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Rhode Island Sets a Comment Period and Hearing on Its Packaging EPR Implementation Analysis

Comment Period update, September 28, 2026. Part of the EPR Atlas weekly packaging EPR update log.

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Comment Period  |  RI  |  September 28, 2026

The Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management will take comment on its draft Statewide Implementation Analysis, which weighs a packaging EPR program and a deposit return system, from October 15 to November 16, 2026 at 4 p.m. A public hearing is set for November 4 at 1 p.m. at DEM’s Providence headquarters, with a virtual option. The final report is due December 1, 2026 under H6207 (2025).

What this means for you: Rhode Island has no EPR obligation today, but this report shapes its next bill. If you sell there, comment through RIDEM’s form once the draft is posted. Source: RIDEM, Statewide Implementation Analysis page (read October 4, 2026).

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