# Maine EPR obligation

Last verified: September 29, 2026 · https://instica.com/epr/maine/do-i-owe

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Under the rules we hold, Maine has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the manufacturer, brand owner, importer, or franchisor. The size limit on record is $2,000,000, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.

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## Check your own case

Choose your role, add your revenue and the packaging you supply, and the checker applies the rules this page describes to your figures. It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Interactive tool: Do-I-owe checker (works on the web page)

The Instica free plan covers the threshold check, exemption tracking, the deadline calendar, packaging templates and fee sources, so you can start without paying. [See what the free plan includes](https://app.instica.com/epr/free-plan)

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## How the checker reaches a result

The checker asks the same questions in the same order for every place, and it stops with a result as soon as a question settles the matter. It never fills a missing answer in for you.

1. Whose brand is on the packaging? If it is another company's brand, you are not the producer for those goods under the roles recorded for Maine. If you have not said, the checker asks first.
2. Do you sell into Maine? A place where you report no sales returns not obligated.
3. Does a size limit apply? The checker compares your revenue or packaging weight with each limit on record and, where a limit is not met, returns below threshold.
4. Is an exemption on record for your case? An exemption that is not yet verified is never assumed, and the checker asks for more data instead.
5. Are related companies counted together? Where the rules add up affiliated companies, their figures are combined before the limits are compared.

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## Who is the producer in Maine?

The first question is whose duty it is. Maine assigns the duty by packaging level, and the table shows which roles count as the producer at each level.

<a id="producer-levels"></a>**Producer by packaging level in Maine**

| Packaging level | Producer |
| --- | --- |
| primary (sales) packaging | [manufacturer, brand owner, importer, or franchisor](#level-primary) |

- [Maine: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the manufacturer, brand owner, importer, or franchisor.](#level-primary)

Find the row that describes you. Where more than one role appears in a row, the checker asks whose brand is on the product before it gives a result.

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## Does revenue matter in Maine?

> **Not yet published**: how revenue is counted: not yet published. Reason: Revenue basis for producer scope beyond the exemption threshold was not separately stated.

> **Not yet published**: how affiliated companies are counted: not yet published. Reason: The definition does not state whether affiliates aggregate.

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## Size limits in Maine

Some rules switch the duty on or off by size. These are the limits on record for Maine, each with what happens when you meet it.

#### <a id="threshold-exempt_revenue-heading"></a>The revenue limit: $2,000,000

[Maine: the revenue limit is $2,000,000.](#threshold-exempt_revenue) [Maine: at the revenue limit of $2,000,000, the producer is exempt below it.](#threshold-exempt_revenue-effect) [Maine: the revenue limit of $2,000,000 applies to figures below it.](#threshold-exempt_revenue-logic) [Maine: the revenue limit is counted as follows: total gross revenue, prior calendar year.](#threshold-exempt_revenue-basis)

> The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year
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> Source: legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en

Paraphrase: The source sets the revenue limit at $2,000,000.

#### <a id="threshold-exempt_tonnage-heading"></a>The tonnage limit: 1 short ton

[Maine: the tonnage limit is 1 short ton.](#threshold-exempt_tonnage) [Maine: at the tonnage limit of 1 short ton, the producer is exempt below it.](#threshold-exempt_tonnage-effect) [Maine: the tonnage limit of 1 short ton applies to figures below it.](#threshold-exempt_tonnage-logic) [Maine: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: packaging material sold into Maine, prior calendar year.](#threshold-exempt_tonnage-basis)

> products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total
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> Source: legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en

Paraphrase: The source sets the tonnage limit at 1 short ton.

#### <a id="threshold-low_volume-heading"></a>The tonnage limit: 15 short tons

[Maine: the tonnage limit is 15 short tons.](#threshold-low_volume) [Maine: at the tonnage limit of 15 short tons, a reduced obligation applies.](#threshold-low_volume-effect) [Maine: the tonnage limit of 15 short tons applies to figures below it.](#threshold-low_volume-logic) [Maine: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: packaging material, prior calendar year; more than one ton and under 15 tons.](#threshold-low_volume-basis)

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## Exemptions in Maine

An exemption removes the duty for a producer that meets its conditions. Some must be applied for; others apply on their own.

#### <a id="exemption-nonprofit_501c3-heading"></a>Exemption 1

[Exemption 1: A nonprofit organisation exempt under 501(c)(3) is not a producer.](#exemption-nonprofit_501c3) [Maine: exemption 1 applies without an application.](#exemption-nonprofit_501c3-apply)

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## What the rules cover in Maine

A duty applies only to the packaging and the sales channels that the rules cover. This is what is on record for Maine.

