Maryland has become the sixth U.S. state with a packaging EPR law after Gov. Wes Moore signed SB 901 on Tuesday.

The law covers certain packaging and paper products, including beverage containers. Program fees will help local governments cover costs associated with recycling collection, transportation and processing in Maryland. Producers found to be in violation of the law may eventually face civil penalties ranging between $5,000 and $20,000.

Maryland’s law also includes ecomodulation provisions meant to incentivize packaging that can be recycled, reused or composted. Maryland’s packaging EPR bill differs from other state programs in that it allows multiple producer responsibility organizations to operate at the program’s launch.

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