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Oregon EPR Reporting Deadline Passes, But Non-Compliant Firms Have One More Shot

 
• By Eileen Francis

Single-use packaging producers subject to Oregon state’s Extended Producer Responsibility law that didn’t meet the 31 March deadline to report their packaging materials are given a grace period to report until 30 April, says Circular Action Alliance, the organization carrying out the EPR program.

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The deadline has passed for reporting materials under Oregon’s Extended Producer Responsibility law, but there is a small window of time for single-use packaging producers subject to the law to report ahead of the public release of names of companies that complied, and potentially those that didn’t.

“For companies that missed the March 31 deadline for Oregon’s EPR reporting, it’s important to know that it’s not too late. The initial deadline has passed, but CAA is providing...

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