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TURN TEXTILES EPR INTO MARGIN OPPORTUNITY

Using eco-modulation bonuses to unlock savings

Unlock the EPR savings
in your product data ๐Ÿ”’

Textiles EPR is often treated as a reporting task after a product is made. But the real cost is shaped much earlier, by design, material and sourcing decisions.

CircKit turns product-level materials, certifications, weights and supply-chain data into EPR intelligence.


See likely fee impacts at the design stage, identify avoidable costs earlier, uncover eco-modulation opportunities, and give your existing PRO partners the accurate, optimised data needed to file.

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Yellow fleece hoodie
Viscose-lurex
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Material Trigger: Lurex
Hard to recycle
Penalty risk in France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท
5,000 units sold into France
Adjusted fee:
โ‚ฌ418.50
Eco-modulated fee:
โ‚ฌ0.00

Designed for real EPR savings, not just declarations

Works alongside your existing PRO and other filing partners

Achieve data readiness, and be ready for all markets & future regulation

MAXIMISE ECO-MODULATION

Eco-modulation is a system that adjusts the waste management fees brands pay. It uses bonuses and penalties to reward sustainable design and penalise hard-to-recycle materials.


For example, letโ€™s consider a retailer placing 20 million products on the market in France:

Metric
Base Line Estimate
Worst-Case Scenario
Best-Case Scenario
Average Per-Item Fee
โ‚ฌ0.065
โ‚ฌ0.5799
โ‚ฌ0.00
Total Annual Cost
โ‚ฌ1,300,000
โ‚ฌ11,598,000
โ‚ฌ0
Bonus / Penalty Status
Average
Weighted Scale
No Bonuses +
Full Malus
Maximum Stacked
Rebates

Total Potential savings:

Anticipated savings range: up to 100% of EPR fees

โ€œRefashion in France confirmed that the eco-modulation bonuses can
more than cancel out the EPR bill โ€“ effectively paying retailers to put
qualifying products on the market.โ€

Show me how

FEES SHOW UP IN REPORTING,
BUT THE COST STARTS IN PRODUCT DESIGN.

Materials, trims, recycled content, certifications and product construction can all affect EPR outcomes. Most brands only see that cost too late, when the product is already on the market.

Materials, trims, recycled content, certifications and product construction can all affect EPR outcomes. Most brands only see that cost too late, when the product is already on the market.

Designer reviewing product data

CircKit gives product-level visibility earlier, so teams can:

โ€ข design out avoidable fees

โ€ข spot eco-modulation bonus opportunities

โ€ข reduce manual admin

โ€ข protect margin before filing

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Better financial visibility before filing

Your PRO can keep handling submissions. CircKit works upstream to help you understand where the money is won or lost.

โ€ข Connect product data spread across PLM, BOMs, supplier files
and spreadsheets

โ€ข Model likely EPR exposure at SKU level

โ€ข Identify design choices and products that qualify for lower fees

โ€ข Flag missing evidence before submission

โ€ข Prioritise effort where the savings justify the work

Blouse emerging from a product data folder
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WHY BRANDS ARE ACTING NOW

Textile EPR is already here. Eco-modulation is live in France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท, and all EU Member States are moving toward national implementation by June 2027 ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ, where eco-modulation bonus schemes are mandatory.

And itโ€™s not just Europe, UK ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, South Korea ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท, and United States ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ are pursuing EPR schemes. In USA, California is implementing a phased rollout of SB 707 - with its Registration deadline on 1 July 2026 - and other US states are following including New York, Washington, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Hawaii.

Brands that act now can understand fee exposure earlier and build a reusable product-data foundation for future, multi-market reporting.

Prepare EPR data once = save in all markets.

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฌ ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡พ ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ

One product data foundation.
Multiple EPR markets.

One product data foundation.
Multiple EPR markets.

CircKit turns fragmented product data into harmonised SKU-level records for EPR calculations across multiple territories, reducing manual rework and avoiding fragmented market-by-market projects.

Get ready for all markets
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CALCULATE YOUR EPR OPPORTUNITY

Use our simple and free EPR calculator to show estimates for your annual EPR exposure, possible bonus opportunity, avoidable penalty risk and indicative margin improvement.

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Disclaimer: Indicative only. Actual outcomes depend on product mix, market volumes, scheme rules and supporting evidence

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