EPR Alert! Unregistered Producers In Colorado No Longer Permitted To Sell 1 July

Packaging producers subject to Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility program that have not registered with the organization running the program will no longer be able to sell in the state starting 1 July.

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Personal care companies subject to Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility program that are not yet registered with the Approved Responsibility Organization (PRO) managing the program will no longer be permitted to sell or distribute products in the state starting 1 July.

That date is also the deadline by which producers in Minnesota must register with the PRO, Circular Action Alliance, and...

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