# Packaging EPR glossary

Last verified: November 4, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/glossary

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Packaging EPR glossary: 40 terms from the Instica dataset, each with its own page, cited primary sources and a last verified date of November 4, 2026. Figures are published values or labelled estimates. Instica measures, estimates and prepares reports; you review, sign and submit them.

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## Coverage at a glance

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| Item | Status |
| --- | ---: |
| extended producer responsibility | EPR |
| producer |  |
| brand owner |  |
| producer responsibility organization | PRO |
| compliance scheme |  |
| Circular Action Alliance | CAA |
| Producer Participant Agreement |  |
| authorised representative |  |
| Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation | PPWR |
| producer register |  |
| harmonised label |  |
| LUCID Packaging Register | LUCID |
| Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister | ZSVR |
| system participation |  |
| declaration of completeness |  |
| covered material |  |
| covered product |  |
| covered product exemption |  |
| de minimis producer |  |
| small producer |  |
| large producer |  |
| gross revenue |  |
| affiliate |  |
| online marketplace |  |
| importer |  |
| Plastic Packaging Tax | PPT |
| transport packaging |  |
| household packaging |  |
| service packaging |  |
| reusable packaging |  |
| Consumer Sales Unit | CSU |
| eco-modulation |  |
| flat dues |  |
| simplified report |  |
| data year |  |
| needs assessment |  |
| Blue Box material |  |
| certified compostable |  |
| printed paper |  |
| EPRiBEL |  |

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## Published data behind this page

<a id="term-extended-producer-responsibility"></a>extended producer responsibility: A program that makes producers responsible for managing the packaging and other products they put on the market. California's SB 54 set one up for packaging and single-use plastic food service ware. (source: calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-producer"></a>producer: The person a packaging law holds responsible for a product's packaging. Maine's statute defines the producer separately for each way a product is contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed, so who counts depends on the brand and sales chain. (source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-producer-responsibility-organization"></a>producer responsibility organization: An organization a producer can designate to act on its behalf in carrying out the producer's obligations. (source: novascotia.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-circular-action-alliance"></a>Circular Action Alliance: The producer responsibility organization that Oregon has approved for its packaging program; at the time of the source it was the only one. (source: oregon.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-producer-participant-agreement"></a>Producer Participant Agreement: The agreement an Oregon producer signs with Circular Action Alliance before it can use the PRO's data reporting portal. (source: oregon.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-ppwr"></a>Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: The EU regulation on packaging that applies from 12 August 2026 and reorganises who is responsible for packaging, so existing registrations may need checking for changed roles. (source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-harmonised-label"></a>harmonised label: Under the PPWR, a label on packaging placed on the EU market that gives information on what the packaging is made of. The obligation applies from 12 August 2028. (source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-lucid-packaging-register"></a>LUCID Packaging Register: Germany's public register of producers. Anyone distributing packaged goods in Germany has to be registered in it. (source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-system-participation"></a>system participation: In Germany, packaging falls into one of two categories, subject or not subject to system participation. For packaging that is subject to it, the producer joins a system operator by agreement. (source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-covered-material"></a>covered material: In Washington's packaging law, the packaging and paper products introduced into the state that the program covers. (source: app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved November 3, 2026)

<a id="term-covered-product"></a>covered product: In Oregon's law, the three kinds of product the program covers - packaging, printing and writing paper, and food serviceware. (source: oregon.public.law, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-de-minimis-producer"></a>de minimis producer: In Minnesota's law, a producer small enough, measured over its most recent fiscal year, to fall under the de minimis rules instead of the full obligations. (source: revisor.mn.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-large-producer"></a>large producer: In the UK, one of the two producer sizes, alongside small producer. When a group's combined totals meet the large-producer criteria, every member of the group is a large producer. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-gross-revenue"></a>gross revenue: A producer's total revenue before costs, which several programs use as a threshold. In Oregon, gross revenue of less than $5 million for the most recent fiscal year is one of the tests for a small producer. (source: oregon.public.law, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-online-marketplace"></a>online marketplace: A platform through which third parties sell products. Under California's SB 54, the owner or operator of the marketplace is not treated as the retailer or wholesaler for those third-party sales. (source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-plastic-packaging-tax"></a>Plastic Packaging Tax: A UK tax charged on plastic packaging. A business must register for it when it meets the registration tests in the government guidance. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-transport-packaging"></a>transport packaging: Packaging used to move goods in transit. Under the UK Plastic Packaging Tax, plastic transport packaging is one of the exemptions, so the tax is not charged on it. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-service-packaging"></a>service packaging: A category of packaging that Belgian rules name separately from household packaging. Companies that produce or import service packaging to put it on the Belgian market have obligations for it. (source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-eco-modulation"></a>eco-modulation: Adjusting a producer's fees up or down according to the design of its packaging, for example its recyclability. In Colorado, the executive director develops an eco-modulation bonus each year from 1 January 2026. (source: colorado.public.law, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-simplified-report"></a>simplified report: A shorter report some low-volume producers may file instead of the full one. In British Columbia, eligible stewards supplying 1,000 to 15,000 kg of packaging and paper a year have that option. (source: recyclebc.ca, retrieved October 18, 2026)

