FIBERSIDE -- EPR COMPLIANCE FOR PRODUCERS
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01 ABOUT FIBERSIDE
# Fiberside is the operational compliance partner for U.S. packaging and textile EPR
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations are relatively new in the United States. These regulations make many companies responsible for the products and packaging they place on the market. Seven states have enacted packaging EPR laws, while California has also established the country's first comprehensive textile EPR program.
Fiberside sits on the producer's side of these regulations
We help small-to-midsize companies determine which requirements apply to them, organize the data needed to comply, register with regulators and producer responsibility organizations (PROs), prepare reports and filings, coordinate program fees, and remain current as additional obligations take effect.
For companies without a dedicated EPR function, Fiberside provides one accountable solution who learns your business, explains the requirements in plain English, and manages the operational workload of compliance. Every engagement is human-led, with clear scope, protected client data, and predictable pricing.

02 SERVICES
# Fiberside services
Every engagement starts with the same question: which EPR requirements apply to your business? Fiberside establishes that answer, helps you organize the data to act, completes client-authorized registrations and filings, and manages continuing obligations as programs develop.
CONFUSED ON WHERE TO START? CLICK HERE AND TAKE FIBERSIDE'S FREE EXPOSURE CHECK TO UNDERSTAND YOUR LIKELY OBLIGATIONS, THE STATES THAT MAY APPLY, AND NEXT STEPS FOR YOU TO CONSIDER
## COVERAGE
## PACKAGING EPR REGULATIONS
- California | SB 54 | Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act
- Colorado | HB 22-1355 | Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling
- Oregon | SB 582 | Plastic Pollution & Recycling Modernization Act (RMA)
- Maine | LD 1541 | Stewardship Program for Packaging
- Minnesota | HF 3911 | Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act
- Maryland | SB 901 | Packaging and Paper Products -- Producer Responsibility Plans
- Washington | SB 5284 | Recycling Reform Act
## TEXTILE EPR REGULATIONS
- California | SB 707 | Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024
These programs are not all at the same stage. Fiberside matches its work to each state's current requirements; from readiness and registration support to live reporting, fee reconciliation, and ongoing management.
Fiberside offers nine core services across three phases, designed around the work required to establish and maintain EPR compliance
## DIAGNOSE
- 01 COMPLIANCE MAP: A written, evidence-backed assessment of your likely producer status across enacted state packaging laws and California textiles. It identifies applicable programs, deadlines, required registrations, potential exemptions, data gaps, and questions requiring legal review.
- 02 PACKAGING DATA FOUNDATION: A reporting-ready inventory of your packaging configurations and components. Fiberside organizes materials, weights, data sources, assumptions, exceptions, and mappings to products, sales channels, fulfillment methods, and state reporting categories.
## REGISTER & FILE
- 03 PACKAGING REGISTRATION & FILING: Registration with applicable state systems and producer responsibility organizations, preparation of required initial reports, and fee estimates where available. Fiberside coordinates client review and submits authorized filings.
- 04 CA SB54 SMALL PRODUCER EXEMPTION: PEPRS registration, exemption-application preparation, supporting evidence, submission support, and expiration tracking for eligible producers. An approved exemption is valid for two years and must be renewed within the required filing window.
- 05 CA TEXTILE REGISTRATION: SB 707 applicability confirmation and Landbell USA registration support for obligated apparel and textile producers, including maintenance of the producer-ID record and implementation monitoring. More extensive product-data and reporting services will be added as requirements take effect.
## MANAGE
- 06 MANAGED PACKAGING COMPLIANCE: Continuing management of live and developing packaging-EPR obligations: reporting calendars, annual supply reports, data updates, program-fee reconciliation and payment coordination, regulator and PRO correspondence, source-reduction support where applicable, and a maintained compliance record.
- 07 MANAGED DUAL STREAM COMPLIANCE: Managed packaging compliance plus California textile registration, monitoring, and future reporting as SB 707 develops--all coordinated through one accountable contact.
- 08 COMPLIANCE MONITORING: Annual threshold and exposure reviews, evidence-file updates, enacted-state tracking, and deadline alerts for businesses that are exempt today or do not yet require full managed compliance.
