“Shane Buckingham, Circular Action Alliance EPR program planning lead, told Resource Recycling that it’s ‘all about making sure that producers have the right information, that they are equipped to be able to participate in the program.’”

“Freeman will hit the ground running when he joins CAA as executive director on June 18. Colorado is in the process of implementing its extended producer responsibility program for packaging and paper products, and CAA is its producer responsibility organization tasked with building the program plan.”

“Schwarze called on producers to engage with the producer responsibility organization — which is already serving in California, Colorado and Oregon, and in an advisory role in Maryland — as soon as possible because it’s on producers to understand whether they count as an obligated producer in different states with these EPR laws.”

• Visit CAA at Circularity24

• CAA Producer Registration Deadline is July 1, 2024

• The Oregon Recycling System Optimization Project (ORSOP) began earlier this month. Through this process, additional data will be gathered to better understand the landscape of current recycling systems and to gauge what system expansion is needed.

• CAA submitted comments to CalRecycle regarding the formal SB 54 rulemaking on May 8. Following the formal comment period, CalRecycle has until January 1, 2025, to promulgate the rules.

• And More!

“EPR is a complex and constantly moving target. As a brand, what should you be doing right now to prepare for upcoming regulations? At NPE: The Plastics Show, John Hite, [Regulatory & Stakeholder Engagement Advisor] at Circular Action Alliance (CAA), provided a primer on EPR for Packaging, CAA, and what you need to do to meet upcoming deadlines.”