<a id="term-needs-assessment"></a>needs assessment: A statewide assessment prepared under a packaging program. In Minnesota, the full needs assessment is due 31 December 2026. (source: circularactionalliance.org, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-blue-box-material"></a>Blue Box material: In Ontario, the packaging, paper products and packaging-like products made of paper, glass, metal or plastic that the Blue Box program covers. (source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026)

<a id="term-printed-paper"></a>printed paper: Paper that some Canadian programs cover alongside packaging. In Manitoba, registered producers report the packaging and printed paper they supplied into the province each year. (source: recyclemanitoba.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026)

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## Questions about this page

### What does this page cover?

Plain-language definitions of the terms used in packaging producer responsibility, each cited to a primary source. The dataset currently holds 40 terms here.

### Where do these figures come from?

Each figure links to the primary source it was read from, for example calrecycle.ca.gov, legislature.maine.gov, novascotia.ca. Values that are not yet published are labelled as such and carry the reason.

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## How to read these figures

> **Estimate**: The figures on this page are estimates we prepare from the published sources listed below. Instica measures your packaging and prepares the numbers; you check them, sign and submit to the regulator or scheme yourself. We never submit for you and never store regulator-portal credentials.

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## Facts on this page

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- extended producer responsibility: A program that makes producers responsible for managing the packaging and other products they put on the market. California's SB 54 set one up for packaging and single-use plastic food service ware. (source: calrecycle.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-extended-producer-responsibility](#term-extended-producer-responsibility)
  Value: A program that makes producers responsible for managing the packaging and other products they put on the market. California's SB 54 set one up for packaging and single-use plastic food service ware. · Source: https://calrecycle.ca.gov/packaging/packaging-epr/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: SB 54 establishes a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) program to manage packaging and single-use plastic food service ware products (en)
- producer: The person a packaging law holds responsible for a product's packaging. Maine's statute defines the producer separately for each way a product is contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed, so who counts depends on the brand and sales chain. (source: legislature.maine.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-producer](#term-producer)
  Value: The person a packaging law holds responsible for a product's packaging. Maine's statute defines the producer separately for each way a product is contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed, so who counts depends on the brand and sales chain. · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Producer" means: (1) For a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material (en)
- producer responsibility organization: An organization a producer can designate to act on its behalf in carrying out the producer's obligations. (source: novascotia.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-producer-responsibility-organization](#term-producer-responsibility-organization)
  Value: An organization a producer can designate to act on its behalf in carrying out the producer's obligations. · Source: https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: A producer may designate a producer responsibility organization to operate on its (en)
- Circular Action Alliance: The producer responsibility organization that Oregon has approved for its packaging program; at the time of the source it was the only one. (source: oregon.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-circular-action-alliance](#term-circular-action-alliance)
  Value: The producer responsibility organization that Oregon has approved for its packaging program; at the time of the source it was the only one. · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Circular Action Alliance, at present, is Oregon's only approved Producer Responsibility Organization (en)
- Producer Participant Agreement: The agreement an Oregon producer signs with Circular Action Alliance before it can use the PRO's data reporting portal. (source: oregon.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-producer-participant-agreement](#term-producer-participant-agreement)
  Value: The agreement an Oregon producer signs with Circular Action Alliance before it can use the PRO's data reporting portal. · Source: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: In order to access CAA's data reporting portal, producers must first sign the Producer Participant Agreement with CAA (en)
- Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation: The EU regulation on packaging that applies from 12 August 2026 and reorganises who is responsible for packaging, so existing registrations may need checking for changed roles. (source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-ppwr](#term-ppwr)
