Recyclability Assessment Tool (RAT)

Assessing packaging for pEPR or improving recyclability? Our tool helps you make confident informed packaging decisions.

Want to know how recyclable your packaging really is? We’ve got you covered.

Whether pEPR recyclability assessments are new to you, you’re getting ready for your next assessment, or you’re looking for ways to improve your packaging, come and speak to us!

Not familiar with OPRL’s Recyclability Assessment Tool (RAT)?
Exclusively available to OPRL members, RAT helps take the complexity out of assessing packaging recyclability. It gives you a clear, practical way to understand how your packaging performs against pEPR recyclability criteria, and where there may be opportunities to improve.
Backed by 15+ years of industry experience and packaging recyclability expertise, OPRL has designed RAT to so that members can make informed packaging decisions with confidence.

With RAT, you can:
- Get clear Red, Amber and Green ratings aligned with packaging Extended Producer Responsibility (pEPR) recyclability assessments.
- Identify actionable improvements that could improve recyclability and help reduce pEPR costs.
- Download and share your assessments with colleagues, and stakeholders, or retain them as supporting evidence.
- Access expert-backed guidance to give you greater confidence in your packaging decisions.

Already using RAT? We've recently launched RAT 2026. Come and see what's new in the tool.

Whether you have questions about an assessment, want to explore opportunities to improve a packaging, or simply want to get more from the tool, our team will be on hand to help.

Got a packaging question you’re unsure about? Or want to see the RAT in action? Come and talk to the OPRL team. We’ll show you how the RAT can help make recyclability assessments simpler.