RPRA’s 2026 program fees now posted
RPRA has posted the final 2026 program fees for the Excess Soil and Hazardous Waste Program (HWP) registries and producer responsibility programs for batteries, electronics, Blue Box materials, hazardous and special products, tires and lighting.
Click here to view the 2026 RPRA program fee schedule
Consultation process
RPRA consulted on the proposed fees from September 29 to November 13, 2025, including hosting five webinars to provide an overview of the fee proposals and opportunity for attendees to ask questions and share feedback.
RPRA thanks all participants for their valuable input, which was carefully reviewed and considered before the fees were finalized. The fee models proposed during the consultation were approved unchanged. However, some of the proposed fee rates were modified, as shown in the table below.
View the consultation webpage for more information about the consultation process, the original proposal, recordings of the webinars, and the consultation report, which includes all feedback received and RPRA’s responses to the feedback.
Updates to 2026 proposed fee rates
The table below details all changes made to originally proposed 2026 rates, and the final approved 2026 rates.
| Program | Originally Proposed 2026 Rate | Final Approved 2026 Rate | Originally Proposed Increase | Final Increase |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Producer Fee – all programs | $100 | $95 | 5% | 0% |
| Tires | $0.211 per tire | $0.210 per tire | 3.7% | 3% |
| Blue Box | $0.0104 per kg | $0.0097 per kg | 41% | 30.0% |
| Excess Soil | 40% increase to rates | 12% increase to rates | 40% | 12% |
The 2026 program fees take effect on January 1, 2026.