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"title": "Saskatchewan vs Washington EPR: Thresholds, Fees and Dates",
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"markdown": "\n\nSaskatchewan and Washington 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 Washington. Washington has the lower weight floor, 907.2 kg against 1 tonne in Saskatchewan. Both require producers to register. Both programmes set their first annual report for May 31."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Saskatchewan and Washington side by side\n\n4 of 9 rows have a verified figure on each side of Saskatchewan 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.\n\n**Saskatchewan and Washington: the measures both programmes publish**\n\n| Measure | Saskatchewan | Washington | Stricter |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Registration duty | Required | Required | Same |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | one producer responsibility organisation | Not comparable |\n| Lowest revenue exemption | CA$1,000,000 | $5,000,000 | Saskatchewan |\n| Lowest weight exemption | 1 tonne | 907.2 kg | Washington |\n| First annual report date | May 31 | May 31 | Same |\n| Published penalties | not yet published | 1 published | Not comparable |\n| Report file | csv | csv | Not comparable |\n| Paper fee, cheapest matched rate | 31 cents per kilogram | not yet published | Not comparable |\n| Plastic fee, cheapest matched rate | 113 cents per kilogram | not yet published | Not comparable |\n\nThe lowest revenue exemption is CA$1,000,000 in Saskatchewan and $5,000,000 in Washington (CA$6,989,000 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 Washington but still in scope in Saskatchewan.\n\nThe lowest weight exemption is 1 tonne of packaging in Saskatchewan and 907.2 kg in Washington, about 1.1 times as much in Saskatchewan as in Washington. A seller whose packaging falls between the two lines is exempt in Saskatchewan but counted in Washington.\n\nBoth programmes require a producer to register, in Saskatchewan and in Washington.\n\nThe first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Who runs the programme in Saskatchewan and Washington\n\nWho collects and who the producer files with, in Saskatchewan and then Washington.\n\n**Saskatchewan and Washington: how each programme is set up**\n\n| Aspect | Saskatchewan | Washington |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Regime | Household Packaging and Paper Stewardship Program Regulations, 2023 | Washington Recycling Reform Act, chapter 70A.208 RCW |\n| Regulator | not yet published | Washington State Department of Ecology |\n| Producers obligated | Yes | Yes |\n| Registration | Required, SK Recycles producer portal | Required, Producer registers with a PRO; the PRO registers with Ecology |\n| Producer organisation | one producer responsibility organisation: SK Recycles; membership required | one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance; membership required |\n| Revenue counted as | not yet published | worldwide gross revenue, USD, prior fiscal year |\n| Who counts as the producer | primary: brand owner, importer, seller; secondary: brand owner, importer, seller; tertiary: brand owner, importer, seller | primary: manufacturer, brand licensee, brand owner, importer |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Saskatchewan: the regulator. Reason: Regulator naming from program pages; the regulation text (earlier URL 404) was not read.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Saskatchewan: the rules on transferring responsibility. Reason: Transfer rules not read.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Saskatchewan: how revenue is counted. Reason: Whether the revenue test is Saskatchewan-only was not stated on the page.\n\n> **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.\n\nBoth programmes organise producer responsibility the same way: one producer responsibility organisation. The practical differences between Saskatchewan and Washington therefore sit in thresholds, fees, dates and report formats rather than in whom a producer deals with."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Fees per kilogram for shared materials\n\nSaskatchewan publishes per-kilogram rates in the dataset; Washington does not. The rows therefore show Saskatchewan only. Until both sides publish per-kilogram rates for the same material class, a fee comparison between Saskatchewan and Washington would mean inventing a figure, and this page does not do that.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Washington: no verified per-kilogram fee schedule is in the dataset yet.\n\nSaskatchewan: the 2027 fee schedule of SK Recycles, effective January 1, 2027, is the source of the per-kilogram rates used on this page.\n\nSaskatchewan 2027: the category “Boxboard” is published at 31 cents per kilogram.