Environmental attorney Rachel Melissa gave a presentation on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for the Northwest Chicken Council. Her remarks were focused on the EPR laws in Oregon and Washington requiring certain manufacturers to pay fees based on the quantity of packaging supplied into the state.
Rachel outlined Oregon’s Recycling Modernization Act and reviewed the materials covered by the Act, which includes packaging used for product containment, protection, and shipping, as well as paper and food serviceware. She recapped how the Act defines a “producer” and how affected business can best stay in compliance of the law. For Washington State, Rachel discussed the legislature’s recent passage of the Recycling Reform Act and highlighted tentative compliance dates.
Rachel Melissa is a business attorney in Tonkon Torp’s Environmental & Natural Resources and Information Privacy & Security practice groups. In her environmental practice, Rachel assists industrial and agricultural clients in matters relating to contaminated site cleanup, regulatory compliance, and liability considerations. Rachel’s 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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