How it works
How it works
We do the legwork on the data. You keep every decision and certify every report.
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Free EPR Check
Tell us your revenue band, states, SKU count and sales channels. We reply in writing within 2 business days. It’s general information for your decision, not legal advice.
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Send what you have
SKU list, an order export and your supplier list. No software to learn.
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We do the legwork
Supplier spec requests and follow-ups, the packaging record, category mapping, the methodology write-up.
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You certify and submit
We deliver your finished report file by May 15, two weeks before the deadline, with a step-by-step submission guide made for your report: annotated screenshots of each CAA portal screen and the exact values to enter. You log in, certify and submit. We answer any questions, including CAA follow-ups, by email.
Timeline
Your first year, step by step
We reply within 1 business day, you get a named contact, and a short status email each month from January to May.
| Step | When | Your time |
|---|---|---|
| Free EPR Check form | Day 0 | 5 minutes |
| Written EPR Check by email | Within 2 business days | None |
| Agree terms and pay the deposit | Days 0 to 3 | 5 minutes |
| Intake: SKU list, order export, supplier list, past CAA files | Week 1 | About 1 to 2 hours |
| Obligation map, for your decision | Within 5 business days of intake | 15-minute read |
| Registration prepared (California first) | Within 5 business days of your go-ahead | Your authorized representative signs |
| Supplier spec requests go out | Week 2 | None (you’re copied) |
| Gap list; you weigh any missing items | Weeks 3 to 6 | About 1 hour |
| Report drafts and methodology | By May 1 | 30-minute review |
| Finished report file and your submission guide | By May 15 | None |
| You log in, certify and submit | Before the deadline | Certify and submit |
| Email answers to questions and CAA follow-ups; fee forecast | June to October | None |
Every plan includes
What’s included
- Registration, prepared for your sign-off, with Circular Action Alliance; California within 5 business days of your go-ahead
- Supplier spec collection, precise requests, two follow-ups, every answer logged
- A packaging record you own, SKU by component: material, weight, recycled content and the evidence for each value
- Every annual and simplified report, prepared with a written methodology
- California extras, baseline, source-reduction report and plan updates
- Fee-reduction (eco-modulation) forms, when the saving is worth the effort
- Fee forecast, by state and material, for your finance team
- Deadline calendar, plus a short status email each month in reporting season
- Submission guide and email support, annotated screenshots of each portal screen with the exact values to enter; your questions and CAA follow-ups answered by email
- Obligation map, for your decision, the rule text for each state laid next to your figures
Not included: we don’t provide legal opinions, lab testing or packaging redesign, and CAA and state fees are paid by you directly to CAA. Maine is monitored only, until Maine has a stewardship organization.
Free EPR Check
Find out where you stand in 2 business days.
A written EPR Check: which states’ rules may apply, exemptions worth reviewing, and a 2027 fee estimate in dollars. Free, and general information for your decision, not legal advice.
Five minutes of your time. Or email hello@eprfilinghq.com.