Producer Registration
To comply with California, Colorado, Oregon, and Minnesota EPR laws for paper and packaging, obligated producers must register with CAA as required under applicable law.
The account registration form is only intended to be filled out once per entity (EIN). If you have already filled out this form for your entity, please log into the producer portal to add additional states to your account.
How to Register
Producers begin registration by completing CAA’s Account Registration Form. This form needs to be completed once for each obligated producer. The form requires the following information:
Confirmation the company is an obligated producer based on its understanding of the legal definitions.
Producer’s legal business name.
EIN/CAIN associated with your company.
Company name and EIN/CAIN associated with your parent company.
Contact information, specifically:
Primary Contact: This person will be the first point of contact for communications with CAA. This will be the individual who will be notified of upcoming requirements and any requests for information or follow-up conversations with CAA. This will enable CAA to notify your company when it is time to accept the applicable requirements of CAA’s producer responsibility and has the ability to submit material supply data to CAA.
Authorized Representative: This person is authorized on behalf of the producer to bind the company, sign legal contracts and has the ability to submit material supply data to CAA.
Producer Registration Lists
Certain programs require CAA to publish a list of registered producers. Those lists are available publicly, and the date of publication appears on each list.
CAA is required to provide the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) with a list of registered producers as part of CAA’s program plan. The list of registered producers will be updated on a recurring basis. CAA was asked to provide a list of non-reporting producers to the Oregon DEQ so that they can follow-up with producers about their obligations under the Recycling Modernization Act (RMA), including the requirement to submit reports and pay fees starting on July 1, 2025.
Regulations in Colorado required producers to register by October 1, 2024. Producers who did not register by that date may be subject to enforcement. Effective July 1, 2025, a producer shall not sell or distribute any products that use covered materials in the state unless the producer is participating in the program. CAA will provide a list of registered producers to the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (CDPHE) as required on a rolling basis. Producers in those states who missed the deadline must still register and report with CAA.
Determining Producer Obligations Under EPR Laws
There are two primary questions businesses need to ask that will help determine if they are obligated under the EPR laws:
Is the material associated with my products covered by the EPR laws?
Is my business the responsible producer for those materials?
CAA has released guidance to help producers answer these questions for EPR states.
Please note that CAA guidance is not meant to constitute legal advice, and CAA assumes no responsibility for the decisions made by producers in determining their obligations. CAA suggests that producers work with their attorneys to review the relevant statutes, rules and regulations to determine their responsibilities.
There is no cost to register.
CAA’s Account Registration Form does not include brand information, or any other kind of data not explicitly referenced in the form. CAA will communicate about next steps with the primary contact on the Account Registration Form.
Helpful Tips and Information
After completing the Account Registration Form and signing the Participant Producer Agreement (PPA), you will gain access to the Producer Portal. Once logged in, producers will be able to complete registrations for each state they are obligated in. The Producer Portal also provides access to CAA’s detailed guidance documents to support producer reporting and Vendor Setup information. CAA will communicate about any additional next steps with the primary contact, including details on fees and data collection when they become available.
Next Steps
Registration FAQ
-
To comply with producer registration requirements under California, Colorado, Oregon, and Minnesota EPR laws for paper and packaging products, obligated producers must register with CAA unless the producer qualifies for an exemption or the producer intends to submit an individual program plan (IPP) under applicable law.
-
There is no cost to register with CAA.
-
The CAA Account Registration Form requires the following information:
Confirmation the company is an obligated producer based on its understanding of the legal definitions.
Producer’s legal business name.
EIN/CAIN associated with your company.
Company name and EIN/CAIN associated with your parent company.
Contact information, specifically:
Primary Contact: This person will be the first point of contact for communications with CAA. This will be the individual who will be notified of upcoming requirements and any requests for information or follow-up conversations with CAA. This will enable CAA to notify your company when it is time to accept the applicable requirements of CAA’s producer responsibility and has the ability to submit material supply data to CAA.
Authorized Representative: This person is authorized on behalf of the producer to bind the company, sign legal contracts and can submit material supply data to CAA.
-
Each company must review the producer definition under each state’s packaging EPR law and determine whether it is a covered producer. CAA is not able to provide legal advice or make this determination for you.
However, CAA has developed guidance to help businesses answer the two primary questions they need to ask that will help determine if they are obligated under the EPR laws:
Is the material associated with my products covered by the EPR laws?
Is my business the responsible producer for those materials?
Please review CAA’s guidance materials for further information.
Please note that CAA guidance is not meant to constitute legal advice, and CAA assumes no responsibility for the decisions made by producers in determining their obligations. CAA suggests that producers work with their attorneys to review the relevant statutes, rules and regulations to determine their responsibilities.
Relevant Statutes:
California Plastic Pollution and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act
Colorado Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act
Oregon Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act
-
Producer exemptions differ in each state’s laws. All EPR states have a small producer exemption and exemptions for certain materials. Please consult with your legal counsel if you are unsure whether your company will be exempt or not. CAA is unable to provide legal advice.
-
To update contact information, please submit a help and support case through the producer portal with name, title, email address, and phone number of the new contact.