Packaging Studio
Build a package one decision at a time — see what every material pick costs, then get the punch list of what it owes.
Build it
Name it in the bar above, then walk the package one component at a time. Pick a material and see the consequence immediately — what the choice costs against the best format in its family, and what it obligates you to do.
The regulatory clock: every fee in this studio is priced on the CA SB-54 schedule (CA SB-54 draft 2027 rates — final Oct 2026), in USD — the best published basis today, not an invoice.
Rigid plastic
Plastic film
Paper / fiber
Glass
Metal
✓ best in family
PET / HDPE bottle — clear or natural is the cheapest published rigid plastic format — nothing left on the table vs best-in-family.
Why this costs more: California charges different fees for different rigid plastic formats — from $1,102/t (easiest to recycle) up to $2,624/t (hardest). This pick lands at $1,102/t. You’re already at the lowest fee in this family.
Nothing to act on for rigid plastic in the selected markets.
The punch list
What this package owes, and by when — based on the markets you picked.
No obligations found for these materials in the selected markets.
The Studio
Everything you’ve marked handled. Remove an entry and the obligation returns to the punch list. Match by entity name, bill number, or a market-scoped CA:SB-54.
to save this package to your account — it syncs with your watch list and settings across devices. A free account is enough.
Export this spec as packaging.yaml — a robot check that re-runs on every code change and flags the build when a new law makes this spec non-compliant.
name: EPR Compliance Guard
on:
pull_request:
paths:
- "packaging.yaml"
- "packaging.yml"
workflow_dispatch:
jobs:
epr-guard:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- uses: actions/checkout@v4
- uses: actions/setup-node@v4
with:
node-version: "20"
- run: npx spec-sheet-guard --spec packaging.yaml --github
↓ Redesigning each component to its best published format cuts the fee by 0.47¢/package (15%). The cost curves below show every swap.
No obligations found for these materials in the selected markets.
Bottle
22 g · $1,102/t · 2.42¢/pkgFee gap between the best and worst rigid plastic format: $1,102/t (easiest to recycle) ↔ $2,624/t (hardest) — $1,522/t of redesign headroom.
Cap
3 g · $2,624/t · 0.79¢/pkgFee gap between the best and worst rigid plastic format: $1,102/t (easiest to recycle) ↔ $2,624/t (hardest) — $1,522/t of redesign headroom, $1,522/t of it above your current format. Cheapest swap in this family: PET / HDPE bottle — clear or natural — $1,102/t vs $2,624/t, saving 0.46¢/package. Click any bar above to swap.
Label
2 g · $110/t · 0.02¢/pkgFee gap between the best and worst paper / fiber format: $44/t (easiest to recycle) ↔ $595/t (hardest) — $551/t of redesign headroom, $66/t of it above your current format. Cheapest swap in this family: Corrugated cardboard — uncoated — $44/t vs $110/t. Click any bar above to swap.
Watch the laws shaping this package
Free email alerts when legislation touching the materials in this spec moves in the markets you picked — introduced, advancing, or hitting a deadline. Pre-scoped to this package below; adjust anything.