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Sustainable Packaging

Navigate RAM with confidence - Reduce costs with better packaging choices

Beyondly’s sustainable packaging service helps you understand what RAM means for your packaging decisions, identify practical improvements, and prioritise changes that reduce fees, cutting overall costs. With straightforward guidance and evidence-led recommendations, you can make better packaging choices that work for your business and the environment.  

What is Recyclability Assessment Methodology (RAM)? 

The RAM has been developed by PackUK for producers to assess the recyclability of the household, and public bin, packaging that is placed on the UK market.  

The RAM categorises packaging as either Red, Amber, or Green for recyclability which, alongside fee modulation, will ensure that producers trend towards packaging that can be recycled and transformed into new products, replacing virgin materials, and helping to support a circular packaging economy. For producers with long-established packaging choices, this presents huge disruption. 

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pEPR Update: 2026 illustrative disposal fees v.1 announced

We are now at the end of 2025, producers have submitted their Jan-Jun (H1) 2025 data submission and PackUK, on 16 December 2025, published illustrative disposal fees for this packaging, ahead of final confirmation after April 2026 and the issuing of Notices of Liability (NoLs) later that year.

An evolving service to meet the needs of producers 

The landscape of environmental compliance and sustainability is evolving rapidly, with significant shifts over the past five years, including the introduction of Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) and Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT).  

This service brings together the best knowledge across the industry to represent the interest of our customers, championing meaningful regulatory advancements while saving costs for producers throughout a time of ongoing change.  

As further regulatory developments emerge across the sector and future iterations of pEPR and RAM, this sustainable packaging service will adapt to the needs of producers, exploring:

  • Whether the packaging is reusable
  • The extent to which the packaging is reused
  • The environmental impact of the manufacture, transportation and use of the packaging
  • The environmental impact of the packaging when it becomes waste
  • Whether the amount of packaging material used is no more than reasonably necessary to fulfil the purpose of the packaging 

Your solution & the benefits

Our service is designed to be flexible, whether you need a quick review to spot cost savings, robust evidence to support recyclability claims, or end-to-end guidance through to supplier conversations and packaging redesign, Beyondly's packaging consultants can tailor the project around what you need most.  

Share your challenges with us, and we’ll bring everything together into a clear, practical plan to reduce costs while improving packaging sustainability and performance

  1. Initial packaging review considering EPR, RAM, Plastic Packaging Tax (PPT) and other environmental indicators, identifying areas for cost saving. 
  2. Conduct recycling assessments (dependant on material) with our trusted partners to evidence your packaging recyclability, in alignment with the CEPI (Confederation of European Paper Industries) 4evergreen methodology, approved by Defra. 
  3. Recycled content verification using ISO14021, available for packaging and products (if applicable).
  4. Recommendations report providing actionable improvements to your packaging, considering future iterations of RAM and PPWR, accompanied by a list of Beyondly approved packaging suppliers to guide your packaging changes. 
  5. Bespoke consultancy, leaving Beyondly to liaise with your existing or new packaging supplier, discussing outputs and recommendations to create your perfect packaging, balancing aesthetics and circularity. 

Create your bespoke package!

Reduce costs under RAM

Stay ahead of regulations

Demonstrate environmental responsibility

Improve brand reputation

Does your business supply packaging to the EU?

All businesses placing packaging on the EU market, including UK exporters and businesses selling into Northern Ireland, e-commerce platforms, distributors, and brand owners will need to prepare for the significant implications PPWR, or the Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation, will bring over the coming years.

PPWR comes into effect from August 2026 and will be implemented in phases through to 2040, setting significant requirements across packaging design, use, and labelling, and mandating EPR schemes across all 27 EU member states.

Beyondly’s expert team are here to help you understand and navigate your responsibilities in the EU; from PPWR readiness assessments, to packaging screening and analysis. Preparing for PPWR as the legislation evolves is crucial for businesses to ensure a smooth transition, mitigate EPR-related costs, and avoid non-compliance. 

Explore our PPWR service

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Why Beyondly?

Thank you to Beyondly for providing such a comprehensive report that helped us to understand the main opportunities and risks for applying the principles of a circular economy in the UK toy industry.

Holder of Customer Service Excellence

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do here at Beyondly, and we place the utmost priority on our customer service and retention. 

We feel our customer service sets us apart from our competitors and are proud to say we are the only compliance scheme to hold the Customer Service Excellence accreditation.

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Our Sustainable Packaging Team

We are leaders in impactful compliance, bringing 19 years of proven expertise and a track record of experience that ensures results you can trust.

As a B Corp certified scheme, we grow your business the right way, bringing together the best knowledge and expertise across the industry to guide change in your business.

Beyondly's relationships include OPRL, RECOUP and the Packaging Scheme Forum, supporting the work of our experts, to classify the recyclability of consumer packaging for products.

 

Smith (CRWM), Chris
Chris Smith (MSc (Eng), CRWM)
Lead Consultant - Resource Efficiency & Circularity

Chris Smith (MSc (Eng), CRWM)

Lead Consultant - Resource Efficiency & Circularity

My mission is to help organisations achieve more with less resource.
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Charlotte Davies (PISEP AssocMCIWM)
Senior Consultant - Resource Efficiency & Circularity

Charlotte Davies (PISEP AssocMCIWM)

Member of CIWM Policy & Innovation Forum

Senior Consultant - Resource Efficiency & Circularity

I'm passionate about driving the circular economy and awareness of embedded carbon.

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