  Value: The EU regulation on packaging that applies from 12 August 2026 and reorganises who is responsible for packaging, so existing registrations may need checking for changed roles. · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The PPWR, which enters into force on 12 August 2026, reorganises the responsibilities for packaging. (en)
- harmonised label: Under the PPWR, a label on packaging placed on the EU market that gives information on what the packaging is made of. The obligation applies from 12 August 2028. (source: eur-lex.europa.eu, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-harmonised-label](#term-harmonised-label)
  Value: Under the PPWR, a label on packaging placed on the EU market that gives information on what the packaging is made of. The obligation applies from 12 August 2028. · Source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: packaging placed on the market shall be marked with a harmonised label containing information on its material composition (en)
- LUCID Packaging Register: Germany's public register of producers. Anyone distributing packaged goods in Germany has to be registered in it. (source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-lucid-packaging-register](#term-lucid-packaging-register)
  Value: Germany's public register of producers. Anyone distributing packaged goods in Germany has to be registered in it. · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: If you are distributing packaged goods in Germany, you have to be registered with the LUCID Packaging Register. (en)
- system participation: In Germany, packaging falls into one of two categories, subject or not subject to system participation. For packaging that is subject to it, the producer joins a system operator by agreement. (source: verpackungsregister.org, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-system-participation](#term-system-participation)
  Value: In Germany, packaging falls into one of two categories, subject or not subject to system participation. For packaging that is subject to it, the producer joins a system operator by agreement. · Source: https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: There are two different packaging categories: packaging subject to system participation and packaging not subject to system participation. (en)
- covered material: In Washington's packaging law, the packaging and paper products introduced into the state that the program covers. (source: app.leg.wa.gov, retrieved November 3, 2026) [#term-covered-material](#term-covered-material)
  Value: In Washington's packaging law, the packaging and paper products introduced into the state that the program covers. · 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. (en)
- covered product: In Oregon's law, the three kinds of product the program covers - packaging, printing and writing paper, and food serviceware. (source: oregon.public.law, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-covered-product](#term-covered-product)
  Value: In Oregon's law, the three kinds of product the program covers - packaging, printing and writing paper, and food serviceware. · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Covered product" means: (A) Packaging; (B) Printing and writing paper; and (C) Food serviceware. (en)
- de minimis producer: In Minnesota's law, a producer small enough, measured over its most recent fiscal year, to fall under the de minimis rules instead of the full obligations. (source: revisor.mn.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-de-minimis-producer](#term-de-minimis-producer)
  Value: In Minnesota's law, a producer small enough, measured over its most recent fiscal year, to fall under the de minimis rules instead of the full obligations. · Source: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "De minimis producer" means a person that in their most recent fiscal year (en)
- large producer: In the UK, one of the two producer sizes, alongside small producer. When a group's combined totals meet the large-producer criteria, every member of the group is a large producer. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-large-producer](#term-large-producer)
  Value: In the UK, one of the two producer sizes, alongside small producer. When a group's combined totals meet the large-producer criteria, every member of the group is a large producer. · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: If these totals meet the criteria for a large producer, then each member of the group is a large producer (en)
- gross revenue: A producer's total revenue before costs, which several programs use as a threshold. In Oregon, gross revenue of less than $5 million for the most recent fiscal year is one of the tests for a small producer. (source: oregon.public.law, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-gross-revenue](#term-gross-revenue)
  Value: A producer's total revenue before costs, which several programs use as a threshold. In Oregon, gross revenue of less than $5 million for the most recent fiscal year is one of the tests for a small producer. · Source: https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Has a gross revenue of less than $5 million for the organization's most recent fiscal year (en)
- online marketplace: A platform through which third parties sell products. Under California's SB 54, the owner or operator of the marketplace is not treated as the retailer or wholesaler for those third-party sales. (source: leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-online-marketplace](#term-online-marketplace)
