New and previously registered producers must supply brand(s) information under Minnesota’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) law during the 2026 reporting window. Producers who have not yet reported brand information should take prompt action to submit their Interim Producer Reports by June 20, 2026.

Minnesota

Minnesota’s Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act requires producers of packaging, food packaging and paper products to join a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) and through the PRO, partially fund end of life management for covered materials, including recycling.

On Feb. 18, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) confirmed CAA’s registration to implement the state’s EPR program. Producers must be a member of a PRO that is registered with MPCA by July 1, 2025.

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Key Information for Producers

  • Producers were required to appoint a non-profit PRO by January 1, 2025. On Feb. 18, 2025, the MPCA confirmed CAA’s registration to implement the state’s EPR program.

  • Producers are required to join the appointed PRO by July 1, 2025.

  • The program will begin in early 2029. Producers will be obligated to fund no less than 50% of the net costs of covered services for covered materials in the state beginning  February 1, 2029; no less than 75% by 2030; and no less than 90% by 2031 and each year thereafter.

    A program needs assessment will be carried out in 2026, which will define the scope of the program and form the basis of a plan that the PRO will be required to submit in 2028.

  • CAA requires producers to provide simplified reporting by May 31, 2026 to comply with the PRO registration deadline of July 1, 2026.

Key Milestones in the Regulatory and Implementation Process

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    December 30, 2024

    CAA Submits an Application for Registration to the MPCA to Become the PRO in Minnesota.

  • January 1, 2025

    MPCA Appoints Advisory Board Members; PRO Registers with MPCA Commissioner

  • February 18, 2025

    February 18, 2025

    MPCA Confirms CAA’s Registration as Minnesota’s PRO

  • July 1, 2025

    Producer Registration Deadline.

  • July 1, 2026

    First annual PRO Registration deadline including a list of producers and brands.

  • December 31, 2026

    Full Needs Assessment Due. 

  • August 1, 2028

    Program Plan Submitted to Advisory Board.

  • October 1, 2028

    PRO Stewardship Plan Due.

  • February 1, 2029

    Producers Cover at least 50% of Program Costs.

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    February 1, 2030

    Producers Cover at least 75% of Program Costs.

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    February 1, 2031

    Producers Cover at least 90% of Program Costs.

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    January 1, 2032

    Covered Materials Must be Reusable, Recyclable, Compostable, or Collected by an Approved Alternative Collection System by 2032

Source: Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA).

Updates

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CAA will update this page with relevant rulemaking and compliance information as it becomes available. Please visit the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency website for more information on rulemaking and regulatory updates.