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"title": "Maine EPR: rules, fees and deadlines",
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"description": "Maine requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Maine Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. section 2146.",
"answer": "Maine requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Maine Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. section 2146. The regulator is Maine Department of Environmental Protection. We record 3 thresholds and 3 dated deadlines. 9 of 16 core rule fields are verified against primary sources.",
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"heading": "Packaging EPR in Maine: what we have verified",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Packaging EPR in Maine: what we have verified\n\nThis page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Maine. 9 of 16 core rule fields are published from primary sources and 7 are not yet published. The dataset was last reviewed on September 29, 2026, and the newest source on this page was retrieved on November 4, 2026.\n\n- **Regime**: [Maine Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. section 2146](#regime)\n- **Regulator**: [Maine Department of Environmental Protection](#regulator)\n- **Producers obliged**: [Yes](#obligated)\n- **System**: [a single producer responsibility organisation](#organisation)\n- **Registration**: [Required](#registration)\n- **Fee schedules**: 1\n\nThe packaging EPR regime in Maine is recorded as Maine Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. section 2146.\n\nThe regulator named for Maine is Maine Department of Environmental Protection.\n\nProducers placing packaging on the market in Maine carry a packaging EPR obligation.\n\n> In July 2021, the Legislature passed a law establishing Maine’s Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. § 2146.\n>\n> Source: Regime (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Maine: the revenue basis, treatment of affiliates, the material categories, labelling, targets, penalties, and filing languages. Each of these stays blank until a primary source is verified; we do not fill gaps from memory or from other jurisdictions."
},
{
"id": "who",
"heading": "Who is the producer in Maine",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Who is the producer in Maine\n\nIn Maine, packaging EPR obliges producers to organise or fund the collection and recycling of the packaging they place on the market. The sections below set out who counts as the producer, which thresholds decide whether a business is in scope, and what has to be filed.\n\nThe producer hierarchy decides who answers for a pack when several businesses touch it. For Maine, the dataset names the following roles for each packaging level.\n\n**Who is the producer in Maine, by packaging level**\n\n| Packaging level | Producer roles recorded |\n| --- | --- |\n| primary (sales) packaging | manufacturer, brand owner, importer, franchisor |\n\nIn Maine, the party that carries the obligation by default is the manufacturer, brand owner, importer, and franchisor.\n\n> \"Producer\" means: (1) For a product contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using packaging material\n>\n> Source: Producer hierarchy (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nIn Maine, the obligation can be transferred to another party under the stated rules.\n\nTransfer detail: Signed agreement assigning producer responsibility; the other person registers with the stewardship organization and gives written certification.\n\nWhether affiliates are counted together in Maine: not yet published. Reason: The definition does not state whether affiliates aggregate.\n\nThe revenue basis in Maine: not yet published. Reason: Revenue basis for producer scope beyond the exemption threshold was not separately stated.\n\nRoles matter because an online seller, an importer and a brand owner can each be the producer for the same pack, and a pack is counted once. If you sell into Maine through a marketplace, check whether the marketplace or you are recorded as the obligated party. Confirm who is responsible for reporting."
