Maine EPR timeline in flux after no PROs emerge to manage program
- Source
- Packaging Dive
- Source link
- https://www.packagingdive.com/news/maine-epr-circular-action-alliance-pro-selection/828300
- Published
- 2026-08-20 15:57:00
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-20 16:43:19
- Category
- Commodities & Raw Materials
- Geography
- Global
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
<p>Maine was the first state to pass a packaging EPR law, but has lagged with implementation. Circular Action Alliance, which was directly selected to manage programs in six other states, declined to submit a proposal. </p>
Procurement Relevance Gate
FAIL
— score 7.0/100 — evaluated 2026-08-20 16:43:19
Only geographic exposure matched — no substantive content indicator, so this cannot pass alone.
- geographic_exposure (weight 8) — matched on "1 linked geography"
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