unPacked: Proven Strategies for Data Collection & Compliance

Get Ahead of 2026 EPR Deadlines: Proven Strategies for Data Collection & Compliance

Critical updates on 2026 packaging regulations + a toolkit to streamline your data collection by 2-4 weeks

May 31, 2026 = 6 states EPR reports due simultaneously. California adds new material categories. Truth in Recycling and PCR laws layer on top.

Hear from rePurpose's expert team and brands who have cut their data collection timelines by applying proven strategies that address root causes of compliance bottlenecks.

LOWELL AND SVETLANA WILL COVER:

• 2026 EPR Landscape updates, including the May 31st EPR reporting deadline for 6 states and California's new material categories
• Other U.S. packaging regulations that require attention and data collection - PCR and California's Truth in Recycling
• The data challenges brands are facing in Year 2 of EPR and the practical tools to fix them
• Our new research on the issues with data complexity and probability of catastrophic reporting errors as your SKU counts rise
• The Supplier Data Gap including why suppliers ghost you, co-manufacturer complications, and overseas suppliers
• Confessions from the trenches of EPR reporting
• Tools you can use to enable your suppliers

STAY ON FOR OFFICE HOURS:

30 minutes of candid conversation and Q&A, with no recording.

Bring us your messiest data challenges, or just vent.

Consider this your EPR confession booth. Safe space to admit your packaging data spreadsheet has 47 tabs and no one knows which one is current.

YOU SHOULD ATTEND IF:

• You need an update on the 2026 EPR landscape, deadlines, and invoice schedules to share with your team
• You're drowning in packaging data and spreadsheets
• You're chasing down suppliers for data
• You're trying to find 2023 packaging specs
• You've ever said "We thought we had this data somewhere..." but now can't find the file

YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH:

A clear picture of where data errors actually happen, a supplier communication toolkit you can use immediately, and a reality check on the work EPR will require in 2026.

Plus validation that you're not the only one whose packaging data is a disaster.

We can't wait to see you there!