Washington packaging EPR

Status: PRO registration due 2026-07-01.

Who must comply

Washington's program covers producers of covered packaging sold into the state. The USAEPR checker screens brand owners and US importers as its starting point, because EPR duties usually fall on the brand owner or importer. Washington also has a third exemption prong for certain agricultural employers (under $5M in Washington consumer sales of branded agricultural commodities); that prong is not screened here. If you only distribute or resell, if you are an agricultural employer, or if your role is otherwise unclear, confirm who counts as the producer with Washington Ecology before relying on a screening result.

Exemption thresholds

The reviewed rules list two exemption tests for Washington, and meeting any one of them points to a likely exemption:

• Global gross revenue below $5,000,000, excluding on-premises alcohol sales.
• Covered materials into Washington below 907.18 kg per year. The statute says "ton"; the checker screens it as a short ton of 907.18 kg to avoid false exemptions.

The tests are alternatives. One caution on the revenue test: the checker uses the global revenue figure as entered and does not separately subtract on-premises alcohol sales, so confirm the adjusted revenue basis with Ecology if those sales affect your result. If neither test is met, the checker shows a likely obligation, and the next step is to confirm producer and material scope with the agency.

Key dates

• 2026-07-01: PRO registration due.
• March 2029: after this point, producers that are not PRO members cannot sell products in Washington (Ecology).

What to confirm

Confirm how the alcohol-sales exclusion applies to your revenue figure, and how the unscreened agricultural-employer prong applies to you, if either is relevant. The checker screens the two tests above only.

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Rules reviewed 2026-10-25. Independent tool. Not affiliated with any government agency. USAEPR provides an informational screening only, based on publicly available summaries of state rules as of the date shown. It is not legal, tax or compliance advice. Rules and thresholds change; confirm your obligations with each state agency or a qualified professional.