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EPR bill watchlist: open data as CSV and JSON

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The EPR bill watchlist file holds 67 rows covering 47 jurisdictions, 36 with a value and 31 of them are pending and carry no value. Each row is a bill or watch item that may change the law, with its stage, with source_url, retrieved_at, status and effective_from. It downloads as CSV or JSON under CC BY 4.0.

The 15 columns of the EPR bill watchlist file, with an example value for eachCSV · JSON: id (AT.watch[ppwr-authorised-re…), dataset (watchlist), jurisdiction (AT), schedule, label (registration), value ({"date":"2026-08-12","id":"…), unit, currency, status (verified), effective_from (2026-08-12), retrieved_at (2026-09-29), source_url (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/e…), quote (shall appoint, by written m…), pending_reason, note (Text read via a web-archive…)CSV · JSONidAT.watch[ppwr-auth…datasetwatchlistjurisdictionATschedule—labelregistrationvalue{"date":"2026-08-1…unit—currency—statusverifiedeffective_from2026-08-12retrieved_at2026-09-29source_urlhttps://eur-lex.eur…quoteshall appoint, by wri…pending_reason—noteText read via a web-…Example →
watchlist.csv: one row is a bill or watch item that may change the law, with its stage. Source: Instica EPR open dataset, bundle v1-281284b7e7c1, Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

What the EPR bill watchlist file holds

The EPR bill watchlist file at a glance
MeasureValue
The EPR bill watchlist file has 67 rows67
32 rows in the EPR bill watchlist file are verified32
31 rows in the EPR bill watchlist file are pending31
4 rows in the EPR bill watchlist file are proposed4
0 rows in the EPR bill watchlist file are published records0
The EPR bill watchlist file has 15 columns15
2 distinct fields are filled in at least one row2
The rows cite 22 distinct source addresses22
The rows cover 47 jurisdictions47
67 rows carry a verbatim source quote67
The oldest source reading in the file is dated September 29, 20262026-09-29
The newest source reading in the file is dated November 3, 20262026-11-03
The CSV file is 32.1 KB32859
The JSON file is 53.2 KB54476
The SHA-256 checksum of the CSV file is 9ccd90031155f63048dc6e68dce9239d6d27d99ba3c0c11ab609acc6a279a7cf9ccd90031155f63048dc6e68dce9239d6d27d99ba3c0c11ab609acc6a279a7cf
The SHA-256 checksum of the JSON file is d9e3ffaba30c2218b028a705985dfffa49f82a5a3d6e46d0ff43d244191d38d7d9e3ffaba30c2218b028a705985dfffa49f82a5a3d6e46d0ff43d244191d38d7

Open this file to follow proposals that are not law yet. One row is a bill or watch item that may change the law, with its stage.

The rows were read from 22 source documents between September 29, 2026 and November 3, 2026. Where a source states an effective date, it falls between January 1, 2026 and August 12, 2028.

31 of the 67 rows are pending. A pending row stays in the file with an empty value and a stated reason, so you can see which figures are not yet published and filter them out before you compute.

4 rows are proposed. They describe bills or drafts, not law, and each says so in its note.

Rows in the epr bill watchlist file by status
StatusRowsMeaning
verified32read from the primary source on retrieved_at
pending31no value yet; see pending_reason
proposed4a bill or draft, not law
published0recorded from the publisher, no review status

Coverage by jurisdiction

Coverage of epr bill watchlist by jurisdiction
JurisdictionCodeRowsVerifiedPending
AustriaAT220
BelgiumBE320
BulgariaBG220
ManitobaCA-MB101
Newfoundland and LabradorCA-NL101
Northwest TerritoriesCA-NT101
NunavutCA-NU101
OntarioCA-ON220
Prince Edward IslandCA-PE101
CyprusCY220
CzechiaCZ220
GermanyDE220
DenmarkDK220
EstoniaEE220
SpainES101
FinlandFI220
FranceFR220
United KingdomGB202
GreeceGR220
CroatiaHR220
HungaryHU220
IrelandIE220
IcelandIS101
ItalyIT202
LiechtensteinLI101
LithuaniaLT101
LuxembourgLU101
LatviaLV101
MaltaMT101
NetherlandsNL101
NorwayNO101
PolandPL101
PortugalPT101
RomaniaRO101
SwedenSE101
SloveniaSI101
SlovakiaSK101
CaliforniaUS-CA202
ColoradoUS-CO101
IllinoisUS-IL100
MassachusettsUS-MA100
MarylandUS-MD110
MaineUS-ME110
MinnesotaUS-MN101
New JerseyUS-NJ100
OregonUS-OR101
WashingtonUS-WA202

Sample rows

A spread across the file, plus one pending row when the file has one. A pending row shows its reason, never a number.

