Packaging EPR

Prepare your packaging data for the next reporting cycle.

Packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) reporting relies on accurate packaging data and supporting evidence. We manage the supplier data collection and evidence management behind it, and prepare review-ready files for your team and advisers to approve.

Discuss your packaging reporting pack See what you receive

The workload we manage

From scattered information to an organised review pack.

What needs reporting depends on your organisation’s obligations, producer size and reporting route. We agree the scope around the requirements that apply to you, then take on the data workload so your team can review the facts and approve the result.

Supplier data collection

Request packaging specifications, weights and materials from your teams and suppliers, and follow up missing information where you authorise us to do so.

Organise source evidence

Keep the supporting records organised so the origin of the information and any outstanding evidence can be reviewed.

Make gaps visible

Identify missing or inconsistent information and put questions requiring your input or specialist advice into a clear gap list.

Prepare reporting data

Prepare your report packaging data (RPD) file in the required format — packaging materials and categories, nation of sale and, where it applies to you, RAM recyclability data — using facts and classifications supplied or approved by you and your advisers.

Prepare checks and review packs

Check the prepared records for completeness and consistency, and assemble a pack for your review, decisions and final approval.

Maintain the records

Track agreed deadlines, keep records and supporting evidence in order, and maintain the information as your packaging changes.

Where the workload sits

The data your reporting route may call for.

Not every item applies to every organisation. Your obligations, producer size and reporting route determine what you need to report and when; we confirm the agreed scope with you and your advisers before work starts.

Producer size and obligations — the information your team and advisers use to confirm whether you report as a large or small producer, and what applies.
Packaging materials and categories — material, weight and packaging category for each item, traced back to supplier specifications.
Nation of sale — where packaging is supplied across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, where your reporting route requires it.
RAM data, where applicable — recyclability assessment methodology information for the packaging it applies to, gathered for your review.
PRN-related records — where your obligations include packaging recovery notes, keeping the supporting records organised alongside your packaging data. Purchasing decisions stay with you.

What changes for your team

Less chasing before each reporting cycle.

What managed supplier data collection and evidence management is designed to change for the team that currently carries packaging reporting.

Fewer chaser emails
We send and follow up the supplier requests you authorise for specifications, weights and materials.
Gaps and deadlines in view
Missing packaging data, open classification questions and agreed deadlines sit in one list.
Traceable source evidence
Each weight, material and category links back to the specification or record it came from.
Files ready for review
A reporting-data file and review pack your team and advisers can check and approve.
Easier to update
When packaging or suppliers change, the records are structured and ready for the next cycle.

Practical outputs

What you receive

An organised set of reporting data and supporting records, prepared around your agreed packaging scope and reporting requirements.

A prepared reporting-data file in the required reporting format
Organised source records supporting the packaging information
A gap and decision list showing what needs evidence or input
An approval-ready review pack for your team and advisers

Illustrative example

Fictional data · structure only

Packaging-data review entry

Example Homewares Ltd (fictional) · Product EX-104 ceramic mug, retail pack

Packaging item: Outer carton, printed
Material and category: Paper and card · category to be confirmed by your adviser
Nation of sale: England, Wales (from sales data supplied)
Source evidence: Supplier specification sheet v2, received from Example Packaging Co.

Gap and decision list for this entry

Carton weight per unit
Source: Supplier specification v2 · Next step: Held — check with your team
Evidence held
Weight of inner tissue wrap
Source: Not yet provided · Next step: Request from supplier, as authorised
Information missing
RAM recyclability data, if applicable
Source: Not yet provided · Next step: Request from supplier for your review
Information missing
Packaging category classification
Source: Supplier description · Next step: Your team or adviser to confirm
Your decision

The company, products and values shown are fictional placeholders. This example demonstrates structure only — it is not client data, advice on what your organisation must report or a description of software. Delivery can use your existing spreadsheets, shared drives or other agreed client tools.

Getting started

How we get started

Start with your packaging or product list, existing supplier information and the reporting requirements or adviser guidance you already hold. We use these to agree the workload and the review pack you need.

Agree packaging and reporting scope

01Confirm the packaging, information sources, reporting requirements and deadlines to cover, along with the people who review and approve the data.

Collect information and organise gaps

02Bring existing records together, organise the source evidence and follow up on missing information as authorised. You receive a clear gap and decision list.

Prepare the pack and maintain records

03Prepare the reporting-data file and supporting review pack, then maintain the records and track updates within the agreed scope.

Your agreed scope sets out the work we manage, the information you provide and the approvals you retain.

Clear lines of responsibility

We manage the data workload. You retain the legal responsibility.

Contract Operations Group manages

Supplier data collection and authorised follow-up
Source evidence, organised records and visible gaps
RPD-format preparation using approved information
Completeness checks and review packs
Agreed deadline tracking and record maintenance

Your business always retains

Accurate packaging facts and source information
Classification decisions and declarations
Legal obligations and producer responsibility
Specialist advice where required
Final approval of reporting data and any submission

Nothing is submitted or committed on your behalf without your explicit approval.

Alongside your advisers

Organised information for the people advising your business.

We coordinate information requests, organise evidence and prepare review packs alongside your existing producer-responsibility advisers or compliance scheme. The scope follows your packaging-data workload and reporting requirements.

Classification, declaration and legal questions stay with you and the appropriate specialist adviser. Our support does not replace specialist or legal advice or guarantee compliance, registration, approval or acceptance of a submission.

Packaging EPR enquiry

Talk to us about Packaging EPR.

Tell us briefly where the workload sits today and what you need help with. No detailed questionnaire or document upload is needed to start.

We review your enquiry and reply by email
A short conversation about the support you need
An agreed scope, with your responsibilities and approvals kept clear

Please keep this first enquiry general. We agree appropriate arrangements for sharing confidential evidence, packaging or product data before requesting it.