Simplifying EPR Compliance for the Building Trade
With Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) regulations tightening, businesses in the building trade, builders’ merchants, and construction sector must take action to ensure compliance. Ecoveritas provides innovative EPR data solutions to help your business stay ahead, manage packaging obligations seamlessly, and avoid financial penalties.

What is Extended Producer Responsibility?
EPR is a government-led policy that places the responsibility for managing packaging waste on businesses that produce, import, or sell packaged products, ensuring they contribute to recycling and waste management costs. This means companies in the construction industry—from manufacturers and distributors to builders’ merchants—are responsible for funding the recycling and disposal of their packaging waste.
For a more detailed explanation of EPR and its implications, visit our comprehensive guide on Extended Producer Responsibility.
The Impact of EPR on the Building Trade
The construction and building materials sector generates significant packaging waste, from timber and concrete wrappings to plastic sheeting and bulk bags. With new EPR regulations, affected businesses must:
- Accurately report packaging waste
- Contribute to recycling costs
- Ensure compliance to avoid financial penalties
- Adopt sustainable packaging strategies
Failing to meet compliance requirements could result in hefty fines and damage to your company’s sustainability reputation.

How Ecoveritas Can Help
Ecoveritas' packaging compliance software and expert consultancy help businesses navigate complex EPR requirements with ease. Our automated data solutions reduce administrative burden, ensuring that your business:
✔ Tracks and reports packaging data accurately
✔ Meets regulatory deadlines without hassle
✔ Reduces compliance costs through smarter reporting
✔ Futureproofs operations with sustainability insights
✔ Uses Factors methodology to estimate packaging weights, reducing the need for businesses to source every packaging weight manually.
What Are Factors?
At Ecoveritas, we have developed Factors, a methodology that calculates the average packaging weights per different product category. This allows businesses to aggregate total packaging data without needing to contact suppliers for individual packaging weights or manually weigh materials themselves. By leveraging Factors, companies can significantly reduce the time and costs associated with EPR compliance.
Our groundbreaking tech solutions are already transforming compliance for industries like builders' merchants and construction suppliers, helping them save time, reduce errors, and cut costs.
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With EPR set to reshape packaging responsibilities in the building trade, it’s essential to act now. Partner with Ecoveritas for a seamless compliance experience and ensure your business is ahead of regulatory changes.