Sample rows from the epr bill watchlist file
idvaluestatuseffective_fromretrieved_atsource
AT.watch[ppwr-authorised-representative]{"date":"2026-08-12","id":"ppwr-authorised-representative","kind":"registration","notes":…verified2026-08-122026-09-29eur-lex.europa.eu
CA-ON.watch[0]Phase 2 consultation on the performance reporting and audit procedureverified2026-01-012026-09-29rpra.ca
DE.watch[1]Single-use plastic fund fee is separate from system participationverifiednone stated2026-09-29verpackungsregister.org
FR.watch[ppwr-authorised-representative]{"date":"2026-08-12","id":"ppwr-authorised-representative","kind":"registration","notes":…verified2026-08-122026-09-29eur-lex.europa.eu
HU.watch[ppwr-harmonised-label]{"date":"2028-08-12","id":"ppwr-harmonised-label","kind":"other","notes":"PPWR Art 12(1)…verified2028-08-122026-09-29eur-lex.europa.eu
CA-MB.watch[0]not yet published: Provincial decision pending.pendingnone stated2026-09-29recyclemanitoba.ca

Download and checksums

Download watchlist.csv (32.1 KB) or watchlist.json (53.2 KB). The SHA-256 of the CSV is 9ccd90031155f63048dc6e68dce9239d6d27d99ba3c0c11ab609acc6a279a7cf and of the JSON d9e3ffaba30c2218b028a705985dfffa49f82a5a3d6e46d0ff43d244191d38d7; compare them with your copy to confirm you hold this bundle.

From a shell: curl -O https://instica.com/epr/data/watchlist.csv. In a spreadsheet, import the CSV as UTF-8 with a comma separator. In a script, read the CSV with any CSV parser, or the JSON file for native types.

Filter on status before you compute. Rows with status pending have no value by design.

Fields

The columns are the same in every file. The full field dictionary explains each one.

Changelog of this file

Changelog of the epr bill watchlist file: rows by the date their source was read, newest first
DateRows read from sources
November 3, 20262
September 29, 202665

How to cite this file

Cite the file you used and the bundle version, so a reader can open the same rows. Plain text:

Instica. Instica EPR open dataset: EPR bill watchlist. Bundle v1-281284b7e7c1. https://instica.com/epr/data/watchlist. Licensed CC BY 4.0.

BibTeX:

@misc{instica_epr_2026, author = {Instica}, title = {Instica EPR open dataset: EPR bill watchlist}, year = {2026}, version = {v1-281284b7e7c1}, url = {https://instica.com/epr/data/watchlist}, note = {CC BY 4.0}}

Attribution line for a chart, a table or a model card:

Instica, EPR open dataset (https://instica.com/epr/data), bundle v1-281284b7e7c1, licensed CC BY 4.0. Figures are read from the primary sources named in each row's source_url.

Frequently asked questions

What is in the EPR bill watchlist file?

67 rows. Each row is a bill or watch item that may change the law, with its stage.

Can I use this file commercially?

Yes. It is published under CC BY 4.0. Credit Instica, name the bundle version, link to this page and say if you changed the data.

Why does a row have no value?

31 rows here are pending: the figure is not yet published or not yet verified. The row keeps a reason instead of a guess.

How to read these figures

Every figure in the app carries a data-quality label: measured, supplier, estimated or declared. How we measure and label figures. This page is information, not legal advice.

Our reviewers.

Sources

  1. Instica EPR bill watchlist (CSV) retrieved
  2. eur-lex.europa.eu retrieved
  3. knowledge.werecycle.ca retrieved (not yet published)
  4. circularactionalliance.org retrieved
  5. calrecycle.ca.gov retrieved (not yet published)
  6. gov.uk retrieved (not yet published)
  7. rpra.ca retrieved
  8. verpackungsregister.org retrieved
  9. app.leg.wa.gov retrieved (not yet published)
  10. cdphe.colorado.gov retrieved (not yet published)
  11. conai.org retrieved (not yet published)
  12. fostplus.be retrieved
  13. ilga.gov retrieved
  14. maine.gov retrieved
  15. malegislature.gov retrieved
  16. oregon.gov retrieved (not yet published)
  17. pub.njleg.state.nj.us retrieved
  18. recyclemanitoba.ca retrieved (not yet published)
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