound | 30 cents per kilogram | $0.2146 | Saskatchewan |
| steel | 4.0 cents per pound | 46 cents per kilogram | $0.3291 | Saskatchewan |
Scaling the cheapest published rate by weight shows what the gap between Oregon and Saskatchewan amounts to for a given tonnage of one material. The amounts are the rate times the weight, nothing added.
| Material class | Kilograms | Oregon fee (USD) | Saskatchewan fee (CAD) | Saskatchewan in USD, approx. | Saskatchewan minus Oregon (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| paper and board | 1 | $0.04 | CA$0.31 | $0.22 | +$0.18 |
| paper and board | 10 | $0.44 | CA$3.10 | $2.22 | +$1.78 |
| paper and board | 100 | $4.41 | CA$31.00 | $22.18 | +$17.77 |
| paper and board | 1,000 | $44.09 | CA$310.00 | $221.78 | +$177.68 |
| paper and board | 10,000 | $440.92 | CA$3,100.00 | $2,217.77 | +$1,776.85 |
| paper and board | 100,000 | $4,409.25 | CA$31,000.00 | $22,177.71 | +$17,768.46 |
| plastic | 1 | $0.26 | CA$1.13 | $0.81 | +$0.54 |
| plastic | 10 | $2.65 | CA$11.30 | $8.08 | +$5.44 |
| plastic | 100 | $26.46 | CA$113.00 | $80.84 | +$54.39 |
| plastic | 1,000 | $264.55 | CA$1,130.00 | $808.41 | +$543.86 |
| plastic | 10,000 | $2,645.55 | CA$11,300.00 | $8,084.13 | +$5,438.59 |
| plastic | 100,000 | $26,455.47 | CA$113,000.00 | $80,841.32 | +$54,385.85 |
| glass | 1 | $0.00 | CA$0.30 | $0.21 | +$0.21 |
| glass | 10 | $0.00 | CA$3.00 | $2.15 | +$2.15 |
| glass | 100 | $0.00 | CA$30.00 | $21.46 | +$21.46 |
| glass | 1,000 | $0.00 | CA$300.00 | $214.62 | +$214.62 |
| glass | 10,000 | $0.00 | CA$3,000.00 | $2,146.23 | +$2,146.23 |
| glass | 100,000 | $0.00 | CA$30,000.00 | $21,462.30 | +$21,462.30 |
| steel | 1 | $0.09 | CA$0.46 | $0.33 | +$0.24 |
| steel | 10 | $0.88 | CA$4.60 | $3.29 | +$2.41 |
| steel | 100 | $8.82 | CA$46.00 | $32.91 | +$24.09 |
| steel | 1,000 | $88.18 | CA$460.00 | $329.09 | +$240.90 |
| steel | 10,000 | $881.85 | CA$4,600.00 | $3,290.89 | +$2,409.04 |
| steel | 100,000 | $8,818.49 | CA$46,000.00 | $32,908.86 | +$24,090.37 |
Converted from CAD to USD at the Bank of Canada annual average for 2025. A converted figure is approximate and moves with the year of the rate; the published amount is the one in the programme’s own currency.
Saskatchewan: the 2027 fee schedule of SK Recycles, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.
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.
Oregon 2027: the category “Kraft Paper” is published at 2.0 cents per pound.
Oregon 2027: the category “HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items” is published at 12.0 cents per pound.
Oregon 2027: the category “Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers” is published at 0.0 cents per pound.
Oregon 2027: the category “Steel Containers” is published at 4.0 cents per pound.
Saskatchewan 2027: the category “Boxboard” is published at 31 cents per kilogram.
Saskatchewan 2027: the category “Plastic Film” is published at 113 cents per kilogram.
Saskatchewan 2027: the category “Clear Glass” is published at 30 cents per kilogram.
Saskatchewan 2027: the category “Other Steel Packaging incl. Paint Cans” is published at 46 cents per kilogram.
Real packs usually land in a dearer category, so use the calculator for Oregon and Saskatchewan.
Deadlines in Oregon and Saskatchewan
Each verified date, with the period it covers when one is given.
| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Saskatchewan | report | May 31 | not yet published |
| Saskatchewan | payment | January 31 | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |
| Saskatchewan | payment | April 30 | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |
| Saskatchewan | payment | July 31 | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |
| Saskatchewan | payment | October 31 | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |
The first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31.
Penalties in Oregon and Saskatchewan
What each side has published; a side without an amount says so.
Oregon penalty for failing to register or become a member of a producer responsibility organization: up to $25,000 per day.
Report formats in Oregon and Saskatchewan
How the report file for Oregon compares with the one for Saskatchewan.
| Aspect | Oregon | Saskatchewan |
|---|---|---|
| Layout | Oregon producer supply report by material category 2026-09-29 (built from CAA Oregon 2026 fee schedule) | SK Recycles annual report Fee-year categories, reviewed 2026-09-29 |
| Recipient | Circular Action Alliance (Oregon PRO) | SK Recycles |
| How it is submitted | CAA producer portal. The customer signs in and submits. | SK Recycles producer portal |
| File type | csv | csv |
| Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 |
| Delimiter | , | , |
| Decimal separator | . | |
| Columns | 4 | 4 |
| Required columns | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 |
| Weight unit | lb | kg |
| Period basis | calendar year | calendar year |
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.
Which to plan for first, Oregon or Saskatchewan
Check the exemption thresholds before anything else. Saskatchewan reaches smaller sellers than Oregon, so a seller that is exempt in Oregon may still have to register in Saskatchewan.
