Free Interactive Tool

Packaging Fee Estimator

Why can two producers with near-identical packaging owe completely different EPR fees?

Because packaging classification — not arithmetic — drives the fee.

Change packaging type or material and watch the number move.

01 Select state program

02 Choose your packaging

03 Review & edit components

ComponentMaterialWt · lbs/yrUnits · /yr

Compare future changes against this configuration.

Fee breakdown — tap any line for the classification reasoning

How much can you rely on this number?

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Every step reduces assumptions and increases the amount of packaging information that has been confirmed and documented. By the time you reach the Data Audit, the fee is supported by a reporting-ready, defensible record — and Managed Compliance keeps it accurate as rules and packaging change.

The classification is the hard part. That's what we do.

A reporting-ready, defensible packaging record is created during the Data Audit and kept current through Managed Compliance.
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Sources: CAA Oregon 2026 Producer Fee Schedule (final), CAA Colorado 2026 Producer Dues Schedule (final), CAA California 2026 Early Fee Schedule (published Jul 20 2026) for the 2026 headline figure, and CAA California Illustrative Fees v1.0 (May 1 2026, non-binding) for the mature-program projection. Final mature-program fees follow CalRecycle plan approval, on or before Jan 1, 2027. Industry profiles use illustrative weights for demonstration. Not legal or financial advice.