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Oregon packaging EPR: supplier data for SB 582

Oregon packaging EPR (SB 582, 2021) is live and fees are being invoiced to brands that sell packaged products into Oregon, so the packaging data your suppliers hold now shapes what you pay.

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Oregon packaging EPR: what your suppliers need to provide

Oregon turns packaging data into a bill, and a few fields drive most of it. Start there when you ask suppliers for specs.

  • Material category

    Fees are set per pound by material category, so the category a component lands in sets its rate. Ask for the exact material, not a family name such as “paper” or “plastic.”

  • Coatings and layers

    A coating can move a component into a different category. Uncoated and plastic-coated paperboard are priced very differently, as the example below shows.

  • Weight per component

    Fees are per pound, so every weight error flows straight into the fee. Collect weight from the supplier’s spec, in a single unit.

  • Recycled content

    A recycled content declaration for each component, with the supplier’s own statement on file.

  • Units supplied into Oregon

    Annual volume into Oregon for every item, so component weights can be multiplied out into pounds.

Illustrative example: in the 2026 rates, uncoated paperboard is 8 cents per pound and plastic-coated paperboard is 48 cents per pound, six times as much. The same carton can fall into either row depending on whether a supplier spec mentions a coating.

The annual report goes to the PRO by May 31, so the useful moment to collect this data is well before that date, not in the final weeks.

Where Oregon teams get stuck

  • The coating nobody mentioned

    A spec says “paperboard” and leaves out a plastic coating. At the illustrative 2026 rates above, that omission moves the component to a row that costs six times as much per pound.

  • Mixed units

    Suppliers quote weights in grams, ounces or pounds, sometimes within one spec sheet, and the conversion becomes someone’s afternoon.

  • Multi-material components

    A cap with a liner or a carton with a window arrives with a single weight, while each material may sit in a different fee category.

  • Stale specs

    A spec from before a packaging change still sits in the folder and still feeds the numbers.

  • No Oregon unit split

    Total sales are easy to find. Units shipped into Oregon are not always broken out.

How ZeeHub helps with Oregon fee data

  1. Request by email

    ZeeHub’s AI agent emails every supplier for the material, coating, weight and recycled content of each component. Suppliers answer by email, with no supplier portal.

  2. Read the documents

    PDFs, spec sheets and spreadsheets are read automatically, and the fields that drive an Oregon fee are pulled into one record per component.

  3. Compare with your specs

    Answers are checked against your own specs. A missing coating line, or a weight that disagrees with your record, is flagged.

  4. Follow up

    Missing, unclear and out-of-date items get reminders, so your team only handles exceptions.

  5. Export

    Component-level data is exported for your PRO filing or your spec system, with each figure linked to the supplier document it came from.

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suppliers live in six weeks at a US food manufacturer.

Your team reviews anything flagged and signs off. ZeeHub does not certify compliance.

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Oregon EPR questions

Are Oregon EPR fees live?

Yes. The program has been live since July 2025 and fees are being invoiced.

How are Oregon EPR fees calculated?

Fees are per pound, by material category. As an illustration from the 2026 rates, uncoated paperboard is 8 cents per pound and plastic-coated paperboard is 48 cents per pound. Confirm current rates with CAA.

When is the Oregon annual report due?

The annual report to the PRO is due May 31.

Why does coated paperboard cost more?

Fees are set by material category, and plastic-coated paperboard sits in a higher-rate category than uncoated paperboard. In the illustrative 2026 rates that is 48 cents against 8 cents per pound, so a coating line in a supplier spec matters.

What supplier data do I need for Oregon?

For every packaging component: material, any coatings or layers, weight, a recycled content declaration and the units you supply into Oregon.

Sources and disclaimer

Primary sources for the Oregon details on this page. Last reviewed November 2026.

Requirements and deadlines change. Confirm current obligations with CAA and the state agency. This page is not legal advice.

Other EPR states

See the packaging EPR hub for all seven states, or jump to a state guide below.