This page compares fee status, start dates, eco-modulation models, and small producer exemptions across all seven enacted states, with indicative per-pound rates for common materials. Every per-pound rate on this page comes from the same fee table that powers the EPR Atlas calculators.
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Last updated October 25, 2026.
Oregon fees have applied since July 1, 2025, with CAA issuing the first invoices in June 2025, and Colorado dues since January 2026. California has two separate instruments: CAA published the 2026 California Early Fee Schedule on July 20, 2026 (revised August 25, 2026, rates unchanged), six flat per-pound rates covering program year 2026 with invoices scheduled for the week of August 17, 2026 (CAA producer bulletin, August 2026), and CAA's September 29, 2026 newsletter confirms the invoices were issued, while the ongoing per-CMC program fee begins in 2027 on a schedule CAA published in preliminary form on October 1, 2026. CAA also published a 2027 Washington early fee schedule on October 1, 2026, without an invoice date, and program fees in Maine, Minnesota, Maryland, and Washington phase in later. The table shows where each state stands, when fees begin, how eco-modulation works, and who is exempt. For the wider comparison behind those columns, including statute, PRO, required reporting, scope, and penalties, see the EPR laws by state comparison.
| State | Fee status | Fees begin | Eco-modulation model | De minimis exemption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon | Fees live | July 1, 2025current October 11, 2026 | Bonus only (LCA-based) | under 1 metric ton of covered products sold into Oregon or under $5 million gross revenue, either one enough, with associated producers aggregated (ORS 459A.863(32)(c) and (d); OAR 340-090-0860(6)) |
| Colorado | Fees live | January 2026current October 11, 2026 | Bonus and malus | less than one ton of covered materials into Colorado, or under $5,779,297 in global gross revenue in the prior calendar year, excluding on-premises alcohol sales (the Producer Exemption Dollar Limit as of July 1, 2026; either qualifies; C.R.S. 25-17-713(1)(a) and (b); 6 CCR 1007-2 Part 1 s1.8.2) |
| California | 2026 early fee invoiced, 2027 rates preliminary | 2026 early fees invoiced from August 2026; program fees 2027 (post program plan approval)current October 11, 2026 | Passive bonus and malus in the preliminary 2027 schedule | <$1M CA gross sales, must apply |
| Maine | Not yet | Not established; DEP is reassessing its start-up registration and invoicing dates after the RFP drew no bidscurrent October 21, 2026 | Set by DEP rule (Chapter 428): material types that are not readily recyclable pay twice the per-ton cost of the most expensive readily recyclable type, and incentive fees for recycled content, toxics, litter, labeling, and weight not recycled start in the third reporting year and are set as percentages of other fees, whose dollar values are not yet set | <1 ton into ME OR <$2M total gross revenue OR more than 50% of revenue from goods acquired through insurance salvages, closeouts, bankruptcies, and liquidations (2146(2)(C)); any one qualifies; the revenue line is $5M for the period from one year to three years after the SO contract takes effect (38 MRSA 2146(2)). Statute and Chapter 428 both say "ton" without specifying metric or short |
| Minnesota | Not yet | No producer fee start date set; the first reimbursement floor is Feb 1, 2029 (50% of net costs, 115A.1455 subd. 4), and the PRO may charge member fees earlier (115A.1443 subd. 3(c))current September 24, 2026 | Not yet set | Under 1 ton introduced into Minnesota OR under $2M global gross revenue (Minn. Stat. 115A.1441 subd. 13) |
| Maryland | Not yet | No producer fee start date set; the first reimbursement floor is Jul 1, 2028 (Md. Envir. 9-2505(e)(1)(ii)), and COMAR 26.04.14.07C(2) caps what the PRO may pass to members for its MDE registration fee, and CAA says its fee collection dates are not yet setcurrent October 6, 2026 | Not yet set | <1 ton OR <$2M global revenue |
| Washington | 2027 early fees published, invoice date not given | 2027 early fees published October 1, 2026 (CAA, eight per-pound rates; invoice timing not published; RCW 70A.208.040(3)(b)); cost-share ramp Feb 15, 2030 to 2032current October 11, 2026 | Not yet set | Under 1 ton of covered materials, under $5M global gross revenue excluding on-premises alcohol sales, or an agricultural employer under $5M in Washington consumer sales of own-brand agricultural commodities; any one qualifies (RCW 70A.208.020(16)) |
Full thresholds and the AND versus OR test logic are on the de minimis and small producer thresholds page.
Representative per-pound rates for common formats. Oregon and Colorado show the 2026 rates and the 2027 rates CAA published on October 1, 2026; Oregon’s 2027 rates include CAA’s return of about $80 million in reserves, and two of them, aluminum cans and natural HDPE bottles, are below zero. Colorado’s dues include its passive eco-modulation factors. California shows CAA’s preliminary 2027 rates, non-binding until CalRecycle approves the program plan, with the reuse and PPMF fees folded in for plastics. The California 2026 column is the 2026 early fee rate for each material’s class, from a separate schedule of six flat per-pound rates. The 2027 fee schedule deep dive lists every category with both years.
| Material | Oregon 2026 ($/lb) | Oregon 2027 ($/lb) | Colorado 2026 ($/lb) | Colorado 2027 ($/lb) | California 2027, preliminary ($/lb) | California 2026 early fee ($/lb) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aluminum, cans | $0.06 | −$0.09 | $0.02 | $0.05 | $0.01 | $0.008 |
| Clear PET (#1) | $0.25 | $0.19 | $0.15 | $0.18 | $0.41 | $0.013 |
| HDPE Natural (#2) | $0.09 | −$0.04 | $0.14 | $0.22 | $0.39 | $0.013 |
| Corrugated | $0.08 | $0.02 | $0.08 | $0.10 | $0.03 | $0.004 |
| Glass | $0.10 | $0.00 | $0.04 | $0.05 | $0.02 | $0.003 |
| PP (#5) | $0.38 | $0.21 | $0.20 | $0.21 | $0.45 | $0.013 |
| LDPE Film / Mono-PE | $0.43 | $0.12 | $0.48 | $0.62 | $0.53 | $0.025 |
| Multi-layer Laminate | $1.02 | $0.56 | $0.74 | $0.78 | $0.53 | $0.025 |
Rates are per pound of covered material sold into the state. Actual invoices depend on your exact material classification, your eco-modulation profile, and state-specific rule interpretations. Model your own mix in the EPR fee calculator.
A fee depends mainly on how much covered material a producer puts on the market by weight, which material category each component falls into, and whether that category is recyclable in the state in question, and California’s 2027 schedule adds a per-component charge for plastic. Non-recyclable formats carry multiples of the recyclable rate: in Oregon a multi-material laminate pays roughly two and a half times the rate for mono-material film in 2026 and nearly five times in 2027. That gap comes from base rates as well as eco-modulation, and it is why design decisions made years before a fee arrives determine its size.
Eco-modulation models differ by state, and Oregon is bonus only this cycle and based on qualified life cycle assessment. Colorado applies both bonuses and maluses, with passive factors included in the published dues rates and active credits applied on top. California's preliminary 2027 schedule includes a 5 percent passive bonus and a 5 percent passive malus and sets no other eco-modulation values. See each state guide for the detail.
Every state guide has the fee schedule where one has been published, registration deadlines, program plan status, eco-modulation detail, the statute and any implementing rule, and exemptions.