},
{
"id": "thresholds",
"heading": "Thresholds that apply in Maine",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Thresholds that apply in Maine\n\nThresholds decide whether a business is in scope, whether it pays fees, or whether it can file a simplified report. Maine publishes 3 verified thresholds.\n\n**Thresholds recorded for Maine**\n\n| Measure | Amount | Effect | Note |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [revenue](#threshold-exempt_revenue) | below $2,000,000.00 | the producer is exempt below it | |\n| [tonnage](#threshold-exempt_tonnage) | below 1 short ton | the producer is exempt below it | |\n| [tonnage](#threshold-low_volume) | below 15 short tons | a reduced obligation applies | |\n\nMaine sets a revenue threshold of below $2,000,000.00; effect: the producer is exempt below it.\n\nBasis of the revenue threshold: total gross revenue, prior calendar year.\n\n> The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year\n>\n> Source: Threshold (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nMaine sets a tonnage threshold of below 1 short ton; effect: the producer is exempt below it.\n\nBasis of the tonnage threshold: packaging material sold into Maine, prior calendar year.\n\n> products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total\n>\n> Source: Threshold (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nMaine sets a tonnage threshold of below 15 short tons; effect: a reduced obligation applies.\n\nBasis of the tonnage threshold: packaging material, prior calendar year; more than one ton and under 15 tons.\n\n> more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total\n>\n> Source: Threshold (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
},
{
"id": "exemptions",
"heading": "Exemptions in Maine",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Exemptions in Maine\n\nAn exemption removes or reduces a duty for a defined group. Maine lists 1 exemption in the dataset. Some apply automatically; others only apply if you ask the regulator for them, usually within a window.\n\nExemption in Maine: A nonprofit organisation exempt under 501(c)(3) is not a producer. It applies without a separate application.\n\n> does not include a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3)\n>\n> Source: Exemption (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
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"id": "registration-system",
"heading": "Registration and the system in Maine",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Registration and the system in Maine\n\nRegistration is where an obligation becomes visible to the regulator. The records below show whether Maine asks producers to register, with whom, and which organisation or scheme carries the collection and recycling system.\n\nProducers in Maine must register. How: Producers register with the stewardship organization (not yet contracted).\n\nWho registers: The producer\n\n[Registry](https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html) (opens the official registry page).\n\n> Within 90 days of the SO making a registration mechanism available, producers must register with the SO.\n>\n> Source: Registration (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nIn Maine, the system runs through a single producer responsibility organisation.\n\n> Maine DEP to Revise Request for Proposals for Stewardship Organization. (September 11, 2026)\n>\n> Source: Organisation (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nThe material categories in Maine: not yet published. Reason: Appendix A was not read; the coarse Instica classes are used until it is captured."
},
{
"id": "deadlines",
"heading": "Deadlines in Maine",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Deadlines in Maine\n\nMaine records 3 deadlines, 3 of them verified. This page gives the summary; every date, the period it covers and what it requires are on the deadlines page for Maine.\n\nThe next dated obligation we hold for Maine falls on May 31, 2027. 1 more dated obligation follows it.\n\nSee every deadline for Maine, with its period and what it requires, on the [Maine deadlines page](https://instica.com/epr/maine/deadlines).\n\nA deadline is a date the regulator published, not a date we set. We can estimate what you may owe and prepare the report file; you sign and submit it in the regulator's own portal."
},
{
"id": "fees-reporting",
"heading": "Fees and reporting in Maine",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Fees and reporting in Maine\n\nMaine publishes 1 fee schedule, for fee year 2026. The schedule sets what each kind of packaging costs; the rates themselves are on the fee pages, not here.\n\n- Maine 2026 fees: rates by material for fee year 2026.\n\nThe report you file is a defined file or form. Maine records 1 format; we prepare the file to that specification and you upload it yourself.\n\nMaine producer packaging report by material class (interim) is a csv file submitted through Stewardship organization portal, once one exists. The customer signs in and submits. The customer reviews, signs and submits it.\n\nColumns, material mapping and the checks a file must pass are on the Maine report format page."
},
{
"id": "obligations",
"heading": "Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Maine",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Maine\n\nLabelling in Maine: not yet published. Reason: No producer on-pack labelling mandate was found in the section read.\n\nLanguages in Maine: not yet published. Reason: No filing language stated.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Recycling and recovery targets for Maine: Not yet published. Reason: Performance targets were not read in full.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Penalties for Maine: Not yet published. Reason: Section 2146 states no penalty amount; general enforcement provisions of Title 38 were not read.\n\nLabelling, language, target and penalty rules are the parts of a regime that are easiest to miss. A report filed in the wrong language or a pack without a required mark can cost as much as a late payment, so read each of these against your own products."
