302: Reporting Workshop - January 21, 2025
The Producer Reporting Workshop is a monthly opportunity for producers, their legal representatives, and trade associations to learn about and discuss priority producer issues. Please do not share this content beyond the group.
Presentation
Key Messages
We have over 2,657 producers registered as of Jan. 21, 2025, and more continue to join each day.
The extension of the public comment period on Oregon’s Program Plan 3 has delayed the finalization of some key elements that inform the Reporting Portal and the Oregon State Addendum. The Oregon State Addendum will be issued upon approval of the Oregon Program Plan which is expected in mid-February.
To support producer readiness, CAA is offering weekly producer portal demonstration and training sessions. The Oregon 2025 Report Preparation Workbook allows producers to simulate the reporting portal submission prior to formal submission in CAA's producer portal. The third installment of our reporting guidance, Oregon Material Categories & Definitions, provides additional details on definitions, examples and reporting tips for each reporting category. Portal credentials will be issued in early February. We appreciate your patience as we work to incorporate all final elements from the Oregon DEQ's review of the Program Plan into the portal.
Materials are reported in aggregate, and you'll need to consider what each component is made of and if they are separable from each other. If all the components are made of the same material, then you will report them together. If the components are not made of the same material and cannot be separated, then they should be reported in the category representing the material type that makes up the majority of their combined weight. You will report the total of the combined weight.
If the packaging or food service ware has two or more sides measuring 2" or less, report the material under the "small format" category in the corresponding covered material category (plastic, metal, etc).
In general, Oregon and California require that you report both Business-to-Business and consumer packaging. This is true for all materials that are covered and may be used in a B2B setting, including secondary, tertiary and shipping materials that are part of the material lists.
Q&A Overview
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The PPA was sent to the authorized representative and may have gotten blocked by your spam filters. Please contact your IT security team and ask them to whitelist inbound email traffic from the domain (docusign.circularaction.org) to avoid delays in communication or disruption with CAA DocuSign execution of agreements. If you have done this and still have not received it, email producer.support@circularaction.org and someone should get back to you as soon as possible. Right now, due to higher than normal questions, the response time is about 7 days. CAA is working to improve this significantly in 2025.
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You should have received a link to the guidance after signing the Participants Producer Agreement (PPA).
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In late January 2025.
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It’s called the “pre-registration” rule in DEQ’s rules to distinguish that it’s only a data reporting deadline rather than the deadline upon which producer fee payment begins. Find more information in the Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR) 340-090-0870.
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Eco-modulation applies to all covered products not just those on the USCL or PRO acceptance lists. Find more information on eco-modulation in Program Plan 3 starting on page 209.
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More information on reporting categories can be found on page 190 in Program Plan 3. Draft Base Fee Rate Estimates begin on page 198.
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Guidance on LCAs can be found in OAR 340-090-0900 through 0930.
