State of the Circle - March 2026 EPR Readiness Circle
An executive briefing synthesizing aggregate findings from Circle by OPLN's inaugural EPR Readiness Circle, convened on March 17, 2026. Drawing on anonymous pre-session polling and a 90-minute structured discussion with obligated producers, trade associations, consultancies, and producer responsibility organizations, the briefing covers at-risk packaging formats under SB 54, the state of eco-modulated fee modeling, supplier engagement progress, and the internal coordination challenges practitioners are working through. Read alongside its companion, Voices from the Circle, for the individual practitioner perspectives behind the data.

