Packaging EPR Weekly Updates

A dated, permanent archive of every change the EPR Atlas has tracked across the seven enacted states, the pending states, active litigation and federal packaging bills. Each entry carries its primary source.

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Facts on this page were last verified against primary sources on July 26, 2026. The EPR Atlas is re-checked weekly; this stamp moves only when a verification pass actually runs, not when the site rebuilds.

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The EPR Atlas is checked every week against primary sources: state agency rulemaking and notices, the Circular Action Alliance, court dockets and filings, federal bill activity, and the trade press. Everything that changed gets logged here. 28 entries are currently published.

Week of July 20, 2026

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Oregon DEQ Agrees to Pause Enforcement Against Non-NAW Producers Through August 31 Enforcement · OR
Minnesota Opens Packaging EPR Rulemaking; First Comment Window Closed July 24 Comment Period · MN
Maine Municipal Opt-In Runs Near 18 Percent as Stewardship Organization Selection Proceeds Update · ME
CAA Webinar Calendar: California Fee-Setting August 5, Oregon 2028-2032 Plan Series Begins August 12 Deadline · CAA
Washington Releases Draft Statewide Collection Lists; Subcommittee Meets August 4 and 10 Ahead of August Public Comment Comment Period · WA
California Individual Source Reduction Plans Due August 1 Deadline · CA
Oregon NAW Trial Concludes; Judge to Rule on RMA by End of August Litigation · OR
CAA Oregon Releases First Annual Report: $167.9 Million Collected in Year One Update · OR
SB 54 Litigation Update: Industry and Agriculture Seek to Intervene in Environmental Challenge Litigation · CA
PACK Act and RMAA Get First Committee Hearing; No Markup Scheduled Legislative · FEDERAL
Maine Timeline Firms Up: SO Proposals Due August 3; Registration Expected to Begin at End of 2026 Update · ME
New: Design for Recyclability Rater (beta) Site Update

Week of July 13, 2026

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Federal Court Blocks Enforcement of California SB 343 Recyclability Labeling Law Litigation · CA
Second Lawsuit Challenges Oregon Packaging EPR Law; Class Action Targets Non-NAW Producers Litigation · OR
California AB 2253 (Recycled Content Claims) Clears Senate Environmental Quality 4-2, Advances to Appropriations Legislative · CA
California Agriculture Coalition Urges SB 54 Repeal and Replacement Legislative · CA
New: Design for Recyclability Tab Site Update
New: Resources Tab Site Update

Week of July 6, 2026

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CAA Held July 8 Public Webinar on California SB 54 Program Plan Comment Period · CA
New: Combined "State Tracker" Tab Site Update

Week of June 29, 2026

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Environmental Groups Sue CalRecycle Over SB 54 Regulations, Alleging Unlawful Loopholes Litigation · CA
Oregon DEQ Publishes First Quarterly Noncompliance List Under the Recycling Modernization Act Enforcement · OR

Week of June 22, 2026

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17-State Coalition and NAW File Federal Challenge to California SB 54 Litigation · CA, 17 STATES
Maine DEP Issues Stewardship Organization RFP; Program Implementation Advances Update · ME
Colorado CDPHE Moves to Dismiss ILMA Challenge to Packaging EPR Program Litigation · CO

Week of June 15, 2026

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CAA Files Draft SB 54 Program Plan; 60-Day Public Comment Period Opens Comment Period · CA
Court Denies AF&PA Bid to Join Oregon NAW Suit; Injunction Confirmed NAW-Members-Only Litigation · OR
New This Week: California Draft Fee Schedule, Expanded Fee Estimator, and EPR Fees by State Site Update