Maine EPR report due date 2026
Last verified
Maine has 3 verified packaging EPR deadlines in the Instica data, reviewed on September 29, 2026, the first falling May 31, 2027. The kinds of date are report deadline, payment date, registration deadline. Each carries the period it covers and a quoted source, and you sign and submit every filing yourself.
Maine EPR deadlines at a glance
| Date or rule | Kind | Period covered | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 31, 2027 | Report | Not stated | maine.gov |
| July 1, 2027 | Payment | Not stated | maine.gov |
| No date or rule published | Registration deadline | Not stated | maine.gov |
Each verified date and what it asks of you
Report: May 31, 2027
The report deadline is May 31, 2027.
Note from the source: Recurs each 31 May once the stewardship organization is in place.
Original wording
Producers of packaging material will annually report to the SO by May 31.Source: maine.gov
Payment: July 1, 2027
The payment date is July 1, 2027.
Note from the source: Payment due 1 September; recurs each year.
Original wording
Producers will be invoiced by July 1 and payment will be due to the SO by September 1.Source: maine.gov
Registration deadline
The source lists this registration deadline without a date or a rule.
Note from the source: The date depends on the stewardship organization contract, which is not in place. The Department is reassessing the schedule.
Original wording
Within 90 days of the SO making a registration mechanism available, producers must register with the SO.Source: maine.gov
Maine: the 2027 calendar worked out day by day
This section places the 2 dated entries for Maine on the 2027 calendar. A yearly rule is placed on its day in 2027; a fixed date is used as the source gives it. The weekday, the day of the year, the ISO week and the quarter are worked out from that date, and the distance to the review of September 29, 2026 is counted in days. The first entry falls on May 31, 2027 and the last on July 1, 2027.
Report: Monday, May 31, 2027. This is day 151 of the year, in ISO week 22 and quarter 2. It lies 244 days after the review date, and it is the first entry of the year.
Payment: Thursday, July 1, 2027. This is day 182 of the year, in ISO week 26 and quarter 3. It lies 275 days after the review date, and 31 days after the previous entry (report deadline).
Across 2027 the 2 dated entries for Maine spread over 31 days, from the first to the last. By quarter the count is Q1 0, Q2 1, Q3 1, Q4 0.
The longest wait between two entries is 31 days, from May 31, 2027 to July 1, 2027. None of the 2 dates falls on a Saturday or Sunday in 2027.
By kind, the 2027 entries for Maine are Report 1, Payment 1. By weekday they are Monday 1, Thursday 1. Counted from the review on September 29, 2026, the first entry falls 244 days after it and the last 275 days after it.
Maine next to the other places in United States
Maine is one of 7 places in United States with a verified deadline in the Instica data. With 3 verified deadlines it ranks 5 of 7 by the number of entries (rank 1 has the most). By the first dated entry in 2027, May 31, 2027, it ranks 3 of 4, sharing that day with 1 other place.
In United States the earliest first date in 2027 belongs to California (January 1, 2027) and the latest to Maine (May 31, 2027).
Closest in time to the first date of Maine, measured against the other places in United States: Maryland (May 31, 2027, the same day); California (January 1, 2027, 150 days earlier); Oregon (January 1, 2027, 150 days earlier).
Neighbours on the map that have a dated entry in 2027, compared with the first date of Maine: New Brunswick (May 31, 2027, the same day); Québec (January 31, 2027, 120 days earlier).
Across all 48 places with a verified deadline in the Instica data, whatever the region, 3 entries for Maine sits against a median of 3 per place, and 12 places have fewer. The first dated entry of Maine in 2027, May 31, 2027, ranks 18 of 32 places with a dated entry, level with 4 others; the earliest anywhere is California (January 1, 2027) and the latest is Slovakia (June 1, 2027).
Maine: each kind of date against United States
Each kind of date that Maine has in 2027 is set below against the other places in United States that have a dated entry of the same kind. The rank counts places with an earlier date, so rank 1 is the earliest.
Report: Maine has May 31, 2027. Of the 2 places in United States with a dated report deadline in 2027, it ranks 1. The earliest is Maryland (May 31, 2027) and the latest is Maine (May 31, 2027).
Payment: Maine has July 1, 2027. No other place in United States has a dated payment date in 2027, so there is nothing to compare it with.
Maine: the 2027 dates month by month
Month by month, the dated entries for Maine in 2027 fall as follows. No entry falls in January, February, March, April, June, August, September, October, November, December.
May: Report on Monday the 31st.
July: Payment on Thursday the 1st.
Who sets and receives these dates
Maine: Registration runs through Producers register with the stewardship organization (not yet contracted); the party that registers is described as The producer. The dates above are the ones that registry and its programme publish, so they are the ones your filings are measured against.