},
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"id": "compare",
"heading": "Maine compared with nearby places",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Maine compared with nearby places\n\nRules do not stop at a border. A business that sells into Maine usually sells into its neighbours too, and the thresholds and deadlines differ. The table reads Maine against the places closest to it that have verified data.\n\n**Maine read against neighbouring and similar places**\n\n| Place | Producers obliged | Regulator | Registration |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick) | [Yes](#cmp-CA-NB-obligated) | [Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board)](#cmp-CA-NB-regulator) | Required |\n| [Québec](https://instica.com/epr/quebec) | [Yes](#cmp-CA-QC-obligated) | Not yet published | Required |\n| [Oregon](https://instica.com/epr/oregon) | [Yes](#cmp-US-OR-obligated) | [Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)](#cmp-US-OR-regulator) | Required |\n| [California](https://instica.com/epr/california) | [Yes](#cmp-US-CA-obligated) | [CalRecycle (Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery), through its PEPRS portal](#cmp-US-CA-regulator) | Required |\n| [Colorado](https://instica.com/epr/colorado) | [Yes](#cmp-US-CO-obligated) | [Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Solid Waste and Materials Management Program](#cmp-US-CO-regulator) | Required |\n| [Washington](https://instica.com/epr/washington) | [Yes](#cmp-US-WA-obligated) | [Washington State Department of Ecology](#cmp-US-WA-regulator) | Required |\n| [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) | [Yes](#cmp-US-MN-obligated) | [Minnesota Pollution Control Agency](#cmp-US-MN-regulator) | Required |\n| [Maryland](https://instica.com/epr/maryland) | [Yes](#cmp-US-MD-obligated) | [Maryland Department of the Environment](#cmp-US-MD-regulator) | Required |"
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"id": "compare-records",
"heading": "Records behind the comparison",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## Records behind the comparison\n\nThe regime in New Brunswick is recorded as Designated Materials Regulation, N.B. Reg. 2024-37 (Clean Environment Act).\n\nNew Brunswick runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Materials.\n\nNew Brunswick sets a revenue threshold of CA$2,000,000.00.\n\nNew Brunswick has a registration deadline on June 30, 2025.\n\nThe regime in Québec is recorded as Regulation respecting a system of selective collection of certain residual materials (Q-2, r. 46.01).\n\nQuébec runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Éco Entreprises Québec (ÉEQ).\n\nQuébec sets a tonnage threshold of 1 tonne.\n\nQuébec has a reporting deadline on May 31, 2026.\n\nThe regime in Oregon is recorded as Oregon Recycling Modernization Act, ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 (SB 582 of 2021).\n\nOregon runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance.\n\nOregon sets a revenue threshold of below $5,000,000.00.\n\nOregon has a reporting deadline on May 31, 2026.\n\nThe regime in California is recorded as California SB 54, Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act (Public Resources Code, Division 30, Part 3, Chapter 3.1).\n\nCalifornia runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance.\n\nCalifornia sets a revenue threshold of below $1,000,000.00.\n\nCalifornia has a registration deadline on January 1, 2027.\n\nThe regime in Colorado is recorded as Colorado Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act, C.R.S. 25-17-701 et seq. (HB22-1355).\n\nColorado runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance and Interchange 360 (automotive lubricant packaging, individual programme).\n\nColorado sets a revenue threshold of below $5,000,000.00.\n\nColorado has a payment deadline on January 1, 2026.\n\nThe regime in Washington is recorded as Washington Recycling Reform Act, chapter 70A.208 RCW.\n\nWashington runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance.\n\nWashington sets a tonnage threshold of below 1 short ton.\n\nWashington has a deadline of another kind on March 1, 2026.\n\nThe regime in Minnesota is recorded as Minnesota packaging EPR law, Minnesota Statutes sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463.\n\nMinnesota runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance.\n\nMinnesota sets a tonnage threshold of below 1 short ton.\n\nMinnesota has a registration deadline on July 1, 2026.\n\nThe regime in Maryland is recorded as Maryland packaging and paper products producer responsibility law (SB 901, 2025).\n\nMaryland runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance.\n\nMaryland sets a tonnage threshold of below 1 short ton.\n\nMaryland has a registration deadline on May 31, 2026."
