What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)? Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is an environmental policy enacted by several states, which extends a manufacturer’s responsibility for its ...

In recent years efforts have increased to have manufacture play a bigger role in boosting recycling numbers and reduce landfill waste. Pressing Matters Stefanie Mills sits down with Kerrin O’Brien ...

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 ...

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PITTSBURGH, December 09, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Plastics Pact (USPP) today released its first-ever policy position paper on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), offering a clear, consensus ...

Producer responsibility organization (PRO) Circular Action Alliance (CAA) has submitted its initial plan proposal for Colorado’s Producer Responsibility Advisory Board describing how the organization ...

Joe McGuire's commentary, "There are better ways to reduce plastic packaging waste," Feb. 22, unfortunately plays into myths about extended producer responsibility for packaging waste, making an ...

The UK government’s Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has released an “illustrative” fee base for its proposed extended producer responsibility (EPR) packaging initiative. The ...

If you’ve ever tried peeling cling wrap off a polystyrene tray, you’ve felt the maddening inefficiency of our waste system. Now imagine doing that — but with a bra. South Africans produce about 122 ...