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ABOUT INSTICA

The evidence behind every packaging number.

Instica is packaging EPR software for consumer brands. It records who measured each component, how, when and who signed, so every figure you report traces back to the person and the evidence behind it.

7
US states with packaging EPR
13
Canadian provinces and territories
30
European countries: the EU 27, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein
UK
pEPR, plus a Plastic Packaging Tax check

  1. Measured Lid · PP · 38.4 g

    Packaging technician2 photos · scale reading

    Measured

  2. Approved spec Candle jar kit, v3

    Operations lead5 components · 6 SKUs

    Approved

  3. Declared 30% recycled content · Mailer box

    Supplier guestDeclaration attached

    Supplier

  4. Signed California 2026 report

    Authorized signerNamed signer permission

    Signed

  5. Verified the evidence archive

    External auditor · read-onlySignature valid · no files changed

    Verified
An example trail. Roles are shown as silhouettes and the figures are illustrative. Every Instica record keeps who, what, when and the evidence.

WHO IT IS FOR

Built for the teams that carry producer liability.

The producer is liable for the weights it reports. California penalties run up to $50,000 per violation per day, and Oregon’s up to $25,000 a day. Three teams share that risk, and Instica gives each its part.

  • Operations and packaging

    Weigh each component once, with photographs and a connected scale. Model packs that many SKUs share, and keep every spec versioned.

  • Sustainability and legal

    See where you owe, why, and the citation behind each answer. Prepare each report in the official format, with a written method.

  • Finance and legal

    Check program fees against the invoice before you pay. Give auditors read-only access, and name the person who signs.

WHY INSTICA EXISTS

Packaging is invoiced by weight. Someone has to weigh it.

Seven US states now make the brand that ships packaged goods pay for the packaging, and Canada, the EU and the UK run schemes of their own. Fees follow the weights a producer reports.

Most brands don’t have those weights. They sit with suppliers, in old spec sheets, or in a spreadsheet nobody trusts. Estimates are allowed, but only with a written method that is corrected when better data exists.

So Instica starts from the measurement. Obligations, report figures, fee checks and the evidence archive all build on a dated, photographed record of each component, bound to the products that use it.

HOW WE HOLD OURSELVES TO ACCOUNT

Don’t take our word for it. Check it.

  1. 01

    Every rule cites its source.

    Each obligation Instica shows links to the statute or program rule it comes from, so your counsel can check our reading rather than trust it.

  2. 02

    Corrections never erase.

    A corrected weight supersedes the old one and both stay in the audit log, with who changed it and when.

  3. 03

    Evidence you can verify without us.

    Signed archives check against our published keys in your own browser. The file is never uploaded, and a changed file fails.

  4. 04

    Our own claims are gated.

    Prices, limits and product statements on this site are checked automatically against a single source of truth before anything publishes.

Open the verification page → Read our editorial standards →

FOR YOUR VENDOR REVIEW

The answers, before the questionnaire.

What security, IT and procurement usually ask a new vendor, in one place. The documents behind it are public.

Company
Instica · Atlanta, Georgia, USA · since 2024
Leadership
Founder-led. Alfred N, Founder, is accountable for the product and for every claim on this site.
Hosting
US infrastructure. Encrypted in transit (TLS 1.2+) and at rest. Automated daily backups.
Sign-in
Password or passkey, with multi-factor authentication an organization can require. Single sign-on through your identity provider on Scale.
Enterprise identity
SAML and OIDC single sign-on and SCIM provisioning on the Scale plan.
Access control
Owner, admin, contributor, auditor and supplier guest roles; access limited by entity or brand; signing is a separate, named permission.
Audit
Every record and report keeps a log of who changed what, and when.
Payments
Stripe, PCI-DSS Level 1. Instica never stores card numbers.
Your data