[Maine: the rules cover these sales channels: physical retail, remote sales, and other distribution.](#scope-channels) [Maine: a producer may pass the duty to another party under the rules.](#transfer-allowed)

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## Every case, worked through

Below, the same engine that powers the checker is run on a set of standard cases for Maine. Each case states the input, the result and the next step. The figures are test inputs set at half, equal to and twice each recorded limit, read as of September 29, 2026; they are not rules.

#### <a id="case-rev_below_exempt_revenue-heading"></a>Revenue of $1,000,000: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is $1,000,000, half the limit of $2,000,000. The figure is under the $2,000,000 limit, so the engine returns below threshold: the exemption on record applies. [Result: below threshold.](#case-rev_below_exempt_revenue) Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.

#### <a id="case-rev_at_exempt_revenue-heading"></a>Revenue of $2,000,000: exactly at the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is $2,000,000, exactly the limit of $2,000,000. The rules for Maine set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. [Result: more data needed.](#case-rev_at_exempt_revenue) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

#### <a id="case-rev_above_exempt_revenue-heading"></a>Revenue of $4,000,000: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and your revenue is $4,000,000, twice the limit of $2,000,000. The rules for Maine set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. [Result: more data needed.](#case-rev_above_exempt_revenue) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

#### <a id="case-vol_below_exempt_tonnage-heading"></a>Packaging of 0.5 short tons: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 0.5 short tons of packaging, half the limit of 1 short ton. The figure is under the 1 short ton limit, so the engine returns below threshold: the exemption on record applies. [Result: below threshold.](#case-vol_below_exempt_tonnage) Next: keep the figures that put you below the limit, and check again as you grow.

#### <a id="case-vol_above_exempt_tonnage-heading"></a>Packaging of 2 short tons: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 2 short tons of packaging, twice the limit of 1 short ton. The rules for Maine set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. [Result: more data needed.](#case-vol_above_exempt_tonnage) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

#### <a id="case-vol_below_low_volume-heading"></a>Packaging of 7.5 short tons: below the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 7.5 short tons of packaging, half the limit of 15 short tons. The rules for Maine set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. [Result: more data needed.](#case-vol_below_low_volume) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

#### <a id="case-vol_above_low_volume-heading"></a>Packaging of 30 short tons: above the limit

Your own brand is on the goods and you supply 30 short tons of packaging, twice the limit of 15 short tons. The rules for Maine set a limit that needs a figure this case does not supply, such as a different measure or unit, so the engine asks for more data. [Result: more data needed.](#case-vol_above_low_volume) Next: supply the missing answer in the checker to get a result.

#### <a id="case-all_above-heading"></a>Above every limit

Your own brand is on the goods and every figure is above every limit on record. The limit is met, so the engine returns obligated. [Result: obligated.](#case-all_above) Next: register, report and pay as the sections below describe, and prepare your figures in a workspace.

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## If you owe: what happens next

If the result is obligated, these are the steps on record for Maine. You register, report and pay yourself; Instica prepares the figures and the files.

[Maine: registration is made with Producers register with the stewardship organization (not yet contracted).](#registration-registry) [Maine: registration is made by this party: The producer.](#registration-who)

[Maine: producers meet the duty through a single producer responsibility organisation.](#organisation-model) [Maine: membership of an organisation is not required.](#organisation-membership) [Maine: an authorised representative is not required.](#organisation-ar)

#### Deadlines on record

- [Maine: the reporting deadline is May 31, 2027.](#deadline-producer_report)
- [Maine: the payment deadline is July 1, 2027.](#deadline-producer_invoice)

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## Frequently asked questions

### <a id="faq-owe"></a>Do I owe packaging EPR in Maine?

Under the rules we hold, Maine has a packaging EPR obligation, and the producer is the manufacturer, brand owner, importer, or franchisor. The size limit on record is $2,000,000, so small producers may fall below it. The answer depends first on whose brand is on the packaging.

### <a id="faq-producer"></a>Who is the producer in Maine?

At the primary packaging level the producer is the manufacturer, brand owner, importer, or franchisor. The table above lists the other levels.

### <a id="faq-limit"></a>Is there a size limit in Maine?

Yes. The limit on record is $2,000,000; below it the rules treat you differently, as the cases above show.

### <a id="faq-organisation"></a>Do I have to join a producer responsibility organisation in Maine?

Membership of an organisation is not required under the rules we hold.

### <a id="faq-register"></a>Will Instica register or file for me in Maine?

No. Instica measures, estimates and prepares your figures and files. You register, sign and submit each filing yourself, and Instica never stores portal credentials.

### <a id="faq-legal"></a>Is this legal advice?

No. This page is information about published rules and an estimate from them, not legal advice. Check the sources named beside each figure before you act.

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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.

Every figure in the app carries a data-quality label: measured, supplier, estimated or declared. [How we measure and label figures](https://instica.com/epr/methodology). This page is information, not legal advice.

