Packaging EPR Deadlines 2026–2027: State Registration & Reporting Calendar

2026 packaging EPR deadline calendar

How to use this page: dates below are included only when supported by a state agency or statute. Some operational deadlines are set by a PRO rather than directly in state law, and some states have trigger-based timing instead of a fixed calendar date.

CALIFORNIA

June 1, 2026

After the May 1 effective date of permanent regulations, producers had until June 1 to register with CAA and submit supply data, register as an independent producer, or apply for the small-producer exemption.

MARYLAND

July 1, 2026

Maryland’s producer-registration framework begins. Annual registrations are due no later than June 30 in subsequent years.

MAINE

Trigger-based

Producers must register within 90 days after the stewardship organization makes registration available. DEP anticipates registration/invoicing toward the end of 2026.

MINNESOTA

Membership already required

After July 1, 2025, producers must be members of a registered PRO. The PRO registration milestone was July 1, 2026; annual registration shifts to January 1 thereafter.

WASHINGTON

Starting in 2026

Ecology says covered producers must register with an approved PRO, report covered-product data and pay membership fees. Operational due dates are administered through CAA.

OREGON

May 31 / Dec. 31, 2026

DEQ anticipated May 31 for 2025 supply-data reporting to CAA. Top-25 large producers have a Dec. 31, 2026 life-cycle disclosure deadline.

COLORADO

Ongoing compliance

Participation was required by July 1, 2025 and the initial supply-report deadline was July 31, 2025. CDPHE says producers that missed those steps are out of compliance.

Maine recurring packaging EPR dates

Once Maine’s stewardship program is operational, DEP says producers will annually report packaging material by May 31, be invoiced by July 1, and pay the stewardship organization by September 1. The first registration date remains dependent on when the selected stewardship organization opens registration.

California’s next SB 54 milestones

California’s producer guidance identifies statewide packaging targets beginning January 1, 2027, including the first source-reduction target. The June 1, 2026 producer-registration window was tied directly to the May 1, 2026 effective date of permanent regulations.

Oregon dates that should be on the 2026 calendar

Oregon DEQ anticipated May 31, 2026 as CAA’s reporting deadline for 2025 supply data. DEQ also identifies Dec. 31, 2026 as the first life-cycle impact disclosure date for covered top-25 large producers. Private-recycling exemption claims for the 2027 fee year were accepted Jan. 6 through Mar. 31, 2026.

Why “effective date” is not enough

Registration date. When must the producer or PRO actually register?

Reporting date. When are supply, packaging or other covered-material data due?

Payment date. When are PRO dues, stewardship payments or state fees due?

Plan date. When must a PRO or independent producer submit an approved plan?

Trigger-based deadline. Does the clock start when a PRO opens registration or when a state approves a plan?

Official deadline sources

CalRecycle — Producer Guidance Maryland MDE — Producer Responsibility Maryland COMAR 26.04.14 Maine DEP — Packaging Stewardship Program Minnesota Statutes §115A.1448 Washington Ecology — Producer Obligations Oregon DEQ — Producers of Covered Products Colorado CDPHE — Producer Responsibility Program

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Packaging EPR deadlines by state: registration, reporting and payment calendar.