Questions about comparing these two programmes
Is Oregon or Saskatchewan stricter on packaging EPR?
Saskatchewan exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$1,000,000 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. Saskatchewan publishes the higher per-kilogram fee in 4 of 4 shared material classes.
Do I register in both Oregon and Saskatchewan?
Oregon requires producers to register. Saskatchewan requires producers to register.
How do the fees per kilogram compare in Oregon and Saskatchewan?
Across 4 shared material classes, Saskatchewan publishes the higher cheapest per-kilogram fee in 4, and Oregon in 0. A higher fee is not the same as a stricter rule; it is simply a larger published number per kilogram.
Which deadline comes first, Oregon or Saskatchewan?
The first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31.
How these figures are made
Sources
- oregon.gov: producers of covered products retrieved
Original wording: producers of products covered under Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act (packaging, paper, and food serviceware)
Original wording: Circular Action Alliance, at present, is Oregon's only approved Producer Responsibility Organization
Original wording: In order to access CAA's data reporting portal, producers must first sign the Producer Participant Agreement with CAA
Original wording: was allowed to begin charging fees from member producers on July 1, 2025
Original wording: Large producer first impact disclosure date of Dec. 31, 2026
Original wording: is a Class 1 violation that can result in fines of up to $25,000 per day.
- oregon.public.law: ors 459A.869 retrieved
Original wording: each producer must register with and be a member of a producer responsibility organization that administers a producer responsibility program
Original wording: A producer is not required to be a member of a producer responsibility organization if, for all covered product the producer sells
- oregon.public.law: ors 459A.863 retrieved
Original wording: Has a gross revenue of less than $5 million for the organization's most recent fiscal year
Original wording: Sold in or into Oregon less than one metric ton of covered products for use in this state in the most recent calendar year
Original wording: that sold in or into Oregon less than five metric tons of covered products
Original wording: "Covered product" means: (A) Packaging; (B) Printing and writing paper; and (C) Food serviceware.
- oregon.public.law: ors 459A.866 retrieved
Original wording: the producer of the packaging is the person that manufactures the packaged item
- oregon.public.law: ors 459A.884 retrieved
Original wording: a producer responsibility organization shall establish uniform membership fees for members that had a gross revenue of less than $10 million
- oregon.public.law: ors 459A.872 retrieved
Original wording: A small producer is exempt from the requirement to be a member of a producer responsibility organization
- oregon.gov: rma exemptions retrieved
Original wording: Covered product exemptions, meanwhile, are product-specific exemptions that exclude a given type of packaging
Original wording: The latest window for producers to submit claims for this exemption was Jan. 6 – March 31, 2026
Original wording: The next claims window will open in Jan. 2027.
- circularactionalliance.org: producer reporting retrieved
Original wording: Oregon's 2026 Report is due May 31, 2026, based on the 2025 Data Year.
- circularactionalliance.org: OR 2026 Fee Schedule Public retrieved
Original wording: Materials labeled N/A in the following table are not accepted on either the USCL or PRO Recycling Acceptance List.
- oregon.public.law: ors 459A.926 retrieved
Original wording: At least 25 percent by calendar year 2028 and in each subsequent year
- skrecycles.ca: low volume producers retrieved
Original wording: Businesses supplying less than 1,000 kg of packaging and paper annually to Saskatchewan residents are exempt from registration and reporting requirements.
Original wording: Businesses supplying between 1,000 and 5,000 kg of material annually can file a simplified report and pay a flat fee.
- skrecycles.ca: are you a producer retrieved
Original wording: that business is the obligated producer as the brand holder.
Original wording: If a business or organization supplies packaging to consumers in Saskatchewan and is the brand owner resident in Canada
Original wording: Businesses with less than $1 million in annual revenue are also exempt.
- skrecycles.ca: reporting resources and guidebook retrieved
Original wording: Producers registered with SK Recycles are required to submit reports on the WeRecycle Portal by May 31
- sk-webmedia-assets-prod-shared-ca-central-1.s3.ca-central-1.amazonaws.com: SK Recycles Membership Agreement Dec11 2024 Final 2 retrieved
Original wording: each such instalment is due on January 31st, April 30th, July 31st and October 31st of the respective Fee Obligation Year
- skrecycles.ca: fees retrieved
Original wording: Newsprint 63
- Bank of Canada, FXAUSDCAD (annual average 2025) retrieved
- circularactionalliance.org: OR 2027FeeSchedule 100126 retrieved
Original wording: 2027 Oregon Producer Fees Schedule Fees for Program Year 2027
Original wording: Kraft Paper USCL 0.07 0.00 -0.05 0.02
Original wording: HDPE (#2)/LDPE (#4) Flexible and Film Items PRO 0.29 0.00 -0.17 0.12
Original wording: Glass Bottles and Jars & Other Containers PRO 0.04 -0.01 -0.03 0.00
Original wording: Steel Containers USCL 0.09 0.00 -0.05 0.04
- skrecycles.ca: SK Recycles 2027 Fee Schedule retrieved
Original wording: SK RECYCLES FEE SCHEDULE (CENTS/KG)
Original wording: Boxboard 31.00 31.00 0.0%
Original wording: Plastic Film 113.00 119.00 -5.0%
Original wording: GLASS Clear Glass 30.00 31.00 -3.2%
Original wording: STEEL Other Steel Packaging including Paint cans ** 46.00 47.00 -2.1%
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