When LD 1451 was signed in July 2021, Maine became the first U.S. state to enact a packaging extended producer responsibility law. Over the past four years, Maine has taken steps to implement this landmark law, including creating implementing rules, and adopting amendments to both laws and the rules. As the first state to adopt packaging EPR, Maine's EPR...

​Directives, EPR and Environmental Reporting:What are EU directives?A European Union Directive is distinct from a regulation. A regulation is a binding legislative act which must be applied in its entirety across the EU. A Directive on the other hand is a legislative act that sets out a goal for all EU countries to meet through implementing their own nati...