Making Compliance Accessible

When Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging came into force, it created a significant compliance burden for small and medium businesses across the UK. Suddenly, any company with turnover above £1 million and handling more than 25 tonnes of packaging per year was required to collect detailed packaging data, submit it to DEFRA via the RPD portal, and pay fees based on material type and weight.

For large corporates with dedicated environmental teams, this was manageable. For the thousands of SMEs that make up the backbone of UK commerce — independent fashion brands, food producers, beauty companies, and e-commerce sellers — it was overwhelming. The guidance documents run to hundreds of pages, the terminology is dense, and a single mistake in a CSV submission can trigger a rejected report and potential enforcement action.

We saw first-hand how businesses were struggling: paying consultants thousands of pounds for help that should be straightforward, spending days manually building spreadsheets, or simply ignoring the rules and hoping for the best. None of those outcomes are acceptable. That is why we built a platform that automates the hard parts — data collection, fee calculation, and report generation — so business owners can comply confidently without becoming packaging regulation experts. Check if your business is obligated in under a minute.