NAW Files Lawsuit Challenging Colorado EPR Law

NAW files lawsuit challenging Colorado EPR law

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors says the law lacks oversight over the Circular Action Alliance. NAW seeks to block the law’s enforcement, similar to its approach in its EPR lawsuit in Oregon.

NAW Challenges Colorado's Extended Producer Responsibility Law

WASHINGTON, July 30, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) has filed a federal lawsuit, NAW v. Ryan (Case No. 1:26-cv-03460), challenging Colorado's Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act (House Bill 22-1355), the state's Extended Producer…

PASA Announces Landmark EPR 2030 Conference to Shape the Future of Producer Responsibility

South Africa’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) sector will come together in an unprecedented show of collaboration when PRO Alliance SA (PASA) hosts the EPR 2030 Conference at the HCC Homecoming Centre in Cape Town. Held under the theme “From Fragmentation to Shared Impact”, the conference will bring together government leaders, municipalities, Producer Responsibility Organisations (PROs), producers, recyclers, waste management specialist…

NAW sues Colorado over EPR packaging law

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) has filed suit against Colorado’s EPR program for packaging, arguing the law hands unconstitutional fee-setting power to a private organization. This is the third such challenge NAW has brought against a state packaging EPR program. The suit, NAW v. Ryan (Case No. 1:26-cv-03460), was filed in federal court along with a motion for preliminary injunction to halt enforcement while the case p…

NAW Sues to Block Colorado EPR Law in Latest Legal Filing

The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors has filed a federal lawsuit and motion for preliminary injunction challenging Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility packaging law. NAW announced July 30 that it filed NAW v. Ryan in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, challenging the state’s Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act, also known as House Bill 22-1355. The association is asking the court …

NAW Challenges Colorado’s Extended Producer Responsibility Law

Third state legal challenge cites same private fee-setting structure at issue in Oregon and California WASHINGTON, DC, JULY 30, 2026 – The National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW) has filed a federal lawsuit, NAW v. Ryan (Case No. 1:26-cv-03460), challenging Colorado’s Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act (House Bill 22-1355), the state’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) packaging law. A motion for preli…