Sustainable Packaging & EPR Compliance worked example

Recycled Content Compliance Gap with compliance gap severity of 3 score: a worked example

Here is what the math looks like when conditions slip. We hold every other input steady and drop compliance gap severity to 3 score, then walk the calculation through step by step. Estimate recycled content compliance gap 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

  • Compliance gap severity (harm if under-target): 3 score (the input this scenario stresses; the baseline uses 6)
  • Compliance gap occurrence (likelihood of falling short): 4 score (held at the documented default)
  • Compliance gap detection (ability to catch it pre-audit): 3 score (held at the documented default)

Working through the calculation

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

How this compares with the baseline

  • Against the tool's baseline example, where compliance gap 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.
  • The practical read: the gap between this scenario and the baseline is entirely attributable to compliance gap severity, so recovering it is worth quantifying in dollars before considering equipment or staffing changes. The number is only as good as your scoring discipline — inconsistent 1-10 scales between raters or SKUs make the RPNs uncomparable and can hide a high-severity, low-frequency gap.

Results at a glance

  • Recycled content compliance gap risk score: 3.35 score (headline result)
  • Recycled content compliance gap severity score: 3 score
  • Recycled content compliance gap occurrence score: 4 score
  • Recycled content compliance gap detection score: 3 score

Run it with your numbers

  • To rerun this with your own numbers, open the live Recycled Content Compliance Gap calculator, set compliance gap severity to your actual value, and adjust the remaining inputs to match your operation.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.