"In just two weeks, any substantially sized company that produces packaging sold within Colorado — from plastic to glass to wood — must be registered with a new industry-led organization that will soon begin charging fees to fund a statewide recycling system."

• CAA announces Jeff Fielkow as CEO.

• The need for producers to register with CAA.

• CAA welcomes new team members and careers

• CalRecycle has begun a needs assessment process

• Stakeholders are encouraged to participate in upcoming consultation sessions that will inform CAA’s program plan.

• The public comment deadline for Maine DEP’s revised draft rules is August 26.

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"Circular Action Alliance (CAA), a Washington-based nonprofit producer responsibility organization founded by 20 producers representing the food, beverage, consumer goods and retail industries to implement extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for paper and packaging, has named Jeff Fielkow its CEO, effective Aug. 20."

Fielkow will become CAA’s first-ever CEO when he steps into the role on August 20. CAA is involved in building program plans in extended producer responsibility for packaging programs in Colorado, California and Oregon.

Circular Action Alliance (CAA) is pleased to announce industry leader Jeff Fielkow as the organization’s Chief Executive Officer, effective August 20, 2024. Fielkow’s appointment is a major milestone for the U.S. Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) tasked with implementing the nation’s first Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for paper and packaging. 

“ Shane Buckingham, CAA EPR program planning lead, told me that one of the big challenges, besides the lack of harmonization, is getting producers ready to jump into eco-modulation at the outset of the program. ”

“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.’”

• CAA announces executive director for Oregon.

• The need for producers to register with CAA.

• CAA welcomes new team members

• CAA is collaborating with Oregon DEQ and PSI on a summer webinar series targeted toward producers of products covered by the RMA.

• On July 1, 2024, CalRecycle published a finalized list of Covered Material Categories (CMCs). The finalized CMC list will be the basis for producer reporting in California. CAA will provide additional guidance to producers over the coming months regarding data preparation and reporting.

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