Producers meet the duty through a single producer responsibility organisation; membership of an organisation is not required. Programmes can publish their own dates, such as invoice days, next to the dates of the authority, and both kinds of date are listed when a source states them.
The file that goes with the date
Maine: the recipient has not yet published a file layout for these reports, so the data holds no layout to show. Instica does not fill the gap with a guess; the report-format page records what is still open. When the layout is published, Instica prepares the file in it from your measured and estimated quantities, and you upload it yourself.
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Questions about Maine EPR deadlines
When is the Maine EPR report due?
The data lists these report dates for Maine: May 31, 2027. Read the period each one covers in the table above, and open the source to confirm the day before you file.
Which period does a Maine deadline cover?
The sources for Maine do not state a period for these dates, so none is shown. The quote under each date is the full wording.
Maine has 3 verified deadlines in the Instica data. Verified means that the date or rule was read from a primary source on the retrieval date shown beside it, with the quote kept in the language of the source. A date that no primary source states is not shown as a date at all: it appears further down as not yet published, with the reason.
By shape, the entries are 2 with a fixed calendar date, 1 without a date or rule. The table lists them in date order, then by kind. The sections after it take each date in turn, then explain what the kinds of date ask of a producer, how to read a yearly rule or a month-only rule, and what to prepare before the day arrives.
What each kind of date means
Report
A report deadline is the date by which the packaging quantities for a stated period have to reach the receiving office or programme. The period covered is shown with the date, because the same report can be due a few months after the period ends. Instica measures and estimates the weights, prepares the file in the layout of the recipient and shows you the numbers; you sign and submit it in the official portal.
Payment
A payment date is the day by which fees or dues have to be paid for a programme year. Some programmes fix the day in the rules and others set it on each invoice, which is why a month-only entry can appear without a day. Instica estimates the fee from the published rate schedule; the invoice and the payment stay between you and the programme.
Registration deadline
A registration deadline is the date by which a producer has to be on the register, or signed up with the programme, before it places covered packaging on the market. Who has to register depends on the place: it is often the brand owner, the importer or the marketplace, and the quote under each date shows the wording. Instica reads the date from the source and shows it beside the period it opens. The registration itself is something you do in the official registry.
How dates, yearly rules and month-only rules read
A fixed date is shown as the source gives it, formatted for your language. It is a calendar day, not a time of day, and it applies in the local time of the office that receives the filing. Where a fixed date is the first of a yearly series, the entry says so.
An entry without a date or a rule is listed because the source names the obligation; the note beside it says what the source adds.
Dates in this data can be revised by the programme or the authority. Each entry shows the day it was retrieved, so you can see how old it is, and a newer source always wins over this page.
Dates the sources have not published yet
Maine: the data lists no entry that is still pending. Every deadline above is verified.
Preparing before the date
- Check whether you have to register at all, and with whom, before the registration date arrives; the first report cannot be filed without it.
- Count the packaging you place on the market in the period the date covers. Weigh a sample of each pack, record the material of each part and note where each weight comes from: measured, supplied by your supplier, estimated or declared.
- Group the weights the way the recipient groups them. The report-format page for this place lists the columns, the units and the rounding the file expects.
- Estimate the fee from the published rate schedule, if the programme charges by weight or material, and keep the working so you can explain every figure.
- Read the source quote under the date once more, because the programme can change a day or a period between reviews.
- Sign in to the official portal yourself, check the prepared file and submit it. Instica stores no portal credentials and files nothing for you.
Add these dates to your calendar
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Verified dates only. Month-only and written rules stay on the page. Instica prepares; you sign and submit.
Frequently asked questions
Does Instica submit the report for me?
No. Instica measures, estimates and prepares the figures and the file. You sign in to the official portal, check the file and submit it yourself, and Instica never stores your portal credentials.
How do I add the Maine dates to my calendar?
Use the calendar block on this page: download the file or subscribe with the feed address. Each event has the day, the kind of date and the address of the source. Dates that the source gives only as a month or in words are not in the feed.
What if a source changes a date after this review?
The source wins. Every entry shows the day it was retrieved. Check the source address before you act, and use the next review of this page for the change.
How to read this page
Sources
- maine.gov (epr) retrieved
Original wording: Producers of packaging material will annually report to the SO by May 31.
Original wording: Producers will be invoiced by July 1 and payment will be due to the SO by September 1.
Original wording: Within 90 days of the SO making a registration mechanism available, producers must register with the SO.
Original wording: Maine DEP to Revise Request for Proposals for Stewardship Organization. (September 11, 2026)
- maine.gov (2026) retrieved (not yet published)
Original wording: Weights must be reported to the nearest kilogram or pound
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