Solutions · Ensure compliance
Extended producer responsibility, with evidence.
EPR puts a price on every pack you place on the market. Invisible UV Tags show which of your products actually get recycled, giving you real evidence to back your reporting.
01 / Invisible UV Tag · read at the recycling line
02 — What is EPR
What is extended producer responsibility?
EPR makes companies responsible for the full lifecycle of the packaging they produce, including its collection, sorting and recycling. It applies to obligated organisations that import or supply packaging wherever EPR law is live, and it rewards designs that are more recyclable, durable or repairable.
04 — How it works
From pack to proof.
- Step 01Tag the packAn Invisible UV Tag is printed into the packaging you already make.
- Step 02Detected at the recycling lineDetection units in recycling facilities read each tagged pack.
- Step 03Evidence in the dashboardVerifiable data on the quantity and type of material collected and recycled, ready for your EPR reporting.
For the commercial side of the same data: where people scan, how long they stay and which content works.
05 — What it does
Report what really happens to your packaging.
Proof it was recycled
A clear link between each product and its journey through the recycling stream.
A case for fairer fees
Evidence that can help reduce the fees for placing packaging on the market.
Labels right in every market
Recycling instructions in every language you sell in, on the Smart QR Code.
06 — The network
UK recycling sites with detection installed
of UK kerbside plastic visible to the network
of tagged bottles traced in Citeo’s MRF testing
This is the first time businesses can be rewarded for their recycling actions. Polytag are here to incentivise everyone to design products that are more recyclable, durable or repairable.
Invisible UV Tags are GS1 open-standard data matrices, read at barcode level at the recycling line.