About EPR Horizon
Shaping the Future of Packaging Compliance Support for UK SMEs
At EPR Horizon, we help UK SMEs navigate the complexity of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) - providing the clarity, tools, and structured all year-round support needed to stay aligned with DEFRA's expectations today and prepared for changes ahead.
Built with project-management discipline and structured data processes, our advisory service is designed specifically for SMEs handling packaging at scale under DEFRA’s evolving EPR framework.
Why We Exist
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is reshaping how packaging is managed across the UK. For many small and medium-sized businesses, the new requirements introduce unfamiliar layers of reporting, supplier-data checks, recyclability assessments, and cost forecasting.
Our purpose is simple: to make packaging compliance manageable for SMEs.
We help SMEs understand what’s required, prepare accurate data, and reduce the risk of costly penalties associated with inaccurate or late reporting through transparent, independent support aligned with DEFRA guidance - not through a compliance scheme.
We operate as an independent advisory service, helping businesses structure their packaging data, prepare for submissions, and stay ready for new EPR requirements.
As the framework evolves into 2026 and beyond, with modulated fees (based on 2025 RAM data) and mandatory labelling from April 2027, we ensure SMEs remain prepared for new data, recyclability assessments, labelling and reporting milestones.
Our Approach
Structured Reporting Support
Practical, structured support for SMEs that need clear guidance preparing packaging data, organising supplier information, and getting reporting-ready.
Our structured audits and data processes help:
Identify risks early
Streamline supplier-data collection
Prepare DEFRA-aligned templates and submission files
Organise supporting evidence for compliant reporting
Forecast modulated fees using 2025 RAM assessments
This provides a clear, repeatable workflow that SMEs can rely on throughout the reporting cycle.
SaaS Platform - Coming 2026
Structured Reporting Support
Our 2026 platform will give SMEs access to enterprise-level data structure, automated checks, RAM-aligned classifications, and scenario forecasting - the kind of reporting intelligence normally reserved for large-producer systems.
Built to evolve with DEFRA’s next phase of reforms, the platform will support modulated fee forecasting, data completeness monitoring, recyclability classifications, and secure 7-year evidence retention.
Forecast modulated fees
Track RAM classifications and packaging recyclability
Maintain secure 7-year evidence vault (aligned with Reg 34 requirements)
Provide enterprise-grade data organisation and structured workflows
Support structured preparation ahead of labelling and reporting milestones
