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Maryland enacts SB 901 establishing Packaging EPR program
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)Maryland General AssemblyUS - Maryland
Announced
Jan 1, 2025
Description
Maryland enacted Senate Bill 901 establishing a Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Program. The law requires certain producers of packaging materials, individually or as part of a producer responsibility organization (PRO), to finance and manage the collection, recycling, and disposal of packaging waste. The program shifts packaging recovery costs from taxpayers to manufacturers.
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Maryland enacts SB 901 establishing Packaging EPR program
TIAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF AN EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAM, INCLUDING THROUGH: 1. INCREASED RECYCLING; 2. RESOURCE RECOVERY; Ch. 431 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND – 6 – 3. WASTE REDUCTION; [...] Ch. 431 2025 LAWS OF MARYLAND – 6 – 3. WASTE REDUCTION; AND 4. REDUCED ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE; AND (XII) RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE BEST PRACTICES TO FOLLOW FROM SUCCESSFUL EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMS IN OTHER S