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"id": "pairs",
"heading": "Maine read against each neighbour",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Maine read against each neighbour\n\nEach paragraph reads Maine against one place from the table above, using only records verified for both. A part is left out when either side is not yet published.\n\nMaine and [New Brunswick](#cmp-CA-NB-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Maine and [Recycle New Brunswick (stewardship board)](#cmp-CA-NB-regulator) next door. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: $2,000,000.00 of revenue in Maine and [CA$2,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-CA-NB-threshold) in New Brunswick, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2027 in Maine and [June 30, 2025](#cmp-CA-NB-deadline) in New Brunswick, 700 days later here.\n\nMaine and [Québec](#cmp-CA-QC-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: $2,000,000.00 of revenue in Maine and [1 tonne of tonnage](#cmp-CA-QC-threshold) in Québec, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2027 in Maine and [May 31, 2026](#cmp-CA-QC-deadline) in Québec, 365 days later here.\n\nMaine and [Oregon](#cmp-US-OR-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Maine and [Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ)](#cmp-US-OR-regulator) next door. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first threshold is $2,000,000.00 of revenue in Maine against [$5,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-US-OR-threshold) in Oregon, so a seller can be in scope here and below the line next door. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2027 in Maine and [July 1, 2025](#cmp-US-OR-deadline) in Oregon, 699 days later here.\n\nMaine and [California](#cmp-US-CA-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Maine and [CalRecycle (Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery), through its PEPRS portal](#cmp-US-CA-regulator) next door. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first threshold is $2,000,000.00 of revenue in Maine against [$1,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-US-CA-threshold) in California, so a small seller can be in scope next door while below the line here. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2027 in Maine and [January 1, 2027](#cmp-US-CA-deadline) in California, 150 days later here.\n\nMaine and [Colorado](#cmp-US-CO-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Maine and [Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Solid Waste and Materials Management Program](#cmp-US-CO-regulator) next door. Maine runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Colorado runs [more than one producer responsibility organisation](#cmp-US-CO-organisation). Registration is required in both. The first threshold is $2,000,000.00 of revenue in Maine against [$5,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-US-CO-threshold) in Colorado, so a seller can be in scope here and below the line next door. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2027 in Maine and [January 1, 2026](#cmp-US-CO-deadline) in Colorado, 515 days later here.\n\nMaine and [Washington](#cmp-US-WA-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Maine and [Washington State Department of Ecology](#cmp-US-WA-regulator) next door. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: $2,000,000.00 of revenue in Maine and [1 short ton of tonnage](#cmp-US-WA-threshold) in Washington, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2027 in Maine and [March 1, 2026](#cmp-US-WA-deadline) in Washington, 456 days later here.\n\nMaine and [Minnesota](#cmp-US-MN-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Maine and [Minnesota Pollution Control Agency](#cmp-US-MN-regulator) next door. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: $2,000,000.00 of revenue in Maine and [1 short ton of tonnage](#cmp-US-MN-threshold) in Minnesota, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2027 in Maine and [May 31, 2026](#cmp-US-MN-deadline) in Minnesota, 365 days later here.\n\nMaine and [Maryland](#cmp-US-MD-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maine Department of Environmental Protection in Maine and [Maryland Department of the Environment](#cmp-US-MD-regulator) next door. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: $2,000,000.00 of revenue in Maine and [1 short ton of tonnage](#cmp-US-MD-threshold) in Maryland, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2027 in Maine and [May 31, 2026](#cmp-US-MD-deadline) in Maryland, 365 days later here."
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"id": "position",
"heading": "Where Maine sits among the places we cover",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Where Maine sits among the places we cover\n\nCounted by verified core records, Maine holds 9 of 17 and ranks 25 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of it are [Washington](https://instica.com/epr/washington) (10), [Nova Scotia](https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia) (9), [Germany](https://instica.com/epr/germany) (9), [Denmark](https://instica.com/epr/denmark) (9), [Netherlands](https://instica.com/epr/netherlands) (9) and [Sweden](https://instica.com/epr/sweden) (9). The places just behind it are [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) (9), [Manitoba](https://instica.com/epr/manitoba) (8), Czechia (8), Luxembourg (8), [Poland](https://instica.com/epr/poland) (8) and Slovakia (8).\n\nCounting every verified record, not only the core fields, Maine holds 17 and ranks 18 of 53. Ahead of it are [Germany](https://instica.com/epr/germany) (18), [Maryland](https://instica.com/epr/maryland) (18), [Bulgaria](https://instica.com/epr/bulgaria) (17), Czechia (17), [Denmark](https://instica.com/epr/denmark) (17) and [Colorado](https://instica.com/epr/colorado) (17). Behind it are [New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick) (16), [Nova Scotia](https://instica.com/epr/nova-scotia) (16), [Saskatchewan](https://instica.com/epr/saskatchewan) (16), [Switzerland](https://instica.com/epr/switzerland) (16), [Croatia](https://instica.com/epr/croatia) (16) and [Spain](https://instica.com/epr/spain) (15).