Packaging EPR management
EPR reporting software for CPG companies
Bring your sales and packaging data together. Prepare jurisdiction-specific EPR reports and explore how packaging changes could affect your fees with North Star.
Available as a standalone product. No carbon accounting subscription required.
Bottle body
PET
20 g98%Closure
HDPE
2.1 g97%Label
PP film
0.6 g96%Outer carton
Corrugated
38 g per 12review
Why EPR matters
Turn packaging data into a repeatable EPR process
Packaging EPR brings new reporting responsibilities and financial considerations to CPG teams. The information you need can be spread across sales files, product specifications and supplier documents. North Star brings that information into a connected workflow for reporting and planning.
Fragmented information
Sales sit in spreadsheets or business systems; material specs sit with packaging teams, suppliers and co-manufacturers. Reporting requires combining them.
SKU and component complexity
Each product can have several packaging components, sizes and versions. One static packaging record is rarely enough.
Budget uncertainty
Finance needs to understand the fee exposure tied to product volume, market mix and packaging choices.
How it works
From product sales to packaging decisions
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Organize product sales
Import sales files with AI-assisted organization and manage the product sales information that supports EPR reporting.
Product sales · 2026
SKU Market Year Units SW-500 Market A 2026 600,000 SW-500 Market B 2026 400,000 - 2
Build your packaging dataset
Bring product and packaging information from source documents into records for your products and their packaging components.
Sparkling water · 500 mL
Bottle · PET · 20 g
Cap · HDPE · 2.1 g
Label · PP film · 0.6 g
Carton · Corrugated · 38 g per 12
- 3
Prepare jurisdiction-specific reports
Use your sales and packaging details to support EPR reporting for the jurisdictions your business manages.
Jurisdiction · Market AReporting period · 2026
Plastic13,620 kgPaper1,900 kgGlass0 kg - 4
Explore packaging changes
Model material choices, recycled content and recyclability to understand projected fee impacts and evaluate financial trade-offs.
Packaging scenarioIllustrative exampleBaseline
PET · 20 g
$18,400
Scenario
PET · 16 g
$14,720
Projected annual fees · invented rates
Fee planning
Understand the fee impact before you change packaging
A packaging decision can affect more than material cost. North Star helps you explore how proposed changes could influence EPR fees, so your packaging, sustainability and finance teams can evaluate options using a shared view of the data.
Bottle weight comparison
Illustrative example| Measure | Market A | Market B | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual units | 600,000 | 400,000 | 1,000,000 |
| Assumed rate per kg | $0.80 | $1.10 | Varies |
| Current bottle, 20 g | $9,600 | $8,800 | $18,400 |
| Proposed bottle, 16 g | $7,680 | $7,040 | $14,720 |
| Annual fee difference | $1,920 | $1,760 | $3,680 |
Invented rates for illustration only. Actual fees depend on program rules, approved data and the full packaging bill of materials. Fee savings are one input to a packaging decision alongside unit cost, performance and implementation cost.
What happens if we change the material or reduce weight?
What is the impact of recycled content or recyclability?
Do fee savings justify the packaging cost change?
Who it is for
Built for the teams that share the packaging problem
Sustainability / EPR lead
Bring the data and reporting process together
Packaging / procurement
Understand the fee impact before changing packaging
Finance
Make packaging fees easier to forecast
Compliance / legal
Organize the information needed for your reporting process
Operations / data teams
Work from existing sales and packaging files
A shared responsibility
Where North Star fits
Producer
Determines obligations and supplies reliable data
North Star
Helps manage the data, prepare jurisdiction reporting and model fee impacts
PRO
Receives required submissions and administers program fees
Regulator
Establishes and enforces requirements
Software does not replace registration, producer accountability or payment.
FAQ
Your packaging EPR questions
See North Star EPR in action
Walk through the data import, reporting and planning workflow with our team. Tell us about your products and markets, and we will discuss how North Star can support your EPR process.