Sustainable Packaging & EPR Compliance worked example

Packaging Recyclability Score with recyclability severity of 15 score: a worked example

This scenario runs the packaging recyclability score calculation on the strong side: recyclability severity of 15 score, with every other input held at its documented default. Use it when packaging recyclability in sustainable packaging and epr compliance needs a defensible ranking against other sustainable packaging and epr compliance risks for the next review.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Recyclability severity (impact if it fails to recycle): 15 score (raised for this scenario; the documented default is 6)
  • Recyclability occurrence (how often the format ends up non-recyclable): 4 score (unchanged)
  • Recyclability detection (chance material screening catches the issue): 3 score (unchanged)

Working through the calculation

  • Applying the documented formula (Packaging recyclability risk score = packaging recyclability severity score × packaging recyclability occurrence score × packaging recyclability detection score) to the inputs above produces each figure below.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 8.15 score for packaging recyclability risk score, the number this scenario is built around.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 15 score for packaging recyclability severity score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 4 score for packaging recyclability occurrence score.
  • At this operating point the engine returns 3 score for packaging recyclability detection score.

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where recyclability severity sits at 6 score and the headline result is 4.55 score, this scenario comes in 79.12% above the baseline at 8.15 score.
  • Use it when triaging a packaging portfolio ahead of eco-modulated EPR fee deadlines or a design-for-recycling program, to decide which formats get redesign budget first. Treat this as a target state: the delta against the baseline quantifies what the improvement is worth before you commit to chasing it.

Results at a glance

  • Packaging recyclability risk score: 8.15 score (headline result)
  • Packaging recyclability severity score: 15 score
  • Packaging recyclability occurrence score: 4 score
  • Packaging recyclability detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • Every input above is editable in the live Packaging Recyclability Score calculator, which recalculates instantly and can be shared with the inputs intact.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.