California reduction target
SB 54 reaches its 10% single-use plastic reduction milestone - a clear reason to review packaging now.
2027 is closer than it looks
Are you ready
for EPR reporting?
The risk starts long before a filing date. If you cannot trace what is in every pack, where it is sold, and what needs to change, you are carrying avoidable EPR exposure.
Jan 1, 2027California: 10% less single-use plastic.
Jan 1, 2028California: 30% of single-use plastic recycled.
Jan 1, 2032California: 25% less single-use plastic and 100% recyclable or compostable packaging.
The EPR runway
The reporting deadline is only the start. Your packaging decisions need to be ready years earlier.
As EPR programmes move from preparation to enforcement, the data, evidence, and pack choices behind every product become more important.
Illustrative multi-state timeline. Requirements apply only where your business and materials are covered. Confirm current obligations with the relevant programme guidance.
State systems take shape
Maryland’s covered-materials list and Washington’s statewide collection lists and assessments are scheduled to move forward.
Market access tightens
Minnesota requires a PRO agreement; Washington bars producers outside the PRO from selling covered products after March.
Washington programme starts
Statewide, consistent recycling services begin, funded by producer fees and supported by the PRO.
Packaging design faces the test
California’s end-state targets arrive, while Minnesota’s covered materials must meet the programme’s stewardship conditions.
The service journey
One connected route from packaging questions to useful action.
We work from what you have today, identify what needs to be clarified, and turn it into a working view your team can use.
01 · ORIENT
EPR readiness review
Understand the likely packaging, market, and reporting questions that matter to your business.
02 · ORGANISE
Packaging data foundation
Bring together components, materials, weights, supplier documents, and sales-data needs.
03 · REVIEW
Pack review
Examine the pack component by component for practical material, weight, and recyclability opportunities.
04 · ACT
Packaging action plan
Prioritise the decisions, supplier questions, and trials worth taking forward.
Useful work products
Clear outputs, not a generic compliance memo.
Each stage produces something your business can keep, share, and use in the next conversation.
01
EPR readiness mapA concise view of where to focus first and the information that needs confirming.
02
Packaging data checklistA practical list of the components, specifications, and supplier inputs needed for a dependable pack view.
03
Pack review opportunity reportComponent-level observations and options to discuss with suppliers, operations, and procurement.
04
Packaging action planA prioritised route from current pack to the decisions, trials, and evidence worth building next.
The EPR Packaging Works difference
Pack Review puts the packaging itself at the centre of the conversation.
It is where EPR readiness meets hands-on packaging experience—so the outcome is not just a data exercise, but a better-informed packaging decision.
- Break a pack into its individual components and materials.
- Check weights, recycled content, supplier documentation, and design constraints.
- Explore credible ways to simplify, lightweight, or improve recyclability.
- Separate practical opportunities from changes that would compromise product, operations, or quality.
The result: a clear view of the questions to ask, the changes worth testing, and the likely material and EPR implications before you commit.
Illustrative pack review example
See the components
Better decisions start with a clearer view of the pack.
Materials and components can be simple on their own but create a far more complex picture when they are sold together.
Who this is for
For teams that have real packaging complexity but limited time to untangle it.
EPR Packaging Works is designed to give brands, manufacturers, distributors, and packaging suppliers a dependable working view—without expecting a large internal compliance or engineering team.
- Multiple products, suppliers, markets, or packaging formats
- Packaging information spread across specifications, suppliers, and internal teams
- A need to connect EPR questions with real packaging decisions
- A desire for a practical independent view before changing the pack
Your advisor
Packaging perspective built around the work your team actually needs to do.
David Chiddy · EPR & packaging advisor
With over 25 years in the packaging market, David Chiddy brings practical experience across materials, manufacturing, and commercial development.
The focus stays useful: the right supplier questions, a better view of what is in the pack, and clear options that can be discussed with operations, procurement, and leadership.
Before we begin
The questions a good first conversation should answer.
What do you need from us?
Start with what is available: product lists, packaging specifications, bill of materials, component weights, supplier details, and sales information. We will identify the gaps together.
What does a Pack Review cover?
We examine the components, materials, weights, documentation, operating needs, and credible options for improving the pack. It can be a focused review of one pack or a wider product range.
Do you provide legal advice or file on our behalf?
EPR Packaging Works is an independent packaging and EPR advisory service. Requirements and filing responsibilities should be verified with the relevant programme guidance and legal advisers where appropriate.
Where do we start?
Bring a packaging challenge, an EPR question, or a product you would like reviewed. The first conversation establishes the most useful scope and next step.
Start with your pack
Let’s talk about the packaging question in front of you.
Share an EPR question, a data challenge, or a pack you would like reviewed. We can start with a focused conversation.