Minnesota EPR

Packaging EPR in Minnesota: what we have verified

This page collects what we have verified about packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) in Minnesota. 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 5, 2026.

Regime

Minnesota packaging EPR law, Minnesota Statutes sections 115A.144 to 115A.1463

Regulator

Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

Producers obliged

Yes

System

a single producer responsibility organisation

Registration

Required

Fee schedules

1

Who is the producer in Minnesota

In Minnesota, 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.

The producer hierarchy decides who answers for a pack when several businesses touch it. For Minnesota, the dataset names the following roles for each packaging level.

Roles 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 Minnesota through a marketplace, check whether the marketplace or you are recorded as the obligated party. Confirm who is responsible for reporting.

Thresholds that apply in Minnesota

Thresholds decide whether a business is in scope, whether it pays fees, or whether it can file a simplified report. Minnesota publishes 2 verified thresholds.

Basis of the tonnage threshold: covered material introduced, most recent fiscal year.

Basis of the revenue threshold: global gross revenue, most recent fiscal year.

Exemptions in Minnesota

An exemption removes or reduces a duty for a defined group. Minnesota lists 1 exemption in the dataset. Some apply automatically; others only apply if you ask the regulator for them, usually within a window.

Registration and the system in Minnesota

Registration is where an obligation becomes visible to the regulator. The records below show whether Minnesota asks producers to register, with whom, and which organisation or scheme carries the collection and recycling system.

Who registers: The producer, with a PRO

Registry (opens the official registry page).

Deadlines in Minnesota

Minnesota records 7 deadlines, 7 of them verified. This page gives the summary; every date, the period it covers and what it requires are on the deadlines page for Minnesota.

The next dated obligation we hold for Minnesota falls on December 31, 2026. 4 more dated obligations follow it.

See every deadline for Minnesota, with its period and what it requires, on the Minnesota deadlines page.

A 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.

Fees and reporting in Minnesota

Minnesota 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.

• Minnesota 2026 fees: rates by material for fee year 2026.

The report you file is a defined file or form. Minnesota records 1 format; we prepare the file to that specification and you upload it yourself.

Minnesota 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.

Columns, material mapping and the checks a file must pass are on the Minnesota report format page.

Labelling, languages, targets and penalties in Minnesota

Labelling, 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.

Minnesota compared with nearby places

Rules do not stop at a border. A business that sells into Minnesota usually sells into its neighbours too, and the thresholds and deadlines differ. The table reads Minnesota against the places closest to it that have verified data.

Minnesota read against each neighbour

Each paragraph reads Minnesota 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.

Minnesota and Ontario both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in Minnesota and Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority (RPRA) next door. Minnesota runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Ontario runs more than one producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 1 short ton of tonnage in Minnesota and CA$2,000,000.00 of revenue in Ontario, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline falls on the same day in both, May 31, 2026.

Minnesota and Manitoba 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: 1 short ton of tonnage in Minnesota and CA$750,000.00 of revenue in Manitoba, so the figures cannot be compared directly.

Minnesota and Oregon both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in Minnesota and Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) 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 Minnesota and $5,000,000.00 of revenue in Oregon, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Minnesota and July 1, 2025 in Oregon, 334 days later here.

Minnesota and California both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in Minnesota and CalRecycle (Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery), through its PEPRS portal 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 Minnesota and $1,000,000.00 of revenue in California, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Minnesota and January 1, 2027 in California, 215 days earlier here.

Minnesota and Colorado both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in Minnesota and Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE), Solid Waste and Materials Management Program next door. Minnesota runs a single producer responsibility organisation, while Colorado runs more than one producer responsibility organisation. Registration is required in both. The first thresholds are measured differently: 1 short ton of tonnage in Minnesota and $5,000,000.00 of revenue in Colorado, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Minnesota and January 1, 2026 in Colorado, 150 days later here.

Minnesota and Washington both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in Minnesota and Washington State Department of Ecology 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 Minnesota and March 1, 2026 in Washington, 91 days later here.

Minnesota and Maine both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in Minnesota and Maine Department of Environmental Protection 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 Minnesota and $2,000,000.00 of revenue in Maine, so the figures cannot be compared directly. The earliest recorded deadline is May 31, 2026 in Minnesota and May 31, 2027 in Maine, 365 days earlier here.

Minnesota and Maryland both record an obligation for packaging producers. The regulator is Minnesota Pollution Control Agency in Minnesota and Maryland Department of the Environment 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.

Where Minnesota sits among the places we cover

Counted by verified core records, Minnesota holds 9 of 17 and ranks 26 of 53 places in the dataset. The places just ahead of it are Nova Scotia (9), Germany (9), Denmark (9), Netherlands (9), Sweden (9) and Maine (9). The places just behind it are Manitoba (8), Czechia (8), Luxembourg (8), Poland (8), Slovakia (8) and Maryland (8).

Counting every verified record, not only the core fields, Minnesota holds 19 and ranks 11 of 53. Ahead of it are United Kingdom Plastic Packaging Tax (24), Belgium (22), Washington (22), Québec (21), British Columbia (20) and California (20). Behind it are Germany (18), Maryland (18), Bulgaria (17), Czechia (17), Denmark (17) and Colorado (17).

All 7 places in this region in the dataset record an obligation, so Minnesota is not an outlier among its neighbours.

Ordered by earliest verified deadline, Minnesota comes 11 of 41, on May 31, 2026. Before it come Oregon (July 1, 2025, 334 days earlier), Colorado (January 1, 2026, 150 days earlier), Washington (March 1, 2026, 91 days earlier), Ontario (May 31, 2026, 0 days on the same day), Québec (May 31, 2026, 0 days on the same day) and Maryland (May 31, 2026, 0 days on the same day). After it come Belgium (August 12, 2026, 73 days later), Bulgaria (August 12, 2026, 73 days later), Cyprus (August 12, 2026, 73 days later), Denmark (August 12, 2026, 73 days later), Estonia (August 12, 2026, 73 days later) and Spain (August 12, 2026, 73 days later).

Among places whose first threshold is also counted in tonnage, Minnesota sits 2 of 3 from the lowest. The table sets it beside the places just below and just above.

What is still open for Minnesota

Minnesota has 7 of 16 core fields still open, and the reason recorded for each is below.

Transfer of the obligation

Reason recorded: No transfer or delegation rule was found in the definition read.

The revenue basis

Reason recorded: Revenue scope for the producer threshold was not read beyond the de minimis definition.

Treatment of affiliates

Reason recorded: The definition does not state whether affiliates aggregate.

The material categories

Reason recorded: The MPCA has not published reporting categories; detailed reporting follows plan approval.

Labelling

Reason recorded: No producer on-pack labelling mandate was found in the sections read.

Targets

Reason recorded: Recycling-rate and reduction targets sit in the plan sections that were not read in full.

Filing languages

Reason recorded: No filing language stated.