When do Oregon SB 582 fees begin?

Compliance fees under Oregon's Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act begin July 1, 2025. Producer registration with Circular Action Organization (CAA for Oregon) opened in 2024.

Who is the PRO for Oregon?

Oregon's designated PRO is Circular Action Alliance, operating locally as the Circular Action Organization (CAO). Oregon DEQ is the state regulator.

What materials are covered under Oregon SB 582?

Rigid and flexible plastic packaging, paper and corrugated fiber, glass, metal cans, and food-service packaging. Oregon applies eco-modulation: recyclable content and design choices can raise or lower per-ton fees.

What is Oregon's de minimis threshold?

Producers with less than approximately $1M in annual gross revenue from covered products sold in Oregon are generally exempt, with narrower carve-outs for very small-volume producers.

Where do I register as an Oregon producer?

Register with Circular Action Organization (CAA's Oregon program) via circularactionalliance.org. Oregon DEQ publishes program rules at oregon.gov/deq/recycling/.

Oregon SB 582

Oregon SB 582: fees are live as of July 2025

The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act is in force. Estimate your annual Oregon fees in a minute.

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What is Oregon SB 582?

SB 582, the Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act (RMA), was signed by Governor Brown in August 2021. It modernizes Oregon's recycling system by making packaging producers fund the expansion of collection, processing, and education. The program is run by the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Oregon DEQ).

Oregon DEQ selected Circular Action Alliance as the state's PRO, which operates locally as the Circular Action Organization (CAO). Registration opened in 2024, and compliance fees went live on July 1, 2025. Oregon is the first of the four active states to actually start collecting packaging EPR fees.

SB 582 uses aggressive eco-modulation. Oregon's per-material fee adjustments are among the most granular in the country. Producers that use post-consumer recycled content, drop problematic additives, or design for genuine recyclability pay lower per-ton rates. Multi-material laminates, carbon-black plastics, and contamination-prone formats pay a premium. Oregon also enforces a "Truth in Labeling" rule that limits which packaging can carry the chasing-arrows symbol.

The de minimis threshold is roughly $1M in Oregon-attributable revenue, in line with California. DTC brands should expect their first fee invoice in late 2025 for the partial year, with full-year billing in 2026.

Who must comply

If your brand sells packaged consumer goods into Oregon and clears the state's de minimis threshold, you are a covered producer under SB 582. Oregon applies to producers with more than $1M in annual gross revenue from covered products sold into Oregon. Out-of-state DTC sellers are included. A physical tax nexus is not required.

Administered by Circular Action Organization (Circular Action Alliance, OR).

Covered materials and example rates

Rates below are modeled from PRO public guidance (2025-07-01). Actual rates are set annually and subject to change.

Material	Rate (USD / metric ton)
Rigid plastic	$610
Flexible plastic and film	$890
PET bottles	$420
HDPE bottles	$420
Corrugated fiber	$150
Paperboard and cartons	$200
Glass	$85
Aluminum	$65
Steel	$70
Multi-material / laminates	$780
Compostable packaging	$360

Deadline

SB 582 timeline: CAO registration opened in 2024. Fee collection began July 1, 2025.

How we estimate your fee

1
Extract your packaging

We read your Shopify storefront (or product URLs you provide) and identify every SKU with its likely packaging components: bottles, caps, cartons, mailers, labels, and inserts.
2
Apply Oregon rates

For each material family, we multiply estimated tonnage sold into Oregon by the SB 582 per-metric-ton fee published by Circular Action Organization (Circular Action Alliance, OR).
3
Return a ±20% band

You get an annual fee range (low / mid / high) with a per-material breakdown you can hand to your ops or compliance team.

Example calculation

A $30M DTC apparel brand shipping 600k poly-mailer + hangtag orders to Oregon

Estimated fee: $9,500 – $14,500 / year

Estimates shown with a ±20% confidence band. Not audit-grade; for informational use.

Read the full text of SB 582 on the official Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (Oregon DEQ) site: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/modernizing-recycling.aspx

Oregon SB 582: frequently asked questions

When do Oregon SB 582 fees begin?

Compliance fees under Oregon's Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act begin July 1, 2025. Producer registration with Circular Action Organization (CAA for Oregon) opened in 2024.
Who is the PRO for Oregon?

Oregon's designated PRO is Circular Action Alliance, operating locally as the Circular Action Organization (CAO). Oregon DEQ is the state regulator.
What materials are covered under Oregon SB 582?

Rigid and flexible plastic packaging, paper and corrugated fiber, glass, metal cans, and food-service packaging. Oregon applies eco-modulation: recyclable content and design choices can raise or lower per-ton fees.
What is Oregon's de minimis threshold?

Producers with less than approximately $1M in annual gross revenue from covered products sold in Oregon are generally exempt, with narrower carve-outs for very small-volume producers.
Where do I register as an Oregon producer?

Register with Circular Action Organization (CAA's Oregon program) via circularactionalliance.org. Oregon DEQ publishes program rules at oregon.gov/deq/recycling/.
What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging?

EPR shifts the cost of managing post-consumer packaging waste from cities and taxpayers to the brands that sold the packaging in the first place. In an EPR state, the "producer" (usually the brand owner or importer) pays a per-ton fee on every packaging material it ships into the state. That money pays for recycling collection, sorting infrastructure, and consumer education.
Does my brand have to comply?

If you sell packaged consumer goods into California, Colorado, Maine, or Oregon and your revenue clears the state de minimis threshold (roughly $1M to $5M depending on the state), you are a covered producer. This includes out-of-state DTC brands. Physical nexus is not required; the fee follows the packaging, not the seller.
How is the EPR fee calculated?

Each state publishes a per-metric-ton fee for every packaging material family: rigid plastic, flexible plastic, glass, aluminum, fiber, and so on. Your fee is (tons of that material shipped into the state) × (state rate), added up across every material and every state. Our calculator reads your product pages to estimate the tonnage and applies the current rate tables.
What is a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) and do I need to register?

A PRO is a nonprofit appointed by the state to collect fees and run the program. California, Colorado, and Oregon all use Circular Action Alliance (CAA). Maine is different: its program is run by Maine DEP directly, with no PRO. If you are a covered producer in CA, CO, or OR, you register with CAA and submit packaging data each year.
When are the compliance deadlines?

California: producer reporting started in 2025 under SB 54. Colorado: registration was due October 1, 2024, with fees on 2025 packaging data. Oregon: compliance fees began July 1, 2025. Maine: first producer payments are due in 2026. Confirm current dates with the relevant authority before filing.
How is EPR different from a carbon tax or sales tax?

EPR is not a tax on emissions or retail sales. It is a material-specific fee assessed on the weight of packaging you put on the market in a given state, paid once a year to either the state's PRO (CA, CO, OR) or to the state agency itself (ME). The revenue goes to recycling infrastructure, not the general fund.