- 09 REMEDIATION & OPTIMIZATION: Correction of prior registrations or reports, historical data reconstruction, late-filing support, and projects to reduce future fees through improved packaging data, design changes, and available eco-modulation incentives.
Not every client needs every service. Start with the free EPR Exposure Check or request a Compliance Map. If your obligations and data are already clear, Fiberside can begin directly with registration, filing, remediation, or managed compliance.

03 REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
# The current state of EPR regulation in the U.S.
What is Extended Producer Responsibility, and what does it mean for me?
In the simplest terms, Extended Producer Responsibility regulations ("EPR" for short) require the company bringing a product to market be responsible for what happens to that product at the end of its life. That responsibility is typically covered through fees funding state-mandated recycling programs.
Targeted EPR programs for specific products -- batteries, consumer electronics, paint -- have existed in the U.S. for decades, but largely only applied to very specific items made by companies in these categories. Covered products under these policies were deliberately niche. Consumer electronics might sound like a substantial category, but in practice these limited EPR policies only targeted specific subcategories like "video display devices" (TVs, computer monitors, computers, and printers -- aka the "core four").
However since 2021, a new wave of broader, industry-agnostic EPR policies have taken hold; regulating packaging for any product regardless of category, and featuring blanket expansion across huge industries like textiles.
Maine and Oregon enacted the first broad packaging EPR laws in 2021, followed by Colorado and California in 2022. Minnesota, Maryland, and Washington have since enacted programs of their own, bringing the total to seven state packaging EPR laws - each now at a different stage of implementation. California has also enacted a separate EPR program for apparel and textiles. Similar packaging proposals have been introduced or remain under consideration in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Tennessee.
The penalty for non-compliance with these policies can be stiff. Depending on where you are obligated, states can fine non-compliant companies up to $100,000 PER DAY, or ban all sales into the state until a company becomes compliant. Enforcement doesn't stop with regulators either: retailers, distributors, and online marketplaces can be prohibited from carrying non-compliant producer's products. Meaning your own channel partners can be required to drop you from their shelves, listings, and online marketplaces if you fall behind on these regulations.
The EPR landscape now includes eight enacted programs across seven states, all moving on different timelines. Oregon and Colorado are operating live packaging programs; California has active packaging and textile requirements; and Maine, Minnesota, Maryland, and Washington are advancing through phased implementation. The result is not one national compliance test, but a state-by-state system in which the same company can be filing in one state, preparing in another, and exempt in a third.
The summaries below explain what each law covers, who may qualify as a producer, and where each program stands.
Speaking very honestly, the information below is a mountain of information covering 8 policies across 7 states. These policies are nuanced, complex, and not immediately intuitive. Our goal with this website is to give you as much information as possible to stay compliant on your own. But if you need help, the Fiberside team is here to keep your business compliant while you focus on what you do best.
If you feel confused, overwhelmed, or your eyes just glaze over while reading through the below, please don't hesitate to get in touch with the Fiberside team directly:
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Producer status is not determined by company size alone. It can depend on product type, brand ownership, licensing, imports, sales channels, revenue and material volume. Fiberside confirms whether an obligation applies and documents the basis.
## CALIFORNIA SB54 (PACKAGING) - Plastic Pollution Prevention & Packaging Producer Responsibility Act
What it covers: Single-use packaging of any material and plastic single-use food service ware sold or distributed in California. This includes primary, secondary, e-commerce and shipping packaging; statutory exclusions apply.
Who is obligated: The company that owns or licenses the product brand and sells the packaged product in California is usually the producer. If no qualifying brand-side party exists, responsibility moves to the seller or distributor into California.
Where it stands: PRO or independent applications and 2023 data were due June 1, 2026; late producers can file now. The 10% plastic-reduction target starts January 1, 2027; a sales ban applies on plan approval or that date. Penalty: $50,000 per day, per violation.
What it means: Companies selling packaged products into California must identify the responsible entity, map covered materials, join CAA or qualify for another path, report data and pay fees. Fiberside can manage the analysis and filings.
