Packora — EPR Packaging Producer Register & Report Builder
Self-hosted per-SKU packaging register for state EPR reporting — exact math, one-time price.
The problem it solves
US states are rolling out extended producer responsibility (EPR) laws for packaging, with Oregon, Colorado, and California leading a wave that includes Maine, Minnesota, and Washington. These programs put a recurring annual duty on producers: report the packaging you supply into each state, by material category and weight, to a producer responsibility organization — and pay fees calculated on it.
- Every report assumes you can answer one question: per SKU, what packaging do you ship, and how many units went into each state
- Most small and mid-size producers have that scattered across spreadsheets, or nowhere
- The duty repeats every year
What you get
Per-SKU packaging register
Record every product's packaging bill of materials by component, material category, and weight, stored as exact integer milligrams.
Units sold by state × year
Import units sold via header-mapped CSV or manual entry; re-imports update the register in place.
Per-state, per-year report pack
Generate a material-totals CSV, SKU-level detail CSV, and printable summary for each state and year, plus a global all-states CSV.
Fee estimator
An operator-editable rate table multiplies your tonnage by rates you enter, always labeled ESTIMATE, and never fakes a $0 for unrated materials.
Deadline tracker
Enter your own per-state reporting deadlines and see due-soon and overdue countdown badges on the dashboard.
Data-completeness warnings
SKUs with no packaging components, and units-sold rows that don't match your register, are flagged and excluded, never silently dropped.
Installable mobile app (PWA)
Add it to a phone or tablet home screen straight from the browser — a full-screen app served from your own server, with no app store involved. Business data is never cached offline, so what you see is always live.
Own It 2.0 — API, 2FA, backups, dark mode
Packora 2.0 adds the 2.0 owner layer. Upgrade by replacing the files — the database migrates itself, and it is still the same one-time purchase.
- REST API with an OpenAPI spec and signed webhooks
- Two-factor sign-in (TOTP)
- Email notifications through your own SMTP
- CSV import with a mandatory dry run
- One-click backups
- Dark mode
Own It 3.0 — works for your AI, not just for you
Over MCP an agent can read your register, pull a state tonnage report, list data gaps and register a SKU — with the same validation as the API, so an unknown material is refused rather than invented and tonnage never lands where a regulator cannot see it.
- Roles with email invitations and a last-admin guard
- Append-only audit trail across browser, API and agent
- Printable PDFs
- Your logo and colours throughout
- Scheduled backups with a guided dry-run restore
- Optional single sign-on (OIDC)
Pricing — one-time, yours forever
- ✔ Full source included — PHP you can read and change
- ✔ No subscription. One payment, yours forever
- ✔ It never phones home
- ✔ Your data stays on your server
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Screenshots
Honest limitations
- Fee figures are estimates from operator-entered rates — real program fees involve eco-modulation bonuses/maluses, minimums, and schedule changes Packora does not model
- The seeded material list is a sample — you must align it to your PRO's categories
- US-state scope; no EU/Canada program logic, no PRO API integration
- Annual granularity (matches the annual reporting cadence); no monthly breakdown
- Single-tenant: one company, one admin login per installation
- A records & report-prep aid, not legal advice; buying it does not make you compliant
Web installer takes about two minutes; PHP 8+ with MySQL or SQLite, standard shared hosting compatible.
Covered in these guides
US states are rolling out packaging EPR laws with annual reporting duties — and the software is all demo-gated enterprise. Here is a self-hosted per-SKU register you buy once.
Frequently asked questions
Can't I just use a spreadsheet?
You can — until the second state, the second year, or the first re-audit. Packora keeps one clean register: weights entered once per SKU, reused for every state and year, with exact integer math and exports anyone can re-verify.
Does this make me EPR-compliant?
No tool can claim that. Packora implements the record-keeping and report-preparation mechanics the duty assumes; your producer status, program registration, and filings are between you and your PRO.
Where do the fee numbers come from?
From you. Packora multiplies your material tonnage by rates you enter from your PRO's current fee schedule, labels the result an estimate, and refuses to fake a $0 for materials you haven't rated.
Will this run on shared hosting?
Yes. PHP 8+ with pdo — present on virtually all cPanel/Plesk hosts. MySQL and SQLite are both supported, and installation takes about two minutes through the web installer.
Are these state laws even in effect?
The programs are real and phasing in on different schedules — which is exactly why Packora doesn't hard-code any dates. Verify your obligations and deadlines with your PRO and the state programs directly.