  Value: A platform through which third parties sell products. Under California's SB 54, the owner or operator of the marketplace is not treated as the retailer or wholesaler for those third-party sales. · Source: https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC&sectionNum=42041 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The owner or operator of the online marketplace shall not be considered the retailer or wholesaler for such sales. (en)
- Plastic Packaging Tax: A UK tax charged on plastic packaging. A business must register for it when it meets the registration tests in the government guidance. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-plastic-packaging-tax](#term-plastic-packaging-tax)
  Value: A UK tax charged on plastic packaging. A business must register for it when it meets the registration tests in the government guidance. · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: You must register for Plastic Packaging Tax if you: (en)
- transport packaging: Packaging used to move goods in transit. Under the UK Plastic Packaging Tax, plastic transport packaging is one of the exemptions, so the tax is not charged on it. (source: gov.uk, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-transport-packaging](#term-transport-packaging)
  Value: Packaging used to move goods in transit. Under the UK Plastic Packaging Tax, plastic transport packaging is one of the exemptions, so the tax is not charged on it. · Source: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-which-plastic-packaging-is-exempt-from-plastic-packaging-tax · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Plastic Packaging Tax is not charged on transport packaging (en)
- service packaging: A category of packaging that Belgian rules name separately from household packaging. Companies that produce or import service packaging to put it on the Belgian market have obligations for it. (source: fostplus.be, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-service-packaging](#term-service-packaging)
  Value: A category of packaging that Belgian rules name separately from household packaging. Companies that produce or import service packaging to put it on the Belgian market have obligations for it. · Source: https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Companies that produce or import service packaging in order to put it on the Belgian market. (en)
- eco-modulation: Adjusting a producer's fees up or down according to the design of its packaging, for example its recyclability. In Colorado, the executive director develops an eco-modulation bonus each year from 1 January 2026. (source: colorado.public.law, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-eco-modulation](#term-eco-modulation)
  Value: Adjusting a producer's fees up or down according to the design of its packaging, for example its recyclability. In Colorado, the executive director develops an eco-modulation bonus each year from 1 January 2026. · Source: https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-709 · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: By January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the executive director shall develop an eco-modulation bonus schedule (en)
- simplified report: A shorter report some low-volume producers may file instead of the full one. In British Columbia, eligible stewards supplying 1,000 to 15,000 kg of packaging and paper a year have that option. (source: recyclebc.ca, retrieved October 18, 2026) [#term-simplified-report](#term-simplified-report)
  Value: A shorter report some low-volume producers may file instead of the full one. In British Columbia, eligible stewards supplying 1,000 to 15,000 kg of packaging and paper a year have that option. · Source: https://recyclebc.ca/producers/registration/small-business-low-volume/ · Retrieved: October 18, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Eligible stewards supplying 1,000 to 15,000 kg of PPP annually have the option to file simplified report (en)
- needs assessment: A statewide assessment prepared under a packaging program. In Minnesota, the full needs assessment is due 31 December 2026. (source: circularactionalliance.org, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-needs-assessment](#term-needs-assessment)
  Value: A statewide assessment prepared under a packaging program. In Minnesota, the full needs assessment is due 31 December 2026. · Source: https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: December 31, 2026 Full Needs Assessment Due. (en)
- Blue Box material: In Ontario, the packaging, paper products and packaging-like products made of paper, glass, metal or plastic that the Blue Box program covers. (source: rpra.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-blue-box-material](#term-blue-box-material)
  Value: In Ontario, the packaging, paper products and packaging-like products made of paper, glass, metal or plastic that the Blue Box program covers. · 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 (en)
- printed paper: Paper that some Canadian programs cover alongside packaging. In Manitoba, registered producers report the packaging and printed paper they supplied into the province each year. (source: recyclemanitoba.ca, retrieved September 29, 2026) [#term-printed-paper](#term-printed-paper)
  Value: Paper that some Canadian programs cover alongside packaging. In Manitoba, registered producers report the packaging and printed paper they supplied into the province each year. · Source: https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/ · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Registered producers file an annual report of the packaging and printed paper they supplied into Manitoba during the previous calendar year. (en)