## CALIFORNIA SB707 (TEXTILES) - Responsible Textile Recovery Act of 2024
What it covers: Apparel, footwear, handbags, backpacks and specified home textiles, including curtains, towels, bedding, table linens and pillows. Carpets and mattresses are currently exempt from the policy.
Who has to act: The brand or trademark owner or exclusive licensee is ordinarily responsible. If no qualifying brand-side party is in California, responsibility moves to the importer, then distributor, retailer or wholesaler. A contract factory is not the lead.
Where it stands: The first textile EPR policy in the country. Landbell enrollment was due July 1, 2026; late producers can join now. Producers knowingly violating policy may face penalties up to $50,000 per day
What it means: Covered brands must join Landbell, identify their brands and products, fund the program and support collection, repair, reuse and recycling. SB 707 is separate from SB 54, so one company may owe under both laws.
## COLORADO HB22-1355 (PACKAGING) - Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling
What it covers: Packaging and paper products sold or distributed in Colorado, including primary, secondary, service, e-commerce and shipping packaging. Examples include boxes, bottles, bags, wrappers, labels and printed paper; exclusions apply.
Who has to act: The company whose brand is on the packaged product is usually responsible. The hierarchy can move to a brand licensee, importer or first distributor when no qualifying U.S. brand-side party exists. Contract factories are not the default.
Where it stands: Registration was due October 1, 2024; late producers can join CAA, report and pay now. Violators may be banned from sales in Colorado. Program rollout began June 9, 2026. Repeat violators may be fined up to $20,000 plus $6,000 per continuing day.
What it means: Covered producers (with ~$5.6m global revenue and over 1 ton in packaging) must participate in CAA or an approved individual program, report Colorado material weights, pay annual dues and keep compliance records. Exposure depends on both corporate revenue and the weight shipped into the state.
## OREGON SB582 (PACKAGING) - Plastic Pollution & Recycling Modernization Act (RMA)
What it covers: Packaging, printing and writing paper, and food serviceware supplied in or into Oregon. This includes primary, secondary, e-commerce and shipping packaging, plus items such as cups and utensils; statutory exclusions apply.
Who has to act: The brand owner or brand licensee is usually responsible for product packaging; an importer or first distributor can be next in line. For e-commerce shipping materials, the company that packages the order may be the producer.
Where it stands: 2024 data were due March 31, 2025; 2025 data by May 31, 2026; fees began July 1, 2025. Late producers can join CAA, report and pay now. Top-25 reports are due December 31, 2026. Penalty: $25,000 per day; Oregon may seek a court-ordered sales ban.
What it means: Covered producers (with over $5m in global revenue, shipping one ton or more into Oregon) must join CAA, report annual Oregon material supply by category, pay fees and retain support for producer and material determinations.
## MAINE LD 1541 (PACKAGING) - STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM FOR PACKAGING
What it covers: Packaging used to contain, protect, deliver, present or distribute products to Maine consumers, including e-commerce packaging. Beverage and paint containers, certain durable-product packaging and department exclusions are outside the program.
Who has to act: The company whose brand is on the packaged product is usually responsible. If no qualifying U.S. brand-side party exists, responsibility moves to the importer of record, then first distributor. The e-commerce shipper is responsible for its delivery packaging.
Where it stands: No producer deadline has passed. Date not announced. Register within 90 days after the portal opens; pay within 180 days of the contract. A sales ban likely follows one year later. Repeat criminal violations: $50,000 per day.
What it means: Producers must register with Maine's stewardship organization, report packaging by material type, pay weight- or volume-based fees and maintain support for their calculations. Alternative collection programs may offset qualifying obligations.
## MINNESOTA HF 3911 (PACKAGING) - Packaging Waste & Cost Reduction Act
What it covers: Packaging, food packaging and paper products sold, distributed or used to ship products into Minnesota. Primary, secondary, e-commerce and shipping packaging can be covered; material and product exclusions apply.
Who has to act: The brand owner or brand licensee is usually responsible for product packaging. If no qualifying U.S. brand-side party exists, responsibility moves to the importer of record, then first distributor. The e-commerce shipper is responsible for its shipping packaging.
