OR, CO & CA packaging EPR in mid-2026: where producers actually stand
The May 31 and August 1 dates are behind us; CAA currently expects California early-fee invoices in August 2026 on CY2025 data. The 2026 map with sources and dates — and the evidence questions that matter now.
Component-level packaging data: what a defensible supply report is built from
Configurations, components, state-guided material categories, sourced weights, and sales attribution — the record structure that survives operator questions and fee math.
The free SPDC template: when it’s enough — and when it isn’t
The Sustainable Packaging Data Council's free US EPR template tells you which fields to fill, and for some producers that is genuinely enough — we say so. What it does not give you: a source document behind every weight, BOM lineage, state sales allocation, or a correction chain.
Every regulatory claim in these guides carries the date it was checked against the linked source. See the methodology behind our data close, or run the Status & Exposure Scanner — in-browser, nothing uploads.