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"title": "Maryland EPR 2027: rules, fees and deadlines",
"h1": "Maryland EPR 2027",
"description": "Maryland requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Maryland packaging and paper products producer.",
"answer": "Maryland requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Maryland packaging and paper products producer responsibility law (SB 901, 2025). The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment. We record 2 thresholds and 6 dated deadlines. 8 of 16 core rule fields are verified against primary sources.",
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"statement": "Whether affiliates are counted together in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: The definition does not state whether affiliates aggregate.",
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"statement": "The material categories in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: CAA says detailed reporting categories are not final; MDE rules effective 25 May 2026.",
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"statement": "Labelling in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: No producer on-pack labelling mandate was found in the sections read.",
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"statement": "Languages in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: No filing language stated.",
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"statement": "The regime in Oregon is recorded as Oregon Recycling Modernization Act, ORS 459A.860 to 459A.975 (SB 582 of 2021).",
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"statement": "The 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).",
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"quote": "Small producers with gross annual sales of less than $1 million may apply to be exempt from most of the law’s reporting and fee requirements.",
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"quote": "upon approval of a plan pursuant to Section 42063, or commencing January 1, 2027, whichever is sooner",
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"markdown": "\n\nMaryland requires producers who place packaging on the market to meet packaging EPR duties under Maryland packaging and paper products producer responsibility law (SB 901, 2025). The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment. We record 2 thresholds and 6 dated deadlines. 8 of 16 core rule fields are verified against primary sources."
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"heading": "Packaging EPR in Maryland: what we have verified",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Packaging EPR in Maryland: what we have verified\n\nThis page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Maryland. 8 of 16 core rule fields are published from primary sources and 8 are not yet published. The dataset was last reviewed on September 29, 2026, and the newest source on this page was retrieved on September 29, 2026.\n\n- **Regime**: [Maryland packaging and paper products producer responsibility law (SB 901, 2025)](#regime)\n- **Regulator**: [Maryland Department of the Environment](#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 Maryland is recorded as Maryland packaging and paper products producer responsibility law (SB 901, 2025).\n\nThe regulator named for Maryland is Maryland Department of the Environment.\n\nProducers placing packaging on the market in Maryland carry a packaging EPR obligation.\n\n> In May 2025, Maryland passed SB 901, an Extended Producer Responsibility\n>\n> Source: Regime (https://circularactionalliance.org/maryland), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\n> **Not yet published**: Not yet published for Maryland: who the rules apply to, transfer of the obligation, the revenue basis, treatment of affiliates, the material categories, labelling, targets, 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."
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"id": "who",
"heading": "Who is the producer in Maryland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Who is the producer in Maryland\n\nIn Maryland, 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 Maryland, the dataset names the following roles for each packaging level.\n\n**Who is the producer in Maryland, by packaging level**\n\n| Packaging level | Producer roles recorded |\n| --- | --- |\n| primary (sales) packaging | manufacturer, licensee, brand owner, importer |\n\nIn Maryland, the party that carries the obligation by default is the manufacturer, licensee, brand owner, and importer.\n\n> THAT IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE WITH A PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PLAN UNDER THIS SUBTITLE\n>\n> Source: Producer hierarchy (https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0901E.pdf), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nWhether the obligation can be transferred in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: No transfer or delegation rule was found in the definition read.\n\nWhether affiliates are counted together in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: The definition does not state whether affiliates aggregate.\n\nThe revenue basis in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: Revenue scope for the producer threshold was not read beyond the de minimis definition.\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 Maryland through a marketplace, check whether the marketplace or you are recorded as the obligated party. Confirm who is responsible for reporting."
