{"id":2548,"date":"2022-06-13T11:27:24","date_gmt":"2022-06-13T09:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.certify-gmbh.de\/?p=2548"},"modified":"2026-02-16T12:28:19","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:28:19","slug":"weee-packaging-battery-epr-compliance-in-canada-and-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.certify-gmbh.de\/en\/blog-en\/weee-packaging-battery-epr-compliance-in-canada-and-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"WEEE, Packaging &amp; Battery &#8211; EPR Compliance in Canada and the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2548\" class=\"elementor elementor-2548 elementor-2419\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3eb313f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3eb313f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c372ade\" data-id=\"c372ade\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f788f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7f788f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extended producer responsibility in the USA<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af152db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af152db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the USA, there is no overarching set of regulations that would dictate to individual states how high recycling rates must be or who must pay for the costs of disposal. There are also no recycling requirements for lithium batteries and accumulators. Only hazardous materials such as PCBs, asbestos, radon and lead-based paint are regulated nationwide by the <strong>EPA<\/strong>(<strong>United States Environmental Protection Agency<\/strong>). Therefore, consideration of WEEE requirements can only take place at the state and\/or local level. To date (as of 2022), the following regions of the U.S. have no laws regarding EPR:<\/p><ul><li>Wyoming<\/li><li>Kansas<\/li><li>Ohio<\/li><li>North Dakota<\/li><li>South Dakota<\/li><li>Nebraska<\/li><li>Kentucky<\/li><li>Tennessee<\/li><li>Mississippi<\/li><li>Alabama<\/li><li>Georgia<\/li><li>Arizona<\/li><li>New Mexico<\/li><li>Nevada<\/li><li>Idaho<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7be17d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e7be17d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This means that when you import goods into these states, you are subject to very few requirements with regard to packaging or other components that do not contain any of the aforementioned hazardous materials. You only have to meet certain requirements with regard to product safety. Other areas of the United States have between one and nine different laws affecting importers and distributors. For example, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and North Carolina prohibit the disposal of dyes, paint and wall color in landfills. The following states have recycling of beverage bottles and other containers, so you must place deposits on the containers:<\/p><ul><li>Hawaii<\/li><li>Oregon<\/li><li>Connecticut<\/li><li>Delaware<\/li><li>California<\/li><li>Illinois<\/li><li>Maine<\/li><li>Vermont<\/li><li>Massachusetts<\/li><li>Iowa<\/li><li>Michigan<\/li><li>New York<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4383b03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4383b03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Some states have enacted laws regarding the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment that require manufacturers to contribute financially to the cost of recycling. These include Indiana, Hawaii, Maine, Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania and others. A registration requirement is used as a control tool, which is accompanied by the payment of a contribution to fund disposal and recycling activities. To date, however, only nationally based companies have been able to register. It is also not possible to appoint an authorized representative, according to the EU model. In other words, there is currently no obligation in the USA unless you have a local branch.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fffb062 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fffb062\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">WEEE &amp; EPR in Canada<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f17a8b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f17a8b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In Canada, there is a national action plan that falls under the jurisdiction of the <strong>Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment<\/strong> (<strong>CCME<\/strong>). The respective provincial governments are responsible for implementing and adapting the plan to local conditions. The plan is intended to make producers as well as distributors responsible for all costs incurred for the disposal of their products. <\/p><p>The goals of the action plan are to increase recycling rates, reduce pollution from old equipment and waste, and optimize the life cycle of products. Similar to the EU, manufacturers in Canada are thus to be encouraged to pay greater attention to sustainability, for example by ensuring reparability. The guiding principle consists of four principles: Reduce, Reuse, Recycle and Resource Recovery.<\/p><p>Full responsibility for collection, recycling and disposal of your products must be assumed by you as an importer in the province of British Columbia, for example, if you trade in goods that contain or are packaged with the following recyclable materials:<\/p><ul><li>Beverage containers<\/li><li>Mercury-containing light bulbs<\/li><li>Used oil<\/li><li>Vehicle tires<\/li><li>Paint<\/li><li>Solvents<\/li><li>Batteries<\/li><li>Fertilizers and pesticides<\/li><li>Medicines and aids<\/li><li>Televisions and computers<\/li><li>Telephones, DVD players, smartphones and the like<\/li><li>Other electrical and electronic products<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1ec602 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1ec602\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8fe57fb\" data-id=\"8fe57fb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a05f86 elementor-cta--layout-image-left elementor-cta--skin-classic elementor-animated-content elementor-bg-transform elementor-bg-transform-zoom-in elementor-widget elementor-widget-call-to-action\" data-id=\"0a05f86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"call-to-action.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__title elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe support you in your duties\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__description elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDo you need advice or assistance with your EPR obligations in the United States or Canada? Contact us!\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-cta__button-wrapper elementor-cta__content-item elementor-content-item \">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-cta__button elementor-button elementor-size-\" href=\"https:\/\/www.certify-gmbh.de\/en\/contact\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tGet support now\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7d726b7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7d726b7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8763619\" data-id=\"8763619\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa1ba5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa1ba5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Are there significant differences from EU directives?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-857a445 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"857a445\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The biggest difference is that laws in the U.S. are very inconsistent, of low scope and sophistication, and significantly milder than in the EU. In many cases, the responsibility for recycling is shifted to the end user, while manufacturers, distributors and retailers are often exempt from most obligations. However, since 2021, there has been movement at the behest of the Product Stewardship Institute (PSI), with several states now pushing for uniform regulation of recycling requirements for packaging and single-use plastics. It is not yet possible to predict when and whether a corresponding law will be enacted. In Canada, on the other hand, depending on the province, similarly strict specifications apply as in the EU.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-867a1a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"867a1a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does this mean for international trade and exports to the USA and Canada?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8550b58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8550b58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you export to the USA, you may not have to comply with EPR requirements. That depends on which state the products are destined for. In Canada, on the other hand, you generally have to be prepared to assume financial as well as organizational responsibility for the disposal of old equipment, equipment components and packaging.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the European Union, strict requirements regarding Extended Producer Responsibility are now standard practice. This improves environmental protection and resource conservation and promotes product design that is geared towards sustainability. But what are the requirements in Canada and the USA? 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