What will EPR fees cost your brand this year?

60-second estimate

How it works

1. 1

   Paste your store URL

   Drop in a Shopify storefront or up to 10 product URLs. We identify every SKU and the packaging each one uses.

2. 2

   We estimate packaging weight

   For each product, we infer bottle, jar, box, pouch, cap, and label weights from the page content and category defaults. No spreadsheets.

3. 3

   Get a per-state fee estimate

   You get an annual fee range for California, Colorado, Maine, and Oregon. Line-item material breakdown, ±20% confidence band.

• SB 54 Fees 2025

  California

  Paste your Shopify URL. In 60 seconds you'll see a per-SKU estimate of your annual California packaging fee.

  Estimate California fees
• HB 22-1355 Fees 2024

  Colorado

  Drop in your Shopify URL. We read your SKUs and estimate Colorado producer fees across plastic, fiber, glass, and metal.

  Estimate Colorado fees
• LD 1541 Fees 2026

  Maine

  Maine runs its program through DEP, not a PRO. Estimate your 2026 fees in 60 seconds, no signup.

  Estimate Maine fees
• SB 582 Fees 2024

  Oregon

  The Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act is in force. Estimate your annual Oregon fees in a minute.

  Estimate Oregon fees

Frequently asked questions

• What is Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging? +

  EPR shifts the cost of managing post-consumer packaging waste from cities and taxpayers to the brands that sold the packaging in the first place. In an EPR state, the "producer" (usually the brand owner or importer) pays a per-ton fee on every packaging material it ships into the state. That money pays for recycling collection, sorting infrastructure, and consumer education.

• Does my brand have to comply? +

  If you sell packaged consumer goods into California, Colorado, Maine, or Oregon and your revenue clears the state de minimis threshold (roughly $1M to $5M depending on the state), you are a covered producer. This includes out-of-state DTC brands. Physical nexus is not required; the fee follows the packaging, not the seller.

• How is the EPR fee calculated? +

  Each state publishes a per-metric-ton fee for every packaging material family: rigid plastic, flexible plastic, glass, aluminum, fiber, and so on. Your fee is (tons of that material shipped into the state) × (state rate), added up across every material and every state. Our calculator reads your product pages to estimate the tonnage and applies the current rate tables.

• What is a Producer Responsibility Organization (PRO) and do I need to register? +

  A PRO is a nonprofit appointed by the state to collect fees and run the program. California, Colorado, and Oregon all use Circular Action Alliance (CAA). Maine is different: its program is run by Maine DEP directly, with no PRO. If you are a covered producer in CA, CO, or OR, you register with CAA and submit packaging data each year.

• When are the compliance deadlines? +

  California: producer reporting started in 2025 under SB 54. Colorado: registration was due October 1, 2024, with fees on 2025 packaging data. Oregon: compliance fees began July 1, 2025. Maine: first producer payments are due in 2026. Confirm current dates with the relevant authority before filing.

• How is EPR different from a carbon tax or sales tax? +

  EPR is not a tax on emissions or retail sales. It is a material-specific fee assessed on the weight of packaging you put on the market in a given state, paid once a year to either the state's PRO (CA, CO, OR) or to the state agency itself (ME). The revenue goes to recycling infrastructure, not the general fund.