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"heading": "Thresholds that apply in Maryland",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Thresholds that apply in Maryland\n\nThresholds decide whether a business is in scope, whether it pays fees, or whether it can file a simplified report. Maryland publishes 2 verified thresholds.\n\n**Thresholds recorded for Maryland**\n\n| Measure | Amount | Effect | Note |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| [tonnage](#threshold-de_minimis_tonnage) | below 1 short ton | the producer is exempt below it | |\n| [revenue](#threshold-de_minimis_revenue) | below $2,000,000.00 | the producer is exempt below it | |\n\nMaryland sets a tonnage threshold of below 1 short ton; effect: the producer is exempt below it.\n\nBasis of the tonnage threshold: covered material introduced, most recent fiscal year.\n\n> INTRODUCED LESS THAN 1 TON OF COVERED MATERIAL INTO THE STATE\n>\n> Source: Threshold (https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0901E.pdf), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nMaryland sets a revenue threshold of below $2,000,000.00; effect: the producer is exempt below it.\n\nBasis of the revenue threshold: global gross revenue, most recent fiscal year.\n\n> EARNED GLOBAL GROSS REVENUES OF LESS THAN $2,000,000\n>\n> Source: Threshold (https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0901E.pdf), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
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"heading": "Exemptions in Maryland",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Exemptions in Maryland\n\nAn exemption removes or reduces a duty for a defined group. Maryland 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 Maryland: A de minimis producer introduced under 1 ton or earned under $2,000,000 in global gross revenue in its most recent fiscal year. It applies without a separate application.\n\n> “DE MINIMIS PRODUCER” MEANS A PERSON THAT IN THEIR MOST RECENT FISCAL YEAR\n>\n> Source: Exemption (https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2025RS/bills/sb/sb0901E.pdf), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en"
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"heading": "Registration and the system in Maryland",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Registration and the system in Maryland\n\nRegistration is where an obligation becomes visible to the regulator. The records below show whether Maryland asks producers to register, with whom, and which organisation or scheme carries the collection and recycling system.\n\nProducers in Maryland must register. How: Producer registers with the PRO (CAA); the PRO files the producer list with MDE.\n\nWho registers: The producer, with the PRO\n\nRenewal: The PRO renews each year.\n\n[Registry](https://circularactionalliance.org/registration) (opens the official registry page).\n\n> Producers must register with CAA by May 31, 2026\n>\n> Source: Registration (https://circularactionalliance.org/maryland), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nIn Maryland, the system runs through a single producer responsibility organisation: Circular Action Alliance.\n\n> serve as the single nonprofit PRO on the State Producer Responsibility Advisory Council\n>\n> Source: Organisation (https://circularactionalliance.org/maryland), Retrieved: September 29, 2026, Language: en\n\nThe material categories in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: CAA says detailed reporting categories are not final; MDE rules effective 25 May 2026."
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"heading": "Deadlines in Maryland",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Deadlines in Maryland\n\nMaryland records 6 deadlines, 6 of them verified. This page gives the summary; every date, the period it covers and what it requires are on the deadlines page for Maryland.\n\nThe next dated obligation we hold for Maryland falls on May 31, 2027. 2 more dated obligations follow it.\n\nSee every deadline for Maryland, with its period and what it requires, on the Maryland deadlines page.\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."
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"id": "fees-reporting",
"heading": "Fees and reporting in Maryland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Fees and reporting in Maryland\n\nMaryland 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- Maryland 2026 fees: rates by material for fee year 2026.\n\nThe report you file is a defined file or form. Maryland records 1 format; we prepare the file to that specification and you upload it yourself.\n\nMaryland interim producer supply report by material class is a csv file submitted through CAA producer portal. 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 Maryland report format page."
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"id": "obligations",
"heading": "Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Maryland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Maryland\n\nLabelling in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: No producer on-pack labelling mandate was found in the sections read.\n\nLanguages in Maryland: not yet published. Reason: No filing language stated.\n\n> **Not yet published**: Recycling and recovery targets for Maryland: Not yet published. Reason: Recycling-rate targets sit in plan sections that were not read in full.\n\nMaryland sets a penalty for violation of the producer responsibility subtitle: $5,000 for a first violation. Escalation: $10,000 administrative penalty for a second violation and $20,000 civil penalty for a third or later. Written notice and 60 days to correct come first.\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": "Maryland compared with nearby places",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Maryland compared with nearby places\n\nRules do not stop at a border. A business that sells into Maryland usually sells into its neighbours too, and the thresholds and deadlines differ. The table reads Maryland against the places closest to it that have verified data.\n\n**Maryland read against neighbouring and similar places**\n\n| Place | Producers obliged | Regulator | Registration |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\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| [Maine](https://instica.com/epr/maine) | [Yes](#cmp-US-ME-obligated) | [Maine Department of Environmental Protection](#cmp-US-ME-regulator) | Required |\n| [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) | [Yes](#cmp-US-MN-obligated) | [Minnesota Pollution Control Agency](#cmp-US-MN-regulator) | Required |\n| [United Kingdom](https://instica.com/epr/uk) | [Yes](#cmp-GB-obligated) | [Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees](#cmp-GB-regulator) | Required |\n| [Belgium](https://instica.com/epr/belgium) | [Yes](#cmp-BE-obligated) | [Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL)](#cmp-BE-regulator) | Required |"