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[Our reviewers](https://instica.com/epr/reviewers).

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## Facts on this page

Each fact is a self-contained sentence with its source. Link to a fact with its anchor.

- <a id="obligated"></a>Maine: a packaging EPR obligation applies. [#obligated](#obligated)
  Value: yes · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: a producer is exempt from the requirements and prohibitions of this section in any calendar year in which: (en)
- <a id="level-primary"></a>Maine: for primary (sales) packaging the producer is the manufacturer, brand owner, importer, or franchisor. [#level-primary](#level-primary)
  Value: manufacturer, brand owner, importer, or franchisor · 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)
- <a id="threshold-exempt_revenue"></a>Maine: the revenue limit is $2,000,000. [#threshold-exempt_revenue](#threshold-exempt_revenue)
  Value: 2000000 · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en)
- <a id="threshold-exempt_revenue-effect"></a>Maine: at the revenue limit of $2,000,000, the producer is exempt below it. [#threshold-exempt_revenue-effect](#threshold-exempt_revenue-effect)
  Value: exempt_below · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en)
- <a id="threshold-exempt_revenue-logic"></a>Maine: the revenue limit of $2,000,000 applies to figures below it. [#threshold-exempt_revenue-logic](#threshold-exempt_revenue-logic)
  Value: lt · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en)
- <a id="threshold-exempt_revenue-basis"></a>Maine: the revenue limit is counted as follows: total gross revenue, prior calendar year. [#threshold-exempt_revenue-basis](#threshold-exempt_revenue-basis)
  Value: total gross revenue, prior calendar year · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en)
- <a id="threshold-exempt_tonnage"></a>Maine: the tonnage limit is 1 short ton. [#threshold-exempt_tonnage](#threshold-exempt_tonnage)
  Value: 1 · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="threshold-exempt_tonnage-effect"></a>Maine: at the tonnage limit of 1 short ton, the producer is exempt below it. [#threshold-exempt_tonnage-effect](#threshold-exempt_tonnage-effect)
  Value: exempt_below · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="threshold-exempt_tonnage-logic"></a>Maine: the tonnage limit of 1 short ton applies to figures below it. [#threshold-exempt_tonnage-logic](#threshold-exempt_tonnage-logic)
  Value: lt · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="threshold-exempt_tonnage-basis"></a>Maine: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: packaging material sold into Maine, prior calendar year. [#threshold-exempt_tonnage-basis](#threshold-exempt_tonnage-basis)
  Value: packaging material sold into Maine, prior calendar year · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="threshold-low_volume"></a>Maine: the tonnage limit is 15 short tons. [#threshold-low_volume](#threshold-low_volume)
  Value: 15 · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="threshold-low_volume-effect"></a>Maine: at the tonnage limit of 15 short tons, a reduced obligation applies. [#threshold-low_volume-effect](#threshold-low_volume-effect)
  Value: reduced_obligation · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="threshold-low_volume-logic"></a>Maine: the tonnage limit of 15 short tons applies to figures below it. [#threshold-low_volume-logic](#threshold-low_volume-logic)
  Value: lt · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="threshold-low_volume-basis"></a>Maine: the tonnage limit is counted as follows: packaging material, prior calendar year; more than one ton and under 15 tons. [#threshold-low_volume-basis](#threshold-low_volume-basis)
  Value: packaging material, prior calendar year; more than one ton and under 15 tons · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="exemption-nonprofit_501c3"></a>Exemption 1: A nonprofit organisation exempt under 501(c)(3) is not a producer. [#exemption-nonprofit_501c3](#exemption-nonprofit_501c3)
  Value: nonprofit_501c3 · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: does not include a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3) (en)
- <a id="exemption-nonprofit_501c3-apply"></a>Maine: exemption 1 applies without an application. [#exemption-nonprofit_501c3-apply](#exemption-nonprofit_501c3-apply)
  Value: no · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: does not include a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3) (en)
- <a id="scope-channels"></a>Maine: the rules cover these sales channels: physical retail, remote sales, and other distribution. [#scope-channels](#scope-channels)
  Value: physical retail, remote sales, and other distribution · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: "Packaging material" means a discrete type of material, or a category of material (en)
- <a id="transfer-allowed"></a>Maine: a producer may pass the duty to another party under the rules. [#transfer-allowed](#transfer-allowed)
  Value: yes · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: enters into a signed agreement with another person to assign the responsibility to act as producer (en)
- <a id="case-rev_below_exempt_revenue"></a>Maine: for case 1 (Revenue of $1,000,000: below the limit) the engine's result is below threshold. [#case-rev_below_exempt_revenue](#case-rev_below_exempt_revenue)
  Value: below_threshold · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en)
- <a id="case-rev_at_exempt_revenue"></a>Maine: for case 2 (Revenue of $2,000,000: exactly at the limit) the engine's result is more data needed. [#case-rev_at_exempt_revenue](#case-rev_at_exempt_revenue)
  Value: needs_data · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en)
- <a id="case-rev_above_exempt_revenue"></a>Maine: for case 3 (Revenue of $4,000,000: above the limit) the engine's result is more data needed. [#case-rev_above_exempt_revenue](#case-rev_above_exempt_revenue)
