Oregon Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act

Producers must join a producer responsibility organization, currently Circular Action Alliance, report the weight of covered products sold into Oregon, and pay fees, which began on 1 July 2025 and vary by material. Small producers with under 5 million dollars in gross revenue or under one metric ton of covered products in Oregon are exempt. The 25 largest producers must also run life cycle evaluations on some products. DEQ can assess civil penalties for producers that do not comply.

Oregon is the first US state where packaging EPR fees are actually being paid, so it is the practical test case for e-commerce brands. Fees apply to shipping cartons, mailers and void fill as well as product packaging, which makes warehouse packaging data a compliance input. For example, a brand selling online with more than 5 million dollars in global revenue that ships to Oregon customers must register with Circular Action Alliance and pay fees on those shipments, even if every order leaves a warehouse in another state.

• Void FillMaterial that fills empty space in a box
• Custom PackagingBranded boxes, mailers, and inserts

• California SB 542022 · California EPR law for packaging and plastic foodware
• Colorado Packaging EPR Law2022, dues from 2026 · Colorado producer-funded recycling program for packaging
• Maine Packaging EPR Law2021 · First US state packaging EPR law, enacted 2021

1. Oregon DEQ: Producers of covered products oregon.gov
2. Oregon DEQ: Modernizing Oregon's recycling system oregon.gov