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"heading": "Records behind the comparison",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Records behind the comparison\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 Maine is recorded as Maine Stewardship Program for Packaging, 38 M.R.S. section 2146.\n\nMaine runs its system through a single producer responsibility organisation.\n\nMaine sets a revenue threshold of below $2,000,000.00.\n\nMaine has a reporting deadline on May 31, 2027.\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 United Kingdom is recorded as Extended producer responsibility (EPR) for packaging, under the Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024.\n\nUnited Kingdom runs its system through registered schemes that producers join.\n\nUnited Kingdom sets a tonnage threshold of above 25 tonnes.\n\nUnited Kingdom has a reporting deadline on October 1, 2026.\n\nThe regime in Belgium is recorded as Belgian interregional Cooperation Agreement on packaging waste, in force in its current version since 5 March 2020; enforced by the Interregional Packaging Commission (IRPC/IVC-CIE).\n\nBelgium runs its system through more than one producer responsibility organisation: Fost Plus (household) and Valipac (industrial).\n\nBelgium sets a tonnage threshold of 300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year.\n\nBelgium has a deadline of another kind on September 15, 2026."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Maryland read against each neighbour\n\nEach paragraph reads Maryland 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\nMaryland and [Oregon](#cmp-US-OR-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment in Maryland 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 thresholds are measured differently: 1 short ton of tonnage in Maryland and [$5,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-US-OR-threshold) in Oregon, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Maryland and [July 1, 2025](#cmp-US-OR-deadline) in Oregon, 334 days later here.\n\nMaryland and [California](#cmp-US-CA-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment in Maryland 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 thresholds are measured differently: 1 short ton of tonnage in Maryland and [$1,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-US-CA-threshold) in California, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Maryland and [January 1, 2027](#cmp-US-CA-deadline) in California, 215 days earlier here.\n\nMaryland and [Colorado](#cmp-US-CO-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment in Maryland and [Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Solid Waste and Materials Management Program](#cmp-US-CO-regulator) next door. Maryland 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 thresholds are measured differently: 1 short ton of tonnage in Maryland and [$5,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-US-CO-threshold) in Colorado, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Maryland and [January 1, 2026](#cmp-US-CO-deadline) in Colorado, 150 days later here.\n\nMaryland and [Washington](#cmp-US-WA-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment in Maryland 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 threshold is the same in both, 1 short ton of tonnage. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Maryland and [March 1, 2026](#cmp-US-WA-deadline) in Washington, 91 days later here.\n\nMaryland and [Maine](#cmp-US-ME-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment in Maryland and [Maine Department of Environmental Protection](#cmp-US-ME-regulator) next door. Both run a single producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 1 short ton of tonnage in Maryland and [$2,000,000.00 of revenue](#cmp-US-ME-threshold) in Maine, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Maryland and [May 31, 2027](#cmp-US-ME-deadline) in Maine, 365 days earlier here.\n\nMaryland and [Minnesota](#cmp-US-MN-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment in Maryland 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 threshold is the same in both, 1 short ton of tonnage. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, May 31, 2026.\n\nMaryland and [United Kingdom](#cmp-GB-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment in Maryland and [Four environmental regulators (Environment Agency, Natural Resources Wales, SEPA, NIEA); PackUK is the scheme administrator that sets fees](#cmp-GB-regulator) next door. Maryland runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while United Kingdom runs [registered schemes that producers join](#cmp-GB-organisation). Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 1 short ton of tonnage in Maryland and [25 tonnes of tonnage](#cmp-GB-threshold) in United Kingdom, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Maryland and [October 1, 2026](#cmp-GB-deadline) in United Kingdom, 123 days earlier here.\n\nMaryland and [Belgium](#cmp-BE-obligated) both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Maryland Department of the Environment in Maryland and [Interregional Packaging Commission (IVC-CIE, now EPRiBEL)](#cmp-BE-regulator) next door. Maryland runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Belgium runs [more than one producer responsibility organisation](#cmp-BE-organisation). Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 1 short ton of tonnage in Maryland and [300 tonnes of single-use packaging per year of tonnage](#cmp-BE-threshold) in Belgium, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Maryland and [August 12, 2026](#cmp-BE-deadline) in Belgium, 73 days earlier here."