\n\nAll 7 places in this region in the dataset record an obligation, so Maine is not an outlier among its neighbours.\n\nOrdered by earliest verified deadline, Maine comes 41 of 41, on May 31, 2027. Before it come Slovakia (August 12, 2026, 292 days earlier), [Alberta](https://instica.com/epr/alberta) (October 1, 2026, 242 days earlier), [United Kingdom](https://instica.com/epr/uk) (October 1, 2026, 242 days earlier), [Germany](https://instica.com/epr/germany) (December 31, 2026, 151 days earlier), [California](https://instica.com/epr/california) (January 1, 2027, 150 days earlier) and United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax (April 1, 2027, 60 days earlier). No place has a later recorded date.\n\nAmong places whose first threshold is also counted in revenue, Maine sits 2 of 4 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.\n\n**First thresholds near Maine, lowest first**\n\n| Place | First threshold | Against this page |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| [California](https://instica.com/epr/california) | $1,000,000.00 | Lower |\n| [Maine](https://instica.com/epr/maine) | $2,000,000.00 | This page |\n| [Colorado](https://instica.com/epr/colorado) | $5,000,000.00 | Higher |\n| [Oregon](https://instica.com/epr/oregon) | $5,000,000.00 | Higher |"
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"id": "prepare",
"heading": "What to prepare for Maine",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## What to prepare for Maine\n\n1. Work out whether you are the producer for each product you sell in Maine, using the producer roles above.\n2. Compare your Maine revenue and packaging weight with each threshold in the table; keep the working.\n3. Register with Producers register with the stewardship organization (not yet contracted) before you report or pay.\n4. Put every dated deadline above in your calendar, with the period it covers.\n5. Collect packaging weights by material so the report file can be prepared to the format above.\n6. Sign and submit your filings yourself in the regulator's portal; Instica never stores portal credentials and never files for you.\n\nInstica measures packaging, estimates what you may owe and prepares the report file. It does not decide whether you are obliged; that stays with you and the regulator."
},
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"id": "method",
"heading": "How to read this page",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## How to read this page\n\nEvery statement on this page is generated from a verified record, and each record keeps its source address, the date we retrieved it, and, where the source is a statute or notice, the quoted text. A value marked \"not yet published\" has no verified source yet; we show the reason instead of a number.\n\nQuotes are shown in the language of the source with a labelled summary in English. The summary helps you read; the quote is what the source says. If the two ever differ, the quote governs.\n\nMaine has 9 of 16 core fields verified. The remaining 7 are listed in the overview. When one of them is published, the page changes and the \"last verified\" date moves; until then, the safest assumption is that the answer is unknown, not that it is no."
},
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"id": "gaps",
"heading": "What is still open for Maine",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## What is still open for Maine\n\nMaine has 7 of 16 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.\n\n- **The revenue basis**: Reason recorded: Revenue basis for producer scope beyond the exemption threshold was not separately stated.\n- **Treatment of affiliates**: Reason recorded: The definition does not state whether affiliates aggregate.\n- **The material categories**: Reason recorded: Appendix A was not read; the coarse Instica classes are used until it is captured.\n- **Labelling**: Reason recorded: No producer on-pack labelling mandate was found in the section read.\n- **Targets**: Reason recorded: Performance targets were not read in full.\n- **Penalties**: Reason recorded: Section 2146 states no penalty amount; general enforcement provisions of Title 38 were not read.\n- **Filing languages**: Reason recorded: No filing language stated."
},
{
"id": "gaps-meaning",
"heading": "What an open field means in practice",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## What an open field means in practice\n\nA field is marked not yet published when no primary source we can cite says what it needs to say. Below, each open field for Maine is listed with the reason we recorded and what it means for a business that sells there while the field stays open.\n\n- **The revenue basis**: The revenue basis decides which sales count toward a threshold; keep revenue split by place so any basis can be applied later.\n- **Treatment of affiliates**: Whether affiliates are added together affects group companies; keep group revenue and tonnage by entity.\n- **The material categories**: Material categories decide how packaging is grouped for fees; weigh and record packaging by material so any grouping can be applied.\n- **Labelling**: Labelling rules decide whether a pack needs a mark or a sorting instruction; check pack artwork before printing a large run.\n- **Targets**: Targets show how fast the rules are expected to tighten, which helps you plan for higher fees later.\n- **Penalties**: Without published penalties you cannot size the risk of a late or missing filing; assume an unpublished penalty is not a small one.\n- **Filing languages**: The filing language decides whether you need a translation of your report; confirm before you prepare the file.\n\nWe re-check open fields when a source changes and when a reviewer flags one. If you hold a primary source that answers an open field for Maine, the data-gaps page explains how to send it; we publish a field only after we can cite the source and its date."
