Producer LedgerPackaging data and EPR reporting support for consumer brands. Evidence-backed packaging inventories, state-specific fee estimates, and filing-ready reporting packages.https://producerledger.com/What a filing-ready packaging data package actually containshttps://producerledger.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-filing-ready-package/https://producerledger.com/blog/anatomy-of-a-filing-ready-package/Nine deliverables, two reconciliations, and a client sign-off: the anatomy of a defensible EPR reporting package for CA/OR/CO.Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMTHow the first California fee schedule is structured (and what it is not)https://producerledger.com/blog/ca-early-fee-vs-2027-schedule/https://producerledger.com/blog/ca-early-fee-vs-2027-schedule/California invoiced a distinct 2026 early fee; the full 2027 category schedule was still provisional at last review. What that means for planning.Sun, 20 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMTColorado packaging EPR: what is actually live right nowhttps://producerledger.com/blog/colorado-dues-what-is-live-now/https://producerledger.com/blog/colorado-dues-what-is-live-now/Colorado's producer-responsibility program has participation restrictions since July 2025 and dues since January 2026. Sources, schedule status, and the dry-short-ton trap.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMTOregon packaging EPR: what is actually live right nowhttps://producerledger.com/blog/oregon-rma-what-is-live-now/https://producerledger.com/blog/oregon-rma-what-is-live-now/Oregon's Recycling Modernization Act program is live since July 1, 2025: annual supply reporting and fees are active. Key sources and the 2026/2027 schedule status.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMTEPR penalties: what the statutes actually say (and what they do not say)https://producerledger.com/blog/penalties-what-the-statutes-actually-say/https://producerledger.com/blog/penalties-what-the-statutes-actually-say/Maximum daily penalties exist in every program state — but none accrue automatically, and marketing must never imply a named prospect owes the maximum.Mon, 14 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMTWho counts as the producer — and when a contract can (and cannot) move the dutyhttps://producerledger.com/blog/producer-identity-and-assignment/https://producerledger.com/blog/producer-identity-and-assignment/Maine, Minnesota, and Washington offer an express signed-assignment path; Maryland is worded differently; California, Colorado, and Oregon have no equivalent override.Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMTWhich EPR dates are confirmed and which are expectedhttps://producerledger.com/blog/reporting-calendar-what-is-confirmed/https://producerledger.com/blog/reporting-calendar-what-is-confirmed/October 4, October 13, January 1, January 2027, May 31: five dates, five different confidence levels. A calendar for planning without overclaiming.Sat, 12 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMTCalifornia SB 343 recyclability labeling: the October 4 date is real, enforcement is enjoinedhttps://producerledger.com/blog/sb-343-labeling-status/https://producerledger.com/blog/sb-343-labeling-status/SB 343 restrictions key to products and packaging manufactured after October 4, 2026 — but a July 14, 2026 preliminary injunction blocks enforcement until further order.Sun, 13 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT"Under a ton" is not one exemption: tonnage and revenue tests by statehttps://producerledger.com/blog/tonnage-tests-are-not-one-test/https://producerledger.com/blog/tonnage-tests-are-not-one-test/California has no general ton threshold; Oregon uses a metric ton; Colorado a dry short ton. Each state runs its own test — never reuse one state in another.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMTWhat to ask packaging suppliers (and what not to ask them)https://producerledger.com/blog/what-to-ask-packaging-suppliers/https://producerledger.com/blog/what-to-ask-packaging-suppliers/Request physical facts with evidence — part numbers, materials, grams, layers, certifications. Never ask a supplier to pick your EPR reporting category.Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:00:00 GMT