Where it stands: PRO membership was required on July 1, 2025; late producers can join a registered PRO now. Compliance and a sales ban begin January 1, 2029; material rules tighten in 2032. Fines for repeat violations within five years of plan approval up to $100,000 per day.
What it means: Covered producers must remain in a registered PRO, execute a written agreement under an approved plan, report material data, pay producer fees and meet plan requirements. Product and packaging design rules tighten in 2032.
## MARYLAND SB 901 (PACKAGING) - Packaging and Paper Products -- Producer Responsibility Plans
What it covers: Packaging and paper products sold, offered for sale, imported or distributed in Maryland. It includes primary, secondary and tertiary consumer packaging, service packaging, takeout and delivery packaging, and beverage containers; exclusions apply.
Who has to act: The brand owner or brand licensee is usually responsible for product packaging. If no qualifying U.S. brand-side party exists, responsibility moves to the importer, then first distributor. E-commerce shippers own their delivery packaging.
Where it stands: PRO and individual registrations were due July 1, 2026; late parties can register now. Plans are due July 1, 2028; a sales ban is set for October 29, 2028. After notice and a 60-day cure, third or later violations: $20,000 per day.
What it means: Producers must join a PRO or register an individual path, identify every brand and covered material, retain records, report supply data, pay fees and operate under an approved plan. The first full plans are due in 2028.
## WASHINGTON SB 5284 (PACKAGING) - Recycling Reform Act
What it covers: Consumer packaging and paper products sold, offered, distributed or shipped in or into Washington for personal, noncommercial use. Packaging includes materials used to protect, contain, transport, serve or deliver products; exclusions apply.
Who has to act: The brand owner or brand licensee is usually responsible for product packaging. If no qualifying U.S. brand-side party exists, responsibility moves to the importer of record, then first distributor. The e-commerce shipper owns its shipping packaging.
Where it stands: PRO membership was due July 1, 2026; late producers can join CAA now. Plans: October 1, 2028; sales ban: March 1, 2029; operations: January 1, 2030. After notice and a 60-day cure, second or later violations: $10,000 per violation per day.
What it means: Covered producers must maintain CAA membership, report material supply, pay annual fees and finance the statewide program. They must meet approved-plan duties and future waste-reduction, reuse, recycling and composting targets.
After years of hypothetical policy discussions, these eight programs are now things businesses must actively consider. Registration, reporting, fees, and sales restrictions are already phasing in across the seven states shown above. Your obligations can differ from one policy to the next based on your products, revenue, material volume, brand ownership, and sales channels.
Use Fiberside's EPR Exposure Check to the left for a preliminary assessment, or contact Fiberside for a state-by-state determination and compliance plan.

04 DO THE REGULATIONS APPLY TO ME?
# How do I know if my business is subject to these EPR policies?
First, take our EPR Exposure Check quiz in the black box on the bottom left of our homepage. It's a quick series of around 8 questions to give you a preliminary read on where you stand. It takes around 90 seconds.
Who is obligated under EPR policies hinges around who is considered the "producer" of a product.
The term is confusing. It may sound like it means the factory that made the product, but that is not the case. Generally speaking, under every one of these EPR laws, the "producer" is the brand; the company whose name is on the product. There are category specific nuances that vary by state, which the Fiberside team can help identify for your specific case, but the examples below help illustrate the general point:
-> If you sell candles under your own label, you are the producer (even if a co-packer makes the candles and a supplier makes the jars)
-> If a store sells cereal under its house brand, the store is the producer (even though a food company makes every box)
-> If you sell towels with your name on the tag, you are the producer (even if a mill overseas weaves them)
-> If you sell skincare products under your own label, you are the producer (even if a contract manufacturer formulates and bottles it)
-> If this is starting to feel a little like the Oprah meme "and you get a car, and you get a car", then you are right (but you don't get a car)
The theme in these examples represents the core takeaway of this new wave of EPR policies: if the product is sold under your name, you are the producer and are responsible for what happens to the product and packaging at the end of its life.