},
{
"id": "scenarios",
"heading": "What this means for different sellers in Maine",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## What this means for different sellers in Maine\n\nBecause Maine records a packaging EPR obligation, each of the following sellers should expect to do some work. What differs is who the producer is and which threshold applies.\n\n#### A brand owner that makes or packs its own goods\n\nYou are the likeliest producer. Count the packaging you put into Maine by material, compare it with the thresholds, and register (the dataset records that registration is required). Keep the weights; every later step starts from them.\n\n#### An importer or reseller of branded goods\n\nImporters are named producers in many regimes. Check the producer roles above: if the importer is listed for a packaging level, the duty for that pack can move to you from the brand owner, and the brand owner may ask for proof that you handle it.\n\n#### A seller that ships through an online marketplace\n\nSome regimes make the marketplace answerable and some leave the duty with you. This page lists the roles recorded for Maine; where the marketplace role is not listed, assume you remain responsible and check the marketplace's own seller guidance.\n\n#### A small seller that sells only a few parcels a year\n\nCompare your figures with the 3 verified thresholds above. Being under a threshold can mean no fee, a simplified report or only a registration; read the effect column, because it is not always full relief."
},
{
"id": "mistakes",
"heading": "Common mistakes with Maine packaging EPR",
"kind": "boilerplate",
"markdown": "\n\n## Common mistakes with Maine packaging EPR\n\nMost problems with packaging EPR do not come from the rule itself; they come from a few repeated slips. These are the ones to avoid when you work from the records for Maine.\n\n- Treating \"not yet published\" as \"no\". An open field means we do not know, and the safe reading is that a duty may exist.\n- Using another place's threshold. Maine sets its own figures (see the table); a neighbour's number does not carry over.\n- Measuring in the wrong unit. Thresholds are written in kilograms, tonnes or a currency; convert before you compare.\n- Counting the wrong period. The period a deadline covers is part of the rule, and the table shows it where it is published.\n- Assuming a marketplace or a supplier handles reporting. Confirm in writing who the producer is for each pack and who is responsible for submission.\n- Filing on a calendar you copied from last year. Dates move; use the dated records on this page and recheck near the deadline.\n\nThe records show what the published sources say. A decision with real exposure belongs with the regulator or a qualified adviser."
},
{
"id": "faq",
"heading": "Questions about packaging EPR in Maine",
"kind": "faq",
"markdown": "\n\n## Questions about packaging EPR in Maine\n\n### Do I need to take part in packaging EPR in Maine?\n\nMaine records a packaging EPR obligation for producers, with thresholds that decide who is in scope; compare your figures with the thresholds table. Whether you are the producer depends on the roles listed for each packaging level.\n\n### Who is the regulator in Maine?\n\nThe regulator recorded for Maine is Maine Department of Environmental Protection.\n\n### Is there a small-business threshold in Maine?\n\nMaine records 3 verified thresholds; see the table above for the amounts and what each one changes.\n\n### When are filings due in Maine?\n\nMaine records 3 verified deadlines; they are listed with the period each covers.\n\n### Do I have to register in Maine?\n\nYes, the dataset records that registration is required in Maine.\n\n### Does Instica file my report?\n\nNo. We measure your packaging, estimate what you may owe and prepare the report file. You review it, sign it and submit it yourself, and Instica never stores regulator-portal credentials.\n\n### How do I know the data is current?\n\nEach record shows the source address and the date we retrieved it. This page was last verified on September 29, 2026.\n\n### Can I rely on this page for a decision?\n\nIt summarizes published sources to help you prepare. For a decision that carries real risk, ask the regulator or a qualified adviser."
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