  Value: needs_data · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en)
- <a id="case-vol_below_exempt_tonnage"></a>Maine: for case 4 (Packaging of 0.5 short tons: below the limit) the engine's result is below threshold. [#case-vol_below_exempt_tonnage](#case-vol_below_exempt_tonnage)
  Value: below_threshold · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="case-vol_above_exempt_tonnage"></a>Maine: for case 5 (Packaging of 2 short tons: above the limit) the engine's result is more data needed. [#case-vol_above_exempt_tonnage](#case-vol_above_exempt_tonnage)
  Value: needs_data · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="case-vol_below_low_volume"></a>Maine: for case 6 (Packaging of 7.5 short tons: below the limit) the engine's result is more data needed. [#case-vol_below_low_volume](#case-vol_below_low_volume)
  Value: needs_data · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="case-vol_above_low_volume"></a>Maine: for case 7 (Packaging of 30 short tons: above the limit) the engine's result is more data needed. [#case-vol_above_low_volume](#case-vol_above_low_volume)
  Value: needs_data · Source: https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total (en)
- <a id="case-all_above"></a>Maine: for case 8 (Above every limit) the engine's result is obligated. [#case-all_above](#case-all_above)
  Value: obligated · 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)
- <a id="registration-registry"></a>Maine: registration is made with Producers register with the stewardship organization (not yet contracted). [#registration-registry](#registration-registry)
  Value: Producers register with the stewardship organization (not yet contracted) · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Within 90 days of the SO making a registration mechanism available, producers must register with the SO. (en)
- <a id="registration-who"></a>Maine: registration is made by this party: The producer. [#registration-who](#registration-who)
  Value: The producer · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Within 90 days of the SO making a registration mechanism available, producers must register with the SO. (en)
- <a id="organisation-model"></a>Maine: producers meet the duty through a single producer responsibility organisation. [#organisation-model](#organisation-model)
  Value: one producer responsibility organisation · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Maine DEP to Revise Request for Proposals for Stewardship Organization. (September 11, 2026) (en)
- <a id="organisation-membership"></a>Maine: membership of an organisation is not required. [#organisation-membership](#organisation-membership)
  Value: no · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Maine DEP to Revise Request for Proposals for Stewardship Organization. (September 11, 2026) (en)
- <a id="organisation-ar"></a>Maine: an authorised representative is not required. [#organisation-ar](#organisation-ar)
  Value: no · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Maine DEP to Revise Request for Proposals for Stewardship Organization. (September 11, 2026) (en)
- <a id="deadline-producer_report"></a>Maine: the reporting deadline is May 31, 2027. [#deadline-producer_report](#deadline-producer_report)
  Value: May 31, 2027 · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Producers of packaging material will annually report to the SO by May 31. (en)
- <a id="deadline-producer_invoice"></a>Maine: the payment deadline is July 1, 2027. [#deadline-producer_invoice](#deadline-producer_invoice)
  Value: July 1, 2027 · Source: https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html · Retrieved: September 29, 2026 · Status: verified
  Verbatim quote: Producers will be invoiced by July 1 and payment will be due to the SO by September 1. (en)

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## Sources

1. legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > a producer is exempt from the requirements and prohibitions of this section in any calendar year in which: (en)
2. legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (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. legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > The producer realized less than $2,000,000 in total gross revenue during the prior calendar year (en)
4. legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > products contained, protected, delivered, presented or distributed in or using less than one ton of packaging material in total (en)
5. legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > more than one ton but less than 15 tons of packaging material in total (en)
6. legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > does not include a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, Section 501(c)(3) (en)
7. legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > "Packaging material" means a discrete type of material, or a category of material (en)
8. legislature.maine.gov: title38sec2146 (https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > enters into a signed agreement with another person to assign the responsibility to act as producer (en)
9. maine.gov: epr (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Within 90 days of the SO making a registration mechanism available, producers must register with the SO. (en)
10. maine.gov: epr (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Maine DEP to Revise Request for Proposals for Stewardship Organization. (September 11, 2026) (en)
11. maine.gov: epr (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Producers of packaging material will annually report to the SO by May 31. (en)
12. maine.gov: epr (https://www.maine.gov/dep/waste/recycle/epr.html), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Status: verified
   > Producers will be invoiced by July 1 and payment will be due to the SO by September 1. (en)

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