Probably here because a scheme wants a data submission and the honest answer is an estimate nobody wants to sign.

EPR · Product stewardship

Every scheme asks the same three things. On a different form.

Extended producer responsibility makes you responsible for the product after the customer is done with it. Every form wants the same three things.

What you placed on the market What was recovered What it became
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The short version

What EPR is, and where it is heading in Australia.

The principle is old and settled. What is changing is whether participation is voluntary and how hard the data is tested.

The principle

Responsibility for a product extends past the point of sale to its end of life, and it sits with whoever placed it on the market. In practice that means funding or organising collection and recycling, meeting targets, and submitting data on what you put out.

Where Australia is

Packaging has run largely on voluntary arrangements, and published national data has repeatedly fallen short of targets. A mandatory national scheme for packaging has been put to Parliament and referred to committee, with obligations expected to bite from the following financial year rather than immediately. Alongside it, state-based product stewardship schemes already operate for specific materials.

Why this changes the data question

Voluntary reporting tolerates an estimate. A mandatory scheme with fees attached to tonnage does not: the number becomes a liability, and a liability gets audited.

What a scheme submission turns into

Six questions. A batch-level record answers all six.

  • 01HOW MUCH DID YOU PLACE ON THE MARKET
  • 02WHAT MATERIAL, EXACTLY
  • 03HOW MUCH CAME BACK
  • 04WHO HANDLED IT ON THE WAY
  • 05WHAT DID IT ACTUALLY BECOME
  • 06CAN YOU SHOW IT FOR ONE PERIOD

Tonnage by material, for the period

Every fee and target is a function of this number. An estimate is acceptable until the day it is a basis for payment, and then it is not.

Composition, not product names

Schemes work in material categories. A product described by its commercial name cannot be assigned to a category without someone guessing.

Recovery with a chain behind it

A recovery figure without a custody trail is a claim, not a measurement. This is the line most likely to be tested.

Each party on the record

Collector, transporter, sorter, processor. If nobody recorded a leg, the material has a gap in the middle of its journey.

The outcome, from the facility

Recycled, reused, recovered or disposed, reported by the operator that did it — including the fraction that could not be recovered.

The audit sample

Schemes verify by sampling a period and a material. Everything else in the submission rests on whether that sample opens.

How to get there

Five steps, so the submission is an export.

1

Describe your products as materials

Map what you place on the market into the material categories schemes use, once, rather than translating it each reporting cycle.

2

Record quantities placed, not estimated

Tie the figure to what was actually shipped in the period, so the basis of any fee is a record rather than a model.

3

Bring collectors and processors onto the same trail

Each party records the leg it performed. Recovery you did not witness is recovery somebody else has to attest to.

4

Record the residue as well as the recovery

What was not recovered, with its quantity and route. A submission that only shows the good part invites the question you least want.

5

Keep it queryable by period and material

Because that is the shape of every submission and every audit sample, regardless of which scheme is asking.

Evidence overview in REZET Hub: material placed on the market, recovery route and the events behind each reported figure
What you get

A submission built from what exists.

Placed-on-market by material and period

Recorded against real movements, so the figure a fee is calculated from can be opened rather than defended.

Recovery with its chain of custody

Each leg recorded by the party that performed it, from collection through to the facility that processed the material.

Outcomes and residue on the same record

What the material became, including what did not make it, so the numbers reconcile instead of only flattering.

When the scheme asks, “How do you know this tonnage?” — is the answer a record or a model?

A voluntary submission tolerates an estimate. A mandatory one with fees attached does not. Choose the next step that fits where you are.

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FAQs

Where to start?

Find answers to common questions and discover the best way to get started.

What does onboarding require?

Start with one material pathway: its origin, destination, people involved and the evidence it needs to support. We then configure locations, roles and the records required at each handoff.

Do we need to change our existing systems?

Not necessarily. REZET Hub is designed to complement existing operational, ERP, reporting and sustainability systems rather than requiring organisations to replace their existing technology stack.

How long does implementation take?

Timing depends on the first pathway, sites, users and integration requirements. We confirm the implementation plan after scoping rather than promising a generic duration before we understand the operating reality.

How is REZET Hub different from traditional reporting?

REZET Hub does not simply tell you what happened.
It helps you decide what should happen next.
Traditional reporting often relies on information entered after an event has occurred. REZET Hub is designed to capture evidence as materials move and responsibility changes, creating a stronger connection between the physical event and its digital record.
It also goes beyond reporting by acting as a sustainability decision-support tool. By analysing each waste stream, REZET Hub can identify alternative recovery, reuse, upcycling or recycling pathways, helping organisations improve circular outcomes and make more informed progress towards their zero-waste goals.

