Packaging EPR Deadlines 2026–2027: Registration, Reporting & Fee Calendar

2026–2027 packaging EPR deadline ledger

Important: this ledger separates fixed dates from trigger-based and PRO-administered timing. A state law’s effective date is not necessarily the producer’s registration, reporting or payment deadline.

StateEvent type

State	Date / timing	Type	Producer event	Source

Calendar export includes fixed dates only. Trigger-based and conditional program timing remains in the CSV and table. Maine’s recurring annual sequence is excluded from the .ics file until the program becomes operational and the applicable cycle is established.

What the current deadlines mean

CALIFORNIA

June 1, 2026 producer pathway deadline

After permanent regulations became effective May 1, CalRecycle gave producers until June 1 to register/report through CAA, pursue independent compliance, or apply for a small-producer exemption.

MARYLAND

First registration cycle began July 1, 2026

COMAR 26.04.14.07 establishes the initial registration/fee cycle and annual June 30 registration timing thereafter.

MAINE

Registration remains trigger-based

No Stewardship Organization proposals were received by the August 18 deadline. Producers still register within 90 days after a future Stewardship Organization opens registration; no fixed startup date has been set.

OREGON

May 31 reporting + Dec. 31 disclosure

DEQ identifies 2026 reporting timing and a Dec. 31 life-cycle impact disclosure for the top 25 producers by market share.

COLORADO

Late-compliance dates still matter

CDPHE says producers that missed July 2025 participation/reporting steps are out of compliance; producer dues began in January 2026.

WASHINGTON

Producer obligations started in 2026

Ecology says producers must register with CAA, report covered-product data and pay membership fees; operational dates are administered through the PRO.

Maine’s recurring annual schedule

Maine’s initial Stewardship Organization procurement closed without proposals, so startup timing is more uncertain. The enacted trigger is unchanged: producers register within 90 days after a future Stewardship Organization makes registration available. Once the program is operational, DEP’s published recurring sequence remains producer reporting by May 31, invoicing by July 1, and producer payment by September 1. EPRScope preserves that sequence as conditional timing and does not assign it to a specific calendar year until the operational cycle is established.

California’s next SB 54 milestone

CalRecycle’s current producer guidance identifies January 1, 2027 as the first statewide source-reduction target date for single-use plastic. California also now operates PEPRS for producer registration, data submission and compliance tracking.

Why teams miss EPR dates

The wrong entity owns the calendar. A deadline tied to one legal entity can disappear inside a parent-company spreadsheet.

PRO timing gets confused with state-law timing. Operational reporting and payment dates may come from the approved PRO rather than the statute itself.

Trigger-based dates are forced into a fixed calendar. Maine’s startup registration period begins when registration becomes available, not on an invented universal date.

Conditional annual dates are exported as fixed events. A recurring statutory sequence should remain outside calendar files until the applicable operational cycle is known.

A passed deadline gets deleted instead of preserved. Late-compliance risk is exactly when the historical record matters most.

Official deadline sources

CalRecycle — Producer Guidance Maryland COMAR 26.04.14.07 — Registration Maine DEP — Stewardship Program for Packaging Maine DEP — August 20 RFP no-proposals announcement Minnesota Statutes §115A.1448 Washington Ecology — Producer Obligations Oregon DEQ — Producers of Covered Products Colorado CDPHE — Producer Responsibility Program

Turn the deadline ledger into assigned work.

EPRScope connects each deadline or trigger to the correct legal entity, source, owner, assessment and evidence instead of leaving dates in a standalone calendar.

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Packaging EPR deadlines by state: registration, reporting, fees and disclosures.