Producer Guidance Minnesota
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Minnesota Reporting Guidance
The following documents are available to producers to support them in preparing and submitting their reports:
This guidance is based solely on Minnesota’s “Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act”, and helps producers determine if they are obligated for any material supplied in Minnesota. Producers should consider whether they supply any materials which fall within these definitions.
Definition of Producer for Various Covered Material Types: Minnesota “Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act” Article 5 115A.144 to 115A.1463
Published: June 2025
Simplified Reporting Category Definitions: Maryland, Minnesota, and Washington
Published: March 2026
This guidance is designed to help producers accurately classify covered materials when preparing their Minnesota simplified supply reports. This document includes detailed definitions, examples and reporting tips for each reporting category.
Minnesota 2026 Report Preparation Workbook
Published: March 2026
This document is an offline, Excel-based Report Preparation Workbook that mirrors the Minnesota Producer Portal screens and helps producers gather the information required for reporting supply data in the Portal. This workbook reflects the simplified material reporting categories in which Minnesota producers will report in 2026 This document will support producers in getting ready to report before and during logging into the Portal
