There are more calls to harmonize state EPR programs. What does that mean?
Many stakeholders want to align aspects such as producer definitions and covered materials. But other areas must consider state individuality and await data from U.S. implementations, sources say.
Organizations representing brand owners and packaging companies are calling for greater harmonization across extended producer responsibility laws and legislation, where proliferation has added layers of complexity to compliance.
The spread of packaging EPR in the United States happened slowly — then very quickly.
“It took years to get to the first two states” — Maine and Oregon — but then within a period of a few years, “it went from two states to seven states with enacted laws,” said Danielle Waterfield, Ameripen’s policy director.
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