Packaging EPR Update: Week of July 6, 2026

Everything that changed in U.S. packaging EPR in the week of July 6, 2026, 1 regulatory and policy change and 1 site update. Regulatory and policy changes first, site updates after.

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What changed in the week of July 6, 2026

1 regulatory and policy change and 1 site update. Everything below was checked against a primary source before publication. Entries carry the state or jurisdiction affected and the source that supports them.

Regulatory and policy

Comment Period  |  CA
CAA Held July 8 Public Webinar on California SB 54 Program Plan
Circular Action Alliance held a public informational webinar on July 8, 2026 introducing its draft California SB 54 program plan, outlining key elements (funding, material management, reporting, system performance), and explaining how to participate in the public comment period that runs through August 14, 2026. Producers and other interest holders can still submit comments through the CAA California program plan public comment page. Source: Circular Action Alliance (July 2026).

Site updates

Site Update
New: Combined "State Tracker" Tab
The State Map and State Deep Dive tabs are now one "State Tracker" tab. Pick a state on the map or in the all-states table and its full profile opens in place: fees, an anticipated fee-trajectory signal, eco-modulation, covered-products scope and exclusions, design-compliance pressure, responsible-producer and reporting guidance, and design levers (PCR, source reduction, and toxics). The seven enacted states also link to their standalone state pages. Oregon adds a producer compliance lookup to the state's public registry (ORS 459A.869(8)). Source: EPRAtlas.com.