\n\nSaskatchewan 2027: the category “Plastic Film” is published at 113 cents per kilogram.\n\nSaskatchewan 2027: the category “Clear Glass” is published at 30 cents per kilogram."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Deadlines in Saskatchewan and Washington\n\nEach verified date, with the period it covers when one is given.\n\n**Verified deadlines in Saskatchewan and Washington**\n\n| Place | Kind | Date | Covers |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Saskatchewan | report | May 31 | not yet published |\n| Saskatchewan | payment | January 31 | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |\n| Saskatchewan | payment | April 30 | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |\n| Saskatchewan | payment | July 31 | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |\n| Saskatchewan | payment | October 31 | fee year (the calendar year after the reporting year) |\n| Washington | other | March 1, 2026 | not yet published |\n| Washington | report | May 31, 2026 | not yet published |\n| Washington | registration | July 1, 2026 | not yet published |\n| Washington | other | October 1, 2028 | not yet published |\n| Washington | other | March 1, 2029 | not yet published |\n| Washington | other | January 1, 2030 | not yet published |\n| Washington | payment | February 15, 2031 | not yet published |\n| Washington | payment | February 15, 2032 | not yet published |\n\nThe first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Penalties in Saskatchewan and Washington\n\nWhat each side has published; a side without an amount says so.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Saskatchewan: penalty amounts. Reason: Penalties were not read; the regulation text was not retrieved.\n\nWashington penalty for producer violating chapter 70A.208 RCW: up to $1,000 per day."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Report formats in Saskatchewan and Washington\n\nHow the report file for Saskatchewan compares with the one for Washington.\n\n**Report file layouts for Saskatchewan and Washington**\n\n| Aspect | Saskatchewan | Washington |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Layout | SK Recycles annual report Fee-year categories, reviewed 2026-09-29 | Washington interim producer supply report by material class 2026-09-29 (interim, built from CAA guidance) |\n| Recipient | SK Recycles | Circular Action Alliance (Washington PRO) |\n| How it is submitted | SK Recycles producer portal | CAA producer portal. The customer signs in and submits. |\n| File type | csv | csv |\n| Encoding | utf-8 | utf-8 |\n| Delimiter | , | , |\n| Decimal separator | . |\n| Columns | 4 | 4 |\n| Required columns | 4 of 4 | 4 of 4 |\n| Weight unit | kg | lb |\n| Period basis | calendar year | calendar year |\n\n> **Not yet published**: Saskatchewan: the programme’s own report specification is not yet published. The layout above is Instica’s working layout.\n\n> **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.\n\nThe 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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"heading": "Which to plan for first, Saskatchewan or Washington",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Which to plan for first, Saskatchewan or Washington\n\nCheck the exemption thresholds before anything else. Saskatchewan reaches smaller sellers than Washington, so a seller that is exempt in Washington may still have to register in Saskatchewan."
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"heading": "Questions about comparing these two programmes",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Questions about comparing these two programmes\n\n### Is Saskatchewan or Washington stricter on packaging EPR?\n\nSaskatchewan exempts only producers below the lower revenue floor, CA$1,000,000 against $5,000,000 in Washington. Washington has the lower weight floor, 907.2 kg against 1 tonne in Saskatchewan. Both require producers to register. Both programmes set their first annual report for May 31.\n\n### Do I register in both Saskatchewan and Washington?\n\nSaskatchewan requires producers to register. Washington requires producers to register.\n\n### How do the fees per kilogram compare in Saskatchewan and Washington?\n\nThe dataset does not hold per-kilogram rates for the same material class on both sides, so this page does not compare fees.\n\n### Which deadline comes first, Saskatchewan or Washington?\n\nThe first annual report date is the same on both sides, May 31."
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"markdown": "\n\n## How these figures are made\n\n> **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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"anchor": "Washington vs Yukon EPR: Rules Compared",
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"anchor": "Alberta vs Colorado EPR: Rules Compared",
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