We anticipate that at least 10 to 12 additional states will consider packaging producer responsibility legislation in 2022, and from that, we could expect at least a couple more states to enact something into law during the year. But Oregon’s law defines producers more precisely to clearly capture products coming into the state via e-commerce and therefore may have a more obvious impact on e-commerce retailers and on packaging manufacturers participating in that space with their own branded packaging.
In both laws, packaging producers are generally defined as brand owners first, followed by brand/trademark licensees or owners, and then importers of covered packaging into the states. As of right now, packaging producers will start paying into these systems in three to four years-Oregon in mid-2025 and Maine in late-2026. Can you tell us a little more about what packaging companies can expect, and is there more to come?ĭan Felton, Executive Director, AMERIPENWe now have two states- Maine and Oregon-with packaging producer responsibility laws on the books. In this Q&A, Packaging World speaks with AMERIPEN Executive Director Dan Felton and the association’s Principal Lobbyist, Andy Hackman, of Serlin Haley, about current and future packaging policy.Īfter a decade of on-and-off dialogue, this past year two states passed producer responsibility programs for packaging. It also educates the industry on the value of packaging. AMERIPEN, a material-neutral trade association for the packaging industry, is focused on the intersection of packaging policy and the environment.
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