Client Spotlight: Interchange 360 EPR Implementation Support

Written By Amanda Moore

How Signalfire Group Helped Interchange 360 Stay Ahead of Policy and Implementation

As Extended Producer Responsibility programs continued to expand across the United States, organizations operating at a national scale faced a growing challenge. They needed to track rapidly evolving policy, stay ahead of implementation requirements, and translate complex regulations into workable and compliant programs.

For Interchange 360 and LPMA, navigating this shifting policy landscape was core to their mission. Their work focused on supporting higher recycling rates for petroleum and automotive products while ensuring their members had a clear compliance pathway in every state with Extended Producer Responsibility laws.

Beginning in 2024, Signalfire Group partnered with Interchange 360 to provide targeted policy monitoring and implementation support designed to meet those needs.

 
 

The Challenge: Tracking Policy While Preparing for Implementation

Interchange 360 operated at the intersection of recycling, compliance, and policy for automotive packaging and products. As Extended Producer Responsibility laws emerged and evolved across multiple material categories, including packaging, household hazardous waste, automotive batteries, and tires, their team needed a reliable way to:

  • Stay continuously informed on proposed legislation and implementation activity across all states

  • Understand how political dynamics and regulatory details could affect program design

  • Prepare for compliance in both current and future EPR states

  • Avoid spending countless hours on implementation calls without missing critical details

The complexity was not only about knowing what was happening. It was about understanding what it meant and what actions were required next.

“The success of our national Extended Producer Responsibility compliance strategy was directly attributable to the outstanding support services provided by Signalfire Group. Our compliance business case required regulatory intelligence that was accurate, comprehensive, and specific to our unique needs.

Signalfire Group’s ability to distill complex Extended Producer Responsibility rules, policies, and implementation requirements into clear and actionable insights streamlined our process and freed our team to focus on strategy and program execution. They were responsive, flexible, and brought a level of professionalism and energy that made navigating Extended Producer Responsibility both effective and enjoyable.”

David Lawes,

Chief Executive Officer of LPMA

Powered by Interchange 360

 
 

The Approach: Policy Intelligence Paired with State Response Planning

Signalfire Group supported Interchange 360 through ongoing policy monitoring and tailored reporting focused on the specific regulatory issues affecting automotive products and packaging.

  • Regular policy updates and action alerts covering state-level EPR activity and related legislation

  • Clear summaries of proposed bills, adopted laws, and implementation requirements

  • Early insight into emerging trends and regulatory signals

  • Development of State Response Plans (SRPs) informed by monthly policy intelligence

By integrating policy monitoring with implementation planning, Interchange 360 was able to move beyond reactive tracking and toward a proactive compliance strategy.

Resa brings over 35 years of experience across public and private sectors, including leadership at the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and in the recycling industry. She helped launch Signalfire Group and continues to guide its work, helping companies, agencies, and coalitions navigate the evolving policy landscape with clarity and collaboration.

 
 

The Impact: Clarity, Confidence, and Time Back

Through this partnership, Interchange 360 gained a clearer and more manageable view of a complex national policy landscape.

  • Significant time savings by reducing the need for constant implementation calls

  • Confidence in staying ahead of both proposed legislation and active implementation requirements

  • The ability to keep a consistent pulse on packaging EPR without missing critical developments

  • A flexible, responsive support structure that adapts to evolving client needs

Most importantly, this approach allowed Interchange 360 to focus on strategic decision making and program execution rather than decoding policy details.

 
 

Turning Policy Complexity into Practical Action

For organizations operating across multiple states, Extended Producer Responsibility success depended on more than awareness. It required interpretation, foresight, and implementation ready insight.

By pairing policy intelligence with structured response planning, Signalfire Group helped clients like Interchange 360 translate regulatory change into practical and actionable strategies. As Extended Producer Responsibility continued to expand nationwide, partnerships that bridged policy tracking and real world implementation proved essential to building effective, compliant, and resilient recycling systems.

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