We've launched a free RAM rating checker that gives your packaging an indicative red, amber or green rating for the 2027 EPR fee changes — so you can see where you stand and where you can save, before the invoice arrives.
Why we built it
From 2027, EPR fees are modulated by recyclability. Green-rated packaging attracts a discount; red-rated packaging pays a premium that rises each year — 1.2× the base fee in 2026/27, 1.6× in 2027/28, and 2.0× in 2028/29. The rating comes from the government's Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM), which applies to household and e-commerce packaging that ends up in home recycling.
The problem most businesses have is simple: they don't know how their current packaging rates, so they can't tell what their exposure is or where to act first. Our checker answers that in under a minute.
How it works
Pick your packaging material and its features, and the tool gives an indicative RAM rating — red, amber or green — along with what's driving that result and how to improve it. If your packaging rates poorly, it points you to recyclable alternatives that rate better.
It's an indicative guide to help you plan, not a formal assessment — but it's a fast, free way to understand your position and prioritise changes before the higher multipliers bite.
What to do with your result
- Green: you're well placed — protect the rating by keeping added features (tapes, labels, coatings) compatible.
- Amber: small changes can often move you toward green and a discount.
- Red: this is where the biggest savings are — switching to a recyclable alternative can move you out of the rising red multiplier entirely.
Whatever your result, our EPR-friendly packaging range is built around materials that rate well and sit in lower-fee categories — mono-material mailers, paper protective packaging, recyclable boxes and more.
Check your 2027 RAM rating now →
Explore the full EPR packaging range
Every product below is chosen to help lower your EPR fees — by switching to a lower-fee material category, cutting weight, or keeping packaging a single recyclable stream. Use the links below to go straight to a product family:
- Mono-material mailing bags — paper mailers that replace two-material bubble-lined bags, assessed as a single paper component.
- Paper protective packaging & void fill — paper void fill, bubble wrap and honeycomb that replace plastic, recycled in one paper stream.
- Recyclable cardboard boxes — the lowest-fee mainstream material, with SMART fluting to cut weight without losing strength.
- Paper tape & closures — gummed paper tape that seals boxes and recycles with them as one fibre stream.
- Lightweight stretch film — thinner, stronger film that puts less plastic by weight on every pallet.
Not sure where the biggest saving is? Send us your current packaging and we'll model it.