But what if it isn't obvious?
Maybe a brand is overseas, or nobody is sure whose name counts? The laws answer this with a simple order of responsibility. The brand owner is always first in line. If the brand has no U.S. presence, the importer takes its place. Online selling counts. If you're abroad, shipping direct to customers in states with EPR policies makes you the producer in that state, even with no U.S. office or warehouse. And generally speaking, the factory that made the product and the supplier that made the packaging are almost never the responsible party.
An important point on packaging...
One more thing that surprises people regarding these EPR policies: your packaging counts, even though you never made any of it.
The boxes your products ship in, the polybags, the mailers, the hangtags, the labels - under these laws, all of it is yours, because your product is the reason that packaging exists. That is the heart of these new EPR policies: if you profit from putting a product into the world, you now share the cost of recycling what those products leave behind.
Whether you agree with this approach or not, the logic behind it ties to demand and control. The factory only builds what it is told to build. The brand decides what the product is, generates demand for it, decides what it ships in, what materials get used, and how much of it enters the world. By handing an end-of-life bill to the brand, waste becomes a business decision: design less of it, or pay for it.
The other practical reason is control. Factories fulfilling customer demand are scattered all over the world, interchangeable, and virtually impossible for any individual state to track effectively. But the name of the product is right there on the shelf, or on the package. By placing responsibility where the demand is generated, EPR states try to simplify the control issue while incentivizing more sustainable, circular materials.
Remember: Each state's law is different
Finally, keep in mind that each law measures your business differently. California's packaging law looks at your California sales. Its textile law looks at your worldwide revenue. Oregon and Colorado look at both revenue and the weight of packaging you ship into each state. It is completely possible to be exempt under one law and obligated under another at the same time.
If you are still not sure where you stand after the Exposure Check, that's where the Fiberside Obligation Assessment comes into play. We will give you a written confirmation, state-by-state, that will help your business understand if it is exempt or exposed - and what actions you have to take to stay compliant.
Reach out through the Contact Form in Section 07 and we will be in touch to help.

05 KEY REGULATORY DEADLINES
# The compliance calendar.
- OCT 01 2024 -- CO HB22-1355: Register with CAA and execute the Colorado participant addendum [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JAN 01 2025 -- CA SB 54: EPS food-service ware: show 25% recycling or stop covered sales [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JAN 01 2025 -- MN HF 3911: Appoint a producer responsibility organization [DEADLINE PASSED]
- MAR 31 2025 -- OR RMA: Join CAA, sign Oregon documents and report 2024 supply [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 01 2025 -- CO HB22-1355: Participate in the program to keep selling covered products [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 01 2025 -- MN HF 3911: Be a member of a producer responsibility organization [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 01 2025 -- OR RMA: Be a CAA member and pay outstanding 2025 program fees [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 31 2025 -- CO HB22-1355: Submit 2024 annual supply report to CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JAN 01 2026 -- CO HB22-1355: Pay 2026 program dues or first installment to CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JAN 01 2026 -- WA SB 5284: Appoint a producer responsibility organization [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- CA SB 54: Complete state registration and apply to CAA or for independent status [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- CA SB 54: Submit 2023 baseline producer report to CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- CA SB 54: Submit 2025 annual source-reduction report to CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- CA SB 54: Submit 2025 annual supply report to CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- CO HB22-1355: Submit 2025 annual supply report and required PCR data [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- MD SB 901: Complete Maryland registration and state addendum with CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- MD SB 901: Submit 2025 interim producer report to CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- MN HF 3911: Complete Minnesota registration and state addendum with CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- MN HF 3911: Submit 2025 interim producer report to CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- OR RMA: Submit 2025 annual supply report to CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- WA SB 5284: Complete Washington registration and state addendum with CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 01 2026 -- WA SB 5284: Submit 2025 interim producer report to CAA [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUN 20 2026 -- MN HF 3911: Supply missing brand information if CAA requested a correction [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 01 2026 -- CA SB 707: Join Landbell USA, the approved textile PRO [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 01 2026 -- CA SB 54: Self-reporters file 2023 baseline and 2025 data with CalRecycle [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 01 2026 -- MD SB 901: IPP-route producers file MDE registration and pay the initial fee [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 01 2026 -- WA SB 5284: Join a registered PRO or register to pursue an individual plan [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 30 2026 -- CO HB22-1355: Pay second 50% installment of 2026 program dues [DEADLINE PASSED]
- JUL 30 2026 -- OR RMA: Pay second 50% installment of 2026 program fees [DEADLINE PASSED]
- AUG 03 2026 -- CA SB 54: Submit individual source-reduction plan if filing independently [DEADLINE PASSED]
- DATE VARIES -- CA SB 54: Pay CAA early fee by the due date shown on your invoice [PAYMENT DEADLINE VARIES]
- SEP 01 2026 -- WA SB 5284: Individual-plan producer acting as a PRO pays Ecology startup costs [DEADLINE PASSED . IF APPLICABLE]
- TBD -- ME LD 1541: Register within 90 days after the stewardship portal opens [DATE NOT ANNOUNCED]
- DEC 31 2026 -- OR RMA: Top 25 producers submit required LCA disclosures for 1% of products [UPCOMING . IF APPLICABLE]
- JAN 01 2027 -- CA SB 54: Meet the 10% plastic source-reduction target through the approved plan [PROGRAM TARGET]
- JAN 01 2027 -- CA SB 54: Operate under an approved PRO or independent plan to continue sales [UPCOMING]
- DATE VARIES -- CA SB 54: Pay 2027 program fees by the due date shown on the invoice [PAYMENT DEADLINE VARIES]
- DATE VARIES -- CO HB22-1355: Pay 2027 program dues by the due date shown on the invoice [PAYMENT DEADLINE VARIES]
- DATE VARIES -- OR RMA: Pay 2027 program fees by the due date shown on the invoice [PAYMENT DEADLINE VARIES]
- EARLY 2027 . TBD -- WA SB 5284: Pay CAA early fee when its producer invoice schedule is issued [DATE NOT ANNOUNCED]
- MAY 31 2027* -- ME LD 1541: Submit first annual packaging report if the revised schedule holds [TENTATIVE]
- JUN 01 2027 -- CA SB 54: Submit 2026 annual source-reduction report to CAA [UPCOMING]
- JUN 01 2027 -- CA SB 54: Submit 2026 annual supply report to CAA [UPCOMING]
- JUN 01 2027 -- CO HB22-1355: Submit 2026 annual supply report to CAA [UPCOMING]
- JUN 01 2027 -- MD SB 901: Submit annual brands, covered-material data and contacts to CAA [UPCOMING]
- JUN 01 2027 -- MN HF 3911: Submit 2026 annual supply report to CAA [UPCOMING]
- JUN 01 2027 -- OR RMA: Submit 2026 annual supply report and any optional bonus claims [UPCOMING]
- JUN 01 2027 -- WA SB 5284: Submit 2026 annual supply report to CAA [UPCOMING]
- JUN 30 2027 -- MD SB 901: IPP-route producers renew MDE registration and pay annual fee [UPCOMING . IF APPLICABLE]
- JUN 30 2027 -- OR RMA: Submit required LCA disclosures for 1% of products if added only to the final Top 25 list [TENTATIVE]
- JUL 01 2027 -- CA SB 54: File 2026 data by July 1; CAA may set an earlier participant date [UPCOMING]
- JUL 01 2027* -- ME LD 1541: Producer invoices issue if the revised annual schedule holds [TENTATIVE]
Complete calendar (producer, PRO, agency): /calendar

06 PRICING
# Know the scope and price before work begins.
Choose a one-time service or an ongoing plan. Published prices apply to standard scopes; Fiberside confirms the final scope in writing before work starts.