Which plan is right for a first pathway?

Explore is for one user testing one stream at one site. Operate supports a small team managing recurring batches and standard reports at one site. Scale adds multi-site controls and audit-grade Scope 3 outputs. Integrate is for advanced controls, SSO, API and broader organisational support.

Who is REZET Hub not for?

REZET Hub is not a carbon-credit marketplace, a substitute for the physical operator, or a generic reporting tool that can reconstruct missing evidence after the fact. It works best when there is a real material flow and an internal owner prepared to make the record part of operations.

Can we start small and expand later?

Yes. Start with one live pathway, then add users, sites, materials, reporting outputs or integrations as the programme grows. The right starting point is the smallest plan that can support the job properly.

Can we compare supplier with supplier?

Yes, on the record’s own terms. Handoffs are documented between responsible parties, processing events are linked to the relevant operator, and inputs and outputs are reconciled at batch level, so the same figures read supplier by supplier and site by site. Exports can be taken at any time in a structured format, for tenders, contract reviews and disputes.

What does REZET Hub record?

Batch-level material identification, documented handoffs, processing events, responsible parties and input-output reconciliation. The result is a structured trail ready for review and export.

Can the evidence support audits and reporting?

Yes. The evidence pack can support internal reporting, audits, customer requirements and Digital Product Passports. REZET Hub records the evidence; it does not replace the underlying regulatory obligation.

Does REZET Hub sell carbon offsets or credits?

No. Where environmental outcomes are calculated, they stay linked to the underlying material record, methodology and supporting evidence rather than being presented as an offset.

Who verifies the data?

Each responsible party records the handoff it took part in, and the receiving party measures the material independently on arrival and compares it against the sending party’s quantity, so any discrepancy becomes visible. Where the record and the movement disagree, the difference is surfaced as an exception instead of being smoothed over, and the underlying record is tamper-evident and append-only. Auditors and assurance providers come in as guests, on a read-only view of the trail. REZET Hub describes what the evidence contains, not what it certifies

What happens when a record is corrected?

Corrections are appended, not written over the top: every step becomes an event that is added to the record rather than replacing what was there. An auditor drilling into a claim sees the measurement, the actor, the evidence and the correction history behind it, which is why the record is never rewritten for the reader.

Are units and classifications standardised at capture?

Capture begins from a material profile selected at source, with description, quantity and photographic evidence recorded against it; the receiving party then measures the material independently and reconciles the mass. The units and classifications your programme uses are agreed at onboarding, when we configure locations, roles and the records required at each handoff.

Who owns an exception?

REZET Hub surfaces the exception and shows which party recorded which movement; it does not appoint the person inside your organisation who resolves it. REZET Hub works best when there is a real material flow and an internal owner prepared to make the record part of operations.

What does a contractor have to do?

A contractor contributes evidence only where responsibility changes. Working from a scoped link, it sees the one job assigned to it and the quantity handed over, records the outputs, photographs or weighs them and submits. There is no shared login and no second reporting workflow: each party sees only the movements it took part in.

What does this add to our own site team’s day?

At the point of movement, the person handling the material selects the material profile, captures the description and quantity, and captures photographic evidence against it. There is no second reporting workflow: REZET Hub is designed to complement existing operational, ERP, reporting and sustainability systems rather than replace them.

What happens when a handoff is missing?

Evidence is created at material handoffs and processing events rather than reconstructed afterwards, so a handoff that was never recorded stays visible as a gap in the batch trail. Where the record and the movement disagree, the difference is surfaced as an exception.REZET Hub is not a generic reporting tool that can reconstruct missing evidence after the fact: it shows the gap, it does not fill it.

Where did REZET Hub begin?

REZET Hub began inside REZET Global’s circular programmes. Real materials were being recovered and transformed, while evidence sat across spreadsheets, emails, photographs and certificates. REZET Hub was built to keep the digital record in step with the physical work.

Is REZET Hub only for companies working with REZET Global?

No. REZET Hub and REZET Global are separate businesses. REZET Hub can be used independently by organisations and circular operators. REZET Global provides one real-world operating environment in which REZET Hub’s evidence capabilities can be applied.

What languages is REZET Hub available in?

REZET Hub is available in English and Spanish, with Portuguese and German coming soon.

How does this work across different jurisdictions or states?

REZET Hub records the evidence; it does not replace the underlying regulatory obligation, and this page does not set out the rules of any single jurisdiction. Sites are managed as locations within one programme, and framework mapping detail is available on request — we describe what the evidence contains, not what it certifies. Which requirements apply at each site is scoped before implementation.