Packledger

Packaging EPR compliance · Shopify brands

Packaging laws are here. Panic is optional.

Seven states have enacted packaging EPR laws. Two are already invoicing fees, and the rest are phasing in through 2030. Packledger pulls your Shopify catalog and order history, maps what you actually shipped to each state's rules, and gets your reports ready. On reviewed plans, a compliance expert signs off before anything is filed. No consultant, no spreadsheet marathons.

The pitch, plainly

Why brands use Packledger

Know where you stand — free
A four-question quiz tells you whether EPR applies to your brand. Takes about a minute. No payment, no sales call.
Zero spreadsheet work
Connect Shopify. We pull your catalog and orders and do the math against every enacted state's rules — no CSVs or uploads.
Expert sign-off when it counts
AI handles the grunt work. On Reviewed & Guaranteed and Managed plans, a compliance expert signs off on every report before it is filed. If we mess it up, we fix it free.
Rules change, you're covered
Every filing is pinned to a versioned rules pack. When a state updates its rules, we rerun your numbers automatically.

Store to filing

How it works

01

Connect your store

Link your Shopify store and we pull your product catalog and order history automatically. No exports, no uploads.

02

We do the homework

The engine maps your packaging and matches what you actually shipped into each state against all seven enacted EPR programs — materials, weights, fees, and deadlines.

03

Expert review, then file

File the reports yourself, or have a compliance expert check the output and sign off before anything is submitted. Every decision lands in your audit trail, pinned to the rules version it was made under.

Behind the curtain

AI does the toil. Humans do the judgment.

AI is great at the spreadsheet work: pulling catalogs, mapping components, calculating fees, filling forms. It shouldn't be the last word on a filing that costs real money if it's wrong. So on our reviewed plans, a compliance expert reviews the final 10% and signs off before anything submits. That's the whole model.

Non-compliance risk

What it costs to ignore it

These are not planning estimates. They are the maximum civil penalties each statute allows once a regulator issues formal notice and the violation goes uncured.

MNMinnesota
$100,000/ day(third violation; $25K first)
Critical
CACalifornia
$50,000/ day(per violation, per day, 30 days after notice)
Critical
OROregon
$25,000/ day(per violation, per day)
High
MDMaryland
$20,000/ day(per violation after 60-day cure; $5K first)
Medium
WAWashington
$10,000/ day(repeat violations; $1K first, 60-day cure)
Medium
MEMaine
$10,000/ day(general environmental penalty; no EPR schedule yet)
Low
COColorado
$6,000/ day(continuing; $5K–$20K on day one)
Low

1 week

$350,000

7 days

1 month

$1,500,000

30 days

1 quarter

$4,500,000

90 days

A single uncured violation at California's $50,000 daily maximum.

Highest single-state daily maximum

$100,000 / day

Minnesota's cap for a third or subsequent violation, per day.

Figures are the maximum civil penalties available under each statute as of 2026. Actual penalties depend on violation type, duration, and regulator discretion, and most states require formal notice first: California penalties accrue 30 days after notification, and Maryland and Washington allow a 60-day cure window. Maine has no program-specific penalty schedule yet; its general environmental penalties apply.

Trust & verification

Why teams trust Packledger

01

Expert sign-off before submission on reviewed plans

AI drafts the work. On Reviewed & Guaranteed and Managed plans, a compliance expert checks the methodology and signs off before anything goes to a state program.

02

Pinned to versioned rules packs for audit trails

Every report is tagged to the rules version it was built under. When a state updates its rules, your trail stays intact.

03

All 7 enacted EPR states covered at launch

CA, CO, MD, ME, MN, OR, WA — with more states joining as legislation passes.

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Find out where you stand. It's free.

Four quick questions. No sales call, no credit card — a straight answer on whether EPR applies to you, plus a watch list for the states coming next.

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Free. Paid plans start at $99/mo billed annually, with a 14-day trial.