ARE YOU PREPARED?
Join AMERIPEN and our guest presenters for a five-part webinar series to help prepare your organization for packaging producer responsibility – also known as extended producer responsibility (EPR) – in the U.S. This webinar series will help prepare companies across the packaging value chain to engage in the final stages of state-specific program development and help provide guidance on how best to prepare for producer responsibility organization (PRO) membership and reporting requirements. Register for the full series or just the ones that best suit the needs of your company.
When you register for the complete series, you get a $100 discount and enjoy unlimited access to all the recordings.
Registration
AMERIPEN Members: Free with Advance Registration
Non-Members Full Series: $400
When you register for the complete series, you get a $100 discount and enjoy unlimited access to all the recordings.
Non-Members Individual Webinar: $100
Government or NGO: 50% off the cost of registration
Media: Free with approval.
Please contact Kyla Fisher for discount codes.
To register for a single presentation in the webinar series, please select the individual session you're interested in and the registration page will be linked in the description. Please note that we will not be opening registration for all five individual sessions at once to avoid confusion in the registration process.
PREVIOUS SESSIONS
State Timelines
Wednesday, February 21
1pm ET / 10am PT
Packaging producer responsibility will officially begin in the U.S. in July 2025 when Colorado and Oregon start collecting fees from producers. Maine and California will follow over the next two years. Before then there are several decisions to be made, organizations to approve and rules to be decided. Hear from the four states that have passed packaging producer responsibility laws to learn what to expect for the next three years, how you can prepare and how you can help define these programs. Participants will walk away with materials to help identify key dates and resources.
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Pulling the Data Together
Wednesday, March 20
1pm ET / 10am PT
Do you know what data you need and to whom to report it? This session will introduce participants to the role of the producer responsibility organization (PRO) and how they will help streamline program reporting and fees. We will also discuss the types of data needed, and how the packaging value chain from raw material providers to waste haulers may be required to support producers with additional data. This is an essential webinar to attend if you are struggling on how to prepare for packaging producer responsibility, and it may even help you with other reporting mechanisms like post-consumer content and ESG.
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Services to Help Collect and Report Data and Manage Fees
Wednesday, April 17
1pm ET / 10am PT
Hear from several vendors to find out what different services are available to help you streamline data collection from the value chain, reporting, and how you can leverage data for additional insights and manage producer fees. Participants will rotate through different virtual rooms to hear from a variety of service-providers available to help with packaging producer responsibility.
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Learnings from Needs Assessments
Wednesday, May 22
1pm ET / 10am PT
If the objective of packaging producer responsibility (or EPR) is to help drive innovation and investment into the packaging recovery system, having a baseline understanding of the system and its needs will help inform how fees are spent efficiently to help meet program goals. Many states have required these assessments which are just starting to be completed. Join us in a discussion on key findings, and what this data means for eco-modulation, fee-setting, investments needs and other program elements.
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Lessons Learned from Brands and PROs
Wednesday, June 26
1pm ET / 10am PT
Packaging producer responsibility may be new to the U.S but it’s been established and amended over the years in many other countries. In this final webinar of the series, learn from producers and producer responsibility organizations (PRO’s) what they have learned and wish they had done or known sooner. This session will help attendees focus on the actions that matter to create best practices from the start.
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Click here to review key takeaways from our 2023 webinar series, Packaging EPR Has Arrived in the U.S. - Now What? Please note that prior knowledge from last year's series is not required to participate in this series.
If you would like to purchase the full recordings of this archived webinar series, please contact us at info@AMERIPEN.org.
Gold Sponsor
- By invitation only for EPR service vendors
- 20-30 minute private presentation to webinar attendees to present vendor services
- Attendee list provided after the session
- One sponsored email from AMERIPEN to all event attendees on sponsor's behalf
- Logo placement and recognition as Gold Sponsor during all five webinars, on website, and in recording
- Direct engagement with hundreds of industry professionals representing both private businesses and government organizations
Silver Sponsor
- Available for companies engaged in needs assessments, EPR services or EPR policy advising
- Logo placement and recognition as Silver Sponsor during all five webinars, on website, and in recording
- Direct engagement with hundreds of industry professionals representing both private businesses and government organizations
Thank you to our sponsors!
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