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"heading": "Where Maryland sits among the places we cover",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Where Maryland sits among the places we cover\n\nCounted by verified core records, Maryland holds 8 of 17 and ranks 32 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of 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). The places just behind it are [Yukon](https://instica.com/epr/yukon) (7), [Finland](https://instica.com/epr/finland) (7), Greece (7), Lithuania (7), [Alberta](https://instica.com/epr/alberta) (6) and [Saskatchewan](https://instica.com/epr/saskatchewan) (6).\n\nCounting every verified record, not only the core fields, Maryland holds 18 and ranks 13 of 53. Ahead of it are [Washington](https://instica.com/epr/washington) (22), [Québec](https://instica.com/epr/quebec) (21), [British Columbia](https://instica.com/epr/british-columbia) (20), [California](https://instica.com/epr/california) (20), [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) (19) and [Germany](https://instica.com/epr/germany) (18). Behind it are [Bulgaria](https://instica.com/epr/bulgaria) (17), Czechia (17), [Denmark](https://instica.com/epr/denmark) (17), [Colorado](https://instica.com/epr/colorado) (17), [Maine](https://instica.com/epr/maine) (17) and [New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick) (16).\n\nAll 7 places in this region in the dataset record an obligation, so Maryland is not an outlier among its neighbours.\n\nOrdered by earliest verified deadline, Maryland comes 10 of 41, on May 31, 2026. Before it come [New Brunswick](https://instica.com/epr/new-brunswick) (June 30, 2025, 335 days earlier), [Oregon](https://instica.com/epr/oregon) (July 1, 2025, 334 days earlier), [Colorado](https://instica.com/epr/colorado) (January 1, 2026, 150 days earlier), [Washington](https://instica.com/epr/washington) (March 1, 2026, 91 days earlier), Ontario (May 31, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and [Québec](https://instica.com/epr/quebec) (May 31, 2026, 0 days on the same day). After it come [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) (May 31, 2026, 0 days on the same day), [Belgium](https://instica.com/epr/belgium) (August 12, 2026, 73 days later), [Bulgaria](https://instica.com/epr/bulgaria) (August 12, 2026, 73 days later), [Cyprus](https://instica.com/epr/cyprus) (August 12, 2026, 73 days later), [Denmark](https://instica.com/epr/denmark) (August 12, 2026, 73 days later) and [Estonia](https://instica.com/epr/estonia) (August 12, 2026, 73 days later).\n\nAmong places whose first threshold is also counted in tonnage, Maryland sits 1 of 3 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.\n\n**First thresholds near Maryland, lowest first**\n\n| Place | First threshold | Against this page |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| [Maryland](https://instica.com/epr/maryland) | 1 short ton | This page |\n| [Minnesota](https://instica.com/epr/minnesota) | 1 short ton | Equal |\n| [Washington](https://instica.com/epr/washington) | 1 short ton | Equal |"
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"id": "prepare",
"heading": "What to prepare for Maryland",
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"markdown": "\n\n## What to prepare for Maryland\n\n1. Work out whether you are the producer for each product you sell in Maryland, using the producer roles above.\n2. Compare your Maryland revenue and packaging weight with each threshold in the table; keep the working.\n3. Register with Producer registers with the PRO (CAA); the PRO files the producer list with MDE 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\nMaryland has 8 of 16 core fields verified. The remaining 8 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 Maryland",
"kind": "body",
"markdown": "\n\n## What is still open for Maryland\n\nMaryland has 8 of 16 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.\n\n- **Who the rules apply to**: Reason recorded: The covered-material definition in the enrolled bill mixes struck and inserted text; the exact scope was not confirmed against a clean code text.\n- **Transfer of the obligation**: Reason recorded: No transfer or delegation rule was found in the definition read.\n- **The revenue basis**: Reason recorded: Revenue scope for the producer threshold was not read beyond the de minimis definition.\n- **Treatment of affiliates**: Reason recorded: The definition does not state whether affiliates aggregate.\n- **The material categories**: Reason recorded: CAA says detailed reporting categories are not final; MDE rules effective 25 May 2026.\n- **Labelling**: Reason recorded: No producer on-pack labelling mandate was found in the sections read.\n- **Targets**: Reason recorded: Recycling-rate targets sit in plan sections that were not read in full.\n- **Filing languages**: Reason recorded: No filing language stated."
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"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 Maryland is listed with the reason we recorded and what it means for a business that sells there while the field stays open.\n\n- **Who the rules apply to**: Who the rules apply to decides whether small, foreign or online sellers are in scope; until it is published, assume nothing in either direction.\n- **Transfer of the obligation**: Transfer rules say whether you can hand the duty to a distributor or a service provider; until they are published, assume the duty stays with you.\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- **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 Maryland, the data-gaps page explains how to send it; we publish a field only after we can cite the source and its date."
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"id": "scenarios",
"heading": "What this means for different sellers in Maryland",
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"markdown": "\n\n## What this means for different sellers in Maryland\n\nBecause Maryland 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 Maryland 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 Maryland; 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 2 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."
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"heading": "Common mistakes with Maryland packaging EPR",
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"markdown": "\n\n## Common mistakes with Maryland 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 Maryland.\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. Maryland 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."
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"markdown": "\n\n## Questions about packaging EPR in Maryland\n\n### Do I need to take part in packaging EPR in Maryland?\n\nMaryland 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 Maryland?\n\nThe regulator recorded for Maryland is Maryland Department of the Environment.\n\n### Is there a small-business threshold in Maryland?\n\nMaryland records 2 verified thresholds; see the table above for the amounts and what each one changes.\n\n### When are filings due in Maryland?\n\nMaryland records 6 verified deadlines; they are listed with the period each covers.\n\n### Do I have to register in Maryland?\n\nYes, the dataset records that registration is required in Maryland.\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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