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- [Large producer packaging EPR](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/large-producer)
- [Online marketplace packaging EPR](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/online-marketplace)
- [UK Plastic Packaging Tax 2022-23](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/plastic-packaging-tax)
- [Packaging and Waste Regulation EPR](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/ppwr)
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- [What is producer register](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/producer-register)
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- [What is simplified report](https://instica.com/epr/glossary/simplified-report)

### Regions

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- [Europe extended producer responsibility packaging](https://instica.com/epr/europe)
- [UK packaging EPR](https://instica.com/epr/united-kingdom)

### Indexes and method

- [Packaging EPR by state](https://instica.com/epr/jurisdictions)
- [EPR fee schedules](https://instica.com/epr/fees)
- [EPR material fees](https://instica.com/epr/material-fees)
- [EPR report formats dataset](https://instica.com/epr/report-formats)
- [EPR for plastic waste](https://instica.com/epr/for)
- [Packaging type EPR](https://instica.com/epr/products)
- [EPR state comparison](https://instica.com/epr/compare)
- [States without EPR packaging law](https://instica.com/epr/no-law-states)
- [How EPR data is sourced](https://instica.com/epr/methodology)
- [EPR reviewers](https://instica.com/epr/reviewers)

### Tools and data

- [Do I need to register for EPR](https://instica.com/epr/do-i-owe)
- [Packaging EPR due dates](https://instica.com/epr/deadlines)
- [Packaging materials covered by EPR: category, flags and fees by jurisdiction](https://instica.com/epr/materials)
- [Packaging EPR updates across the dataset](https://instica.com/epr/updates)

## Sources

1. calrecycle.ca.gov (https://calrecycle.ca.gov/packaging/packaging-epr/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > SB 54 establishes a new extended producer responsibility (EPR) program to manage packaging and single-use plastic food service ware products (en)
2. legislature.maine.gov (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > "Producer" means: (1) For a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material (en)
3. novascotia.ca (https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/envpppextproducer.htm), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > A producer may designate a producer responsibility organization to operate on its (en)
4. oregon.gov (https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Circular Action Alliance, at present, is Oregon's only approved Producer Responsibility Organization (en)
5. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > The PPWR, which enters into force on 12 August 2026, reorganises the responsibilities for packaging. (en)
6. eur-lex.europa.eu (https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2025/40/oj), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > packaging placed on the market shall be marked with a harmonised label containing information on its material composition (en)
7. app.leg.wa.gov (https://app.leg.wa.gov/RCW/default.aspx?cite=70A.208&full=true), Retrieved: November 3, 2026, Status: verified
   > "Covered material" means packaging and paper products introduced into the state. (en)
8. oregon.public.law (https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > "Covered product" means: (A) Packaging; (B) Printing and writing paper; and (C) Food serviceware. (en)
9. revisor.mn.gov (https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/115A.1441), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > "De minimis producer" means a person that in their most recent fiscal year (en)
10. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-if-you-must-comply-with-epr-for-packaging--2), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > If these totals meet the criteria for a large producer, then each member of the group is a large producer (en)
11. leginfo.legislature.ca.gov (https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=PRC&sectionNum=42041), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > The owner or operator of the online marketplace shall not be considered the retailer or wholesaler for such sales. (en)
12. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/when-you-must-register-for-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > You must register for Plastic Packaging Tax if you: (en)
13. gov.uk (https://www.gov.uk/guidance/check-which-plastic-packaging-is-exempt-from-plastic-packaging-tax), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Plastic Packaging Tax is not charged on transport packaging (en)
14. fostplus.be (https://www.fostplus.be/en/members/become-a-fost-plus-member), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Companies that produce or import service packaging in order to put it on the Belgian market. (en)
15. colorado.public.law (https://colorado.public.law/statutes/crs_25-17-709), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > By January 1, 2026, and each year thereafter, the executive director shall develop an eco-modulation bonus schedule (en)
16. recyclebc.ca (https://recyclebc.ca/producers/registration/small-business-low-volume/), Retrieved: October 18, 2026, Status: verified
   > Eligible stewards supplying 1,000 to 15,000 kg of PPP annually have the option to file simplified report (en)
17. circularactionalliance.org (https://circularactionalliance.org/minnesota), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > December 31, 2026 Full Needs Assessment Due. (en)
18. rpra.ca (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 (en)
19. recyclemanitoba.ca (https://recyclemanitoba.ca/for-producers/), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Registered producers file an annual report of the packaging and printed paper they supplied into Manitoba during the previous calendar year. (en)
20. oregon.gov (https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/producers-of-covered-products.aspx), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > In order to access CAA's data reporting portal, producers must first sign the Producer Participant Agreement with CAA (en)
21. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > If you are distributing packaged goods in Germany, you have to be registered with the LUCID Packaging Register. (en)
22. verpackungsregister.org (https://www.verpackungsregister.org/en/registration/find-out-about-registrations), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > There are two different packaging categories: packaging subject to system participation and packaging not subject to system participation. (en)
23. oregon.public.law (https://oregon.public.law/statutes/ors_459A.863), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Has a gross revenue of less than $5 million for the organization's most recent fiscal year (en)

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