Sustainable Packaging & EPR Compliance worked example

Packaging Recyclability Score with recyclability severity of 3 score: a worked example

Suppose recyclability severity falls to 3 score. This page works the full calculation at that level so you can see exactly which result moves and by how much. Estimate packaging recyclability for sustainable packaging and epr compliance using production-ready inputs so teams can rank risks and decide which issue needs containment, controls, or escalation first.

The inputs for this scenario

  • Recyclability severity (impact if it fails to recycle): 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Recyclability occurrence (how often the format ends up non-recyclable): 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Recyclability detection (chance material screening catches the issue): 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

  • The calculation starts from the formula this tool documents: Packaging recyclability risk score = packaging recyclability severity score × packaging recyclability occurrence score × packaging recyclability detection score.
  • Packaging recyclability risk score works out to 3.35 score at these inputs, and this is the headline figure for the scenario.
  • Packaging recyclability severity score works out to 3 score at these inputs.
  • Packaging recyclability occurrence score works out to 4 score at these inputs.
  • Packaging recyclability detection score works out to 3 score at these inputs.

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 26.37% below the baseline at 3.35 score.
  • It multiplies severity, occurrence and detection scores into a single recyclability risk priority number so packaging formats can be ranked against each other. When the numbers land here, the stressed input is the lever to work; the walkthrough above shows exactly how much each output recovers as it climbs back toward the baseline.

Results at a glance

  • Packaging recyclability risk score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Packaging recyclability severity score: 3 score
  • Packaging recyclability occurrence score: 4 score
  • Packaging recyclability detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Packaging Recyclability Score calculator, set recyclability severity to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.