Understanding EPR Fee-Setting
Producer Responsibility Organizations (PROs) like Circular Action Alliance (CAA) divide program costs among producers, using a fee-setting methodology built on principles of fairness.
What is Fee-Setting?
Three Core Components of EPR Fee-Setting
The EPR Fee-Setting Process
Where Producer Fees Drive Impact
Spotlight on Oregon
System improvements & expansion
$80 million to be invested statewide to expand recycling access — including 150,000+ new recycling bins and nearly 100 new collection trucks.
Funding for 140+ free RecycleOn Centers to collect additional materials not accepted in curbside recycling.
Consistent statewide recycling education developed & printed by CAA.
Reducing Contamination
$3 per resident to local governments & service providers for anticontamination programs.
Contamination Management Fees for sorting facilities to remove non-recyclables.
Processor Commodity Risk Fee to buffer global commodity price swings without increasing prices for ratepayers.
Strengthening Recycling
Investments in responsible end market (REM) development and auditing to ensure materials are recycled in an environmentally responsible way without causing harm to communities.
Statewide outreach campaigns to increase participation and build confidence in Oregon’s recycling system.
Administration and Oversight
CAA’s national model shares admin, compliance, and data management across EPR states to reduce duplication and keep Oregon efficient.
CAA is building a standard to drive program efficiency across states.