A cutting‑edge experiment in recycling policy is now unfolding in multiple states across the country: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Laws. EPR laws are designed to shift the cost of recycling ...

Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), set to come into force later this year, essentially shifts the financial responsibility for packaging waste from taxpayers to producers. As food and beverage ...

Joseph Doherty, CEO of Re-Gen, on the impacts on packaging EPR for small and medium sized businesses. OPINION: In April 2025 the Labour government introduced the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ...

The three states leading the development of EPR legislation are California, Colorado and Oregon. Under these states’ EPR laws, producers must either (1) join Circular Action Alliance as the approved ...

Circular design becomes a legal obligation, not a voluntary best practice, subject to feasibility and future Extended Producer Responsibility implementation agreements. Extended Producer ...

The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) today released its first-ever policy position paper on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), offering a clear, consensus-built framework to guide policymakers as states ...

The Yukon government approved three stewardship plans for its EPR program this week, giving organizations the go-ahead to start managing recycling later this year. The EPR — or Extended Producer ...