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What could EPR cost you? Use Macfarlane's EPR calculator to estimate your EPR liability.
Check what EPR could cost your business
Understanding what UK Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) could cost your business is an important step. Our calculator has been designed to show you your potential EPR fees based on how much packaging you use, the material type and how easy it is to recycle.
- Have your annual packaging data to hand
- Enter the total tonnage of packaging per material you have used for the relevant year
- Enter the percentage of material that is Red, Amber or Green, based on the EPR Recycling Assessment Methodology
- Click calculate and your potential fees will be displayed
- Email your results to yourself (optional)
Calculate your potential EPR fees
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% of material rated as RED under RAM |
% of material rated as Amber under RAM |
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Email yourself the results & ask for EPR support
| Material | Your annual usage (tonnes) |
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Amber Subtotal |
Green Subtotal |
Material Total |
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Note: current calculations are based on illustrative EPR fees for 2026
How Macfarlane Packaging can support you with EPR
Packed with everything you need to understand Extended Producer Responsibility in relation to packaging.
Get more in-depth information about Extended Producer Responsibility from the Macfarlane Packaging team, including FAQs & bite-size explainer videos.
Fees will be modulated by recyclability from 2026. Understand how PackUK will determine how easy packaging is to recycle, in simplified terms.