## KNOW WHERE YOU STAND
- Compliance Map: from $1,250 . one time
## REGISTER OR FILE
- CA SB 54 exemption filing: $750 . one time
- CA SB 707 registration: $750 . one time
- Packaging registration + filing: from $1,500 . one time
## KEEP IT MANAGED
- Monitoring: $1,800 / year
- One-state management: $4,800 / year
- Multi-state packaging: $9,600 / year
- Packaging + CA textiles: from $11,500 / year
## BUILD OR REPAIR DATA
- Packaging Data Foundation: from $3,500 . one time
- Remediation / complex scope: fixed quote . project
How pricing works: Final scope in writing prior to work start. Extra work requires an approved fixed change order. No open-ended hourly billing.
Starting prices assume complete, usable data and the standard scope described. Missing or fragmented data, historical reconstruction, or added entities, brands, configurations, suppliers, channels, states, or reporting periods may require a higher fixed quote (approved in writing before additional work begins). Government, PRO, legal, testing, and other third-party fees are separate.

07 CONTACT US
# Tell us what needs attention.
You do not need to know which law, filing, or service applies before reaching out. Tell us what your company sells, where it sells, and what brought you here. A Fiberside professional will review your note and recommend the most useful next step.
No files are required to begin. We will ask for anything needed after reviewing your inquiry.
Please do not include confidential supplier, product, customer, or employee data. If files are needed, Fiberside will provide a secure intake method.
Contact form: on this page (fields: first name, last name, work email, work phone (optional), company, what you need help with, message).
Email: getstarted@fiberside.co
Book a 20-minute scoping call: https://cal.com/fiberside/20min
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PUBLICATIONS
01 Welcome to Fiberside (2026-09-08) -- /publications/01-welcome-to-fiberside
Fiberside helps growing companies understand and manage EPR requirements. This blog is where we explain the policies, deadlines, gray areas, and practical implications. Plain and simple. Welcome to the Fiberside blog. Plain-English dispatches from the frontier of U.S. packaging and textile EPR regulation. We don't anticipate winning any Pulitzers for anything we write here. But that's fine because we have a more practical goal: to make Extended Producer Responsibility policies easier to understand. EPR is a simple idea with a complicated execution. Companies are being asked to take more responsibility for the products and materials they put into the world, including what happens after those products reach the end of their useful lives. The spirit of these policies makes sense. We should produce and consume things more responsibly. We should create less waste. We should better account for the full life of a product we put out into the world. Turning that idea into policy though has created a growing web of registrations, reporting requirements, fees, thresholds, definitions, deadlines, and state-by-state differences. The rules are still developing, and their impact can be difficult to determine. That's where we come in. Who are we? Fiberside is a global team of operators, scientists, engineers, and sustainability specialists. Our team includes people with postgraduate degrees in fields such as climate science, environmental engineering, and sustainability management. We have experience across the businesses and geographies that make modern supply chains work. That includes expertise in major manufacturing markets such as Vietnam, Indonesia, and India, where many of the products affected by these policies begin their lives. It also includes experience from markets like the UK and France where EPR systems have been established for much longer. That range matters. EPR sits at the intersection of policy, manufacturing, materials, data, logistics, and day-to-day business operations. Understanding the regulation is one part of the job. Understanding how products are actually designed, sourced, documented, manufactured, packaged, and sold is equally important. Many of us have also run businesses in previous lives. We have worked with consumer brands, apparel and outdoor goods, e-commerce and talent-led ventures, and large industrial manufacturing. We know how hard it is to run a business, even when everything is going well. We also know that most operators don't wake up excited to interpret new regulatory definitions or spend the day tracking down three-year-old packaging and product data. Fortunately, we do. What do we do? We help companies unpack and manage the compliance work they simply do not have time to think about. For many businesses, EPR can feel a little like tax season. It's hard figuring out where you actually stand. Which rules apply to you? What did you put into the market? How much of it? How is it categorized? What data do you need to pull together, and what might you owe? And if you don't owe anything yet, what should you have on file just in case? Businesses haven't really been asked to account this precisely for what happens to their products after they are sold. Doing it accurately requires analyzing data that may live across a messy combination of invoices, SKU lists, supplier files, packaging specifications, sales reports, and spreadsheets that have been passed between several people over several years. We come in as an extension of your team and help make sense of it. We can help you understand which policies may apply, review the documents and data you already have, identify what is missing, and give you a clear view on where you stand. If you're exempt, we can help you document how that conclusion was reached. That gives you something concrete to keep on file if a regulator, marketplace, customer, or business partner asks questions later. If you're obligated, we can help you understand the obligation, organize the relevant information, estimate the impact, complete the required work, and create a repeatable process for staying compliant as your business grows and these policies expand. The goal is straightforward: a simple solution to preventing surprises. Because surprises can be expensive. Who do we do it for? Fiberside is built for producers, brands, startups, and growing companies. We service the producers in the middle. Those who are bigger than an enterprising small business, but not big enough for the global sustainability consultancies. There are already large environmental and sustainability compliance firms serving big, multinational corporations. Those firms have enormous teams and the infrastructure to manage enormous engagements. Their pricing and operating models are similarly large. But as U.S. EPR policies expand, they're beginning to reach companies that don't have an internal sustainability department, a regulatory affairs team, or a multi-million dollar sustainability consulting budget. Some of these policies exempt the smallest businesses. The thresholds vary though, and they can be lower or more complicated than operators expect. The real risk tends to appear during the transition from a successful small business into a medium-sized one. You have real distribution. Your e-commerce operation is killing it. Your products cross state and national borders. Your sales volume has grown. Your systems and headcount are still catching up. It's a good problem to have. Better than the alternative of no growth at all. But with that growth you've become established enough to attract regulatory responsibility, while remaining lean enough that nobody on the team has "figure out EPR" in their job description. That is the middle we are here to support. Why do we do this? We believe these policies are part of where the world is heading. Companies will increasingly be expected to understand the materials they use, the waste they create, and what happens to their products after the customer is finished with them. That shift will affect textiles, plastics, packaging, and many of the ordinary materials involved in making and selling a product. We also believe that effective policy needs some practical support. A regulation can be well intended and still strain your operations. This is often the case. It's easy to support the general idea behind a policy, but still struggle with what it requires. It's also ok to hate the idea behind a policy. If that's the case, we can help you check the box as painlessly as possible. In short - we do this because compliance shouldn't require every potentially-impacted company to hire a team of lawyers and consultants. Operators should be able to get a clear answer, understand the reasoning behind it, and know what to do next. The name "Fiberside" reflects that view. We are on the side of the producers working through this transition: the people producing the textiles, packaging, and other materials that move products from the production line to the customer. Our job is to make the complicated parts manageable so you can keep doing what you do best. What you can expect from us A few of us have "fancy" degrees, but for the most part we're practical, pragmatic operators. If you've made it this far on our first blog post, we're making four promises to you and the others that work with us. First, we're transparent. Both on policy and price. EPR policy is evolving. Some questions have clear answers. Others depend on regulations still being written, politicians with fluid opinions, systems still being built, and interpretations that may change. We will tell you what we know, what remains uncertain, and where we think the real risks are. And how much doing that will cost. Second, we speak plainly. This tone of post should hopefully be a testament to that. We'll explain the rules simply, in a way you can understand. We'll keep the legal and policy jargon to a minimum where it is useful and translate it everywhere else. Third, we're reliable. This should go without saying, but you never know these days. We'll follow the details, track the changes, and update our guidance when the facts change. We spend our time thinking about this so you don't have to do the same. Fourth, we're human led. Sign of the times really, but worth saying in the age of AI. Technology has a role to play in every industry, including compliance. But we've been in the trenches across many of the industries these EPR policies cover, and we know the source info for them rarely comes clean. Fiber composition buried in a PDF tech pack from a supplier. Product weights living in a bill of materials or old PLM system. Packaging info scattered across dielines, vendor specs, POs, and carton records. Sales split between Shopify, wholesale accounts, distributors, and ERP exports. Sometimes the closest thing to a complete product listing is an Excel file sitting on a computer that's missed that last five system updates. Sometimes it's just printed on paper and stored in a filing cabinet. That's normal. We get it. The work is figuring out what can be trusted, what's missing, and how to turn all of it into a defensible record of what you actually put into the market. Technology helps. So does judgment, industry experience, and knowing where to look. That is Fiberside. Welcome to the blog.