With recycling costs rising, stagnate recycling rates, and consumer pressure mounting for brands to take action, momentum for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) bills for packaging and paper products is growing steadily. Since 2019, 17 U.S. states have introduced producer responsibility for packaging legislation. The first four laws were enacted in Oregon and Maine in 2021 and in Colorado and California in 2022.
Minnesota’s EPR for packaging and paper products bill will benefit from the experiences of states that have been working with the Product Stewardship Institute to develop similar legislation and will contribute to the nationwide movement for a more just and sustainable waste management system.
Want to learn more? Check out these additional resources:
- The Partnership on Waste and Energy
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
- The 50 States of Recycling: A State-by-State Assessment of Containers and Packaging Recycling
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Reduce Packaging Minnesota
The Partnership on Waste and Energy (PWE), a collaborative effort of Hennepin, Ramsey, and Washington counties, collaborated with the Product Stewardship Institute, to develop an EPR bill for packaging and paper products in Minnesota. The policy is being developed to meet the interests of residents, communities and companies and will prevent waste, increase recycling and save local governments millions of dollars.
