Environmental attorneys Maureen Bayer and Rachel Melissa were featured presenters at last month’s 2025 CoffeeFest Portland exhibition. The two spoke to an audience of coffee industry professionals on how coffee businesses can best navigate Extend Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws in Oregon and beyond.
They offered attendees a general overview of EPR law, broke down the details of Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act, and reviewed what products are covered by the law. They also discussed what defines a “producer” under the law, key compliance obligations, and relevant exemptions. They closed their talk with a look at EPR law in Colorado, California, and beyond.
This year’s CoffeeFest in Portland was attended by over 1,100 industry professionals, 60% of whom were purchasing decision makers and influencers. Attendees came in large quantity from Washington, California, and Texas, in addition to Oregon.
You can read Maureen and Rachel’s blog post, “The Impact of Extended Producer Responsibility Laws on the Coffee Industry,” here for more on their insights into EPR law and the Coffee Industry.
Maureen Bayer is a seasoned environmental attorney, regulatory specialist, and litigator in Tonkon Torp’s Environmental & Natural Resources Practice Group and Business Department. Her practice is focused on representing clients facing environmental issues related to regulatory compliance, site contamination, and business transactions.
Rachel Melissa is a business attorney in Tonkon Torp’s Environmental & Natural Resources and Information Privacy & Security practice groups. Her current environmental focus includes significant work assisting businesses in their compliance with the new Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws in Oregon and other states targeting product packaging.
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