Single-use packaging producers subject to extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for paper and packaging in US states may face enforcement action in Colorado if they fail to register with the leading producer responsibility organization (PRO) overseeing the programs’ administration by 1 October.
Attention, Industry! Colorado EPR Registration Deadline For Packaging Producers Is Days Away
Single-use packaging producers should heed the 1 October deadline in Colorado’s EPR law for paper and packaging to register with Circular Action Alliance lest they face enforcement action, said an advisor for that organization, which is leading the program’s administration, at IBA’s Cosmetics Convergence Fall 2024 Virtual Symposium.
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