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Maryland’s New Recycling Tax? Packaging EPR Moves From Law to Reality

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Codes and Regulations, recycling, State
Maryland’s latest environmental mandate is no longer just a legislative concept. It is becoming an operating program. In 2025, Maryland enacted Senate Bill 901, establishing an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) framework for packaging and paper products. Governor Wes Moore signed the legislation on May 13, 2025. Now the Maryland Department of the Environment is moving … Continue Reading

Extended Producer Responsibility – A Rapidly Changing Environmental Landscape in Maryland and Elsewhere

By Stuart Kaplow on Posted in Codes and Regulations, recycling
Extended Producer Responsibility laws, often referred to simply as EPR, represent one of the most consequential shifts in U.S. environmental policy affecting businesses from manufacturers and multi family residential building owners to distributors and retailers. These laws fundamentally change who pays for, manages, and is accountable for the end of life of consumer product packaging, … Continue Reading
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