Selling packaged goods into Maryland?Packaging EPR under SB 901 — producer registration and reporting, handled for you.
Maryland's Packaging and Paper Products – Producer Responsibility Plans Act (SB 901) requires covered producers to join a producer responsibility organization (PRO) — Circular Action Alliance — and fund the cost of recycling their packaging and paper. Producers register by July 1, 2026 (SB 901). Orbitlex runs it for you, including exemption requests where you qualify.
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What the Maryland EPR law requires from your brand
Maryland's Packaging and Paper Products – Producer Responsibility Plans Act (SB 901) makes producers responsible for funding the recycling of their packaging and paper. Covered producers register by July 1, 2026, join a producer responsibility organization (PRO) — Circular Action Alliance — and a producer responsibility plan is due July 1, 2028, then every five years (SB 901). Producers who qualify may file an exemption request with MDE. EPR Maryland, in one line: SB 901 brings extended producer responsibility to packaging and paper products, run through Circular Action Alliance as the approved PRO, with annual producer registration beginning July 1, 2026 (COMAR 26.04.14.07).
Producer Registration
Register by brand and covered materials by July 1, 2026 (SB 901), and join an MDE-approved producer responsibility organization — Circular Action Alliance.
Packaging & Paper Data
Capture packaging and paper data at SKU level. Clean, structured data is what the producer responsibility plan and fee calculations rely on.
Producer Responsibility Plan
A producer responsibility plan is due July 1, 2028, then every five years (SB 901). Data quality from registration forward shapes fees and plan accuracy.
Who is covered under the Maryland EPR law?
You are likely a covered producer if you sell into Maryland using:
- Plastic packaging of any kind — rigid, flexible, film, or foam
- Paper or fiber-based packaging including cardboard
- Glass or metal consumer product packaging
- Multi-material or composite packaging with a covered component
- E-commerce packaging delivered to Maryland addresses
Covered producer status is determined by total annual volume sold into Maryland — not by company headquarters location.
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