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Maine DEP Issues Stewardship Organization RFP; Program Implementation Advances

Update update, June 22, 2026. Part of the EPR Atlas weekly packaging EPR update log.

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Last updated October 25, 2026.

Update  |  ME  |  June 22, 2026

Maine DEP issued its Request for Proposals to select a Stewardship Organization (Maine uses the term SO, not PRO) on June 15, 2026; the Circular Action Alliance has said it intends to respond. DEP also plans to publish producer guidance in summer 2026. Startup registration fees remain contingent on a signed SO contract and are due no more than 180 days after that contract's effective date. Source: Sustainable Packaging Coalition (June 22, 2026); Waste Dive; Packaging Dive (June 2026).

Update, September 24, 2026: CAA later decided not to submit a bid, and the RFP closed August 18, 2026 with no proposals (Maine DEP, August 20, 2026; CAA Maine page). See the August 23, 2026 entry, No One Bid to Run Maine Packaging EPR Program.

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