The Solution
Earth Animal has been a long-standing plastic recovery partner of rePurpose Global, so when they learned about the fast-approaching EPR deadlines, they turned to us for support. With required packaging data spanning so many different teams, a single team member ultimately became responsible for managing compliance. To do this right, they needed expert guidance and didn’t have the time or resources to bring on consultants or expand headcount.
rePurpose Global helped evaluate packaging data across DTC, retail, and wholesale channels—including tricky components like outer cartons, inserts, and tertiary shipping materials. Where supplier data was missing or inconsistent, we applied vetted assumptions to reduce the burden on Earth Animal’s internal team. Our experts clarified which materials were liable under state-specific EPR laws, , how to handle flexible films, and which reporting method would minimize costs. This was especially important because difficult-to-recycle formats like flexible films carry higher EPR fees – so the precision in data categorization and selection of reporting method was key.
As Earth Animal put it: “As a team of one, having this support from rePurpose was essential from a time perspective. In addition, I was able to learn so much about the granular level of the data, and now that I have the information, providing it for other states will not be as difficult or time-consuming.”
Thanks to rePurpose Global, Earth Animal was fully prepared for Oregon’s EPR deadline. With everything centralized, each new report will now take minutes—not months.
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