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Maryland’s Packaging EPR Program Moves From Law to Reality
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-09-26T22:15:20-04:00Saturday, September 26th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: Circular Action Alliance, environmental lawyer Maryland, EPR, Extended Producer Responsibility, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, recycling, SB 901, Stuart Kaplow|
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, ...
California Extended Producer Responsibility Law Challenged in Federal Court
By Stuart Kaplow|2026-06-27T21:14:24-04:00Saturday, June 27th, 2026|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental lawyer Maryland, EPR, Extended Producer Responsibility, Kaplow, Maryland environmental attorney, SB 54, Stuart Kaplow|
California’s experiment with extended producer responsibility (EPR) has finally met significant resistance. Seventeen states, joined by the National Association of Wholesaler Distributors, have filed suit in federal court challenging California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, which was SB 54. The case, State ...
Extended Producer Responsibility – A Rapidly Changing Environmental Landscape in Maryland and Elsewhere
By Stuart Kaplow|2025-12-31T14:27:53-05:00Saturday, December 20th, 2025|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental attorney Maryland, EPR, Extended Producer Responsibility, Kaplow, Maryland environmental lawyer, recycle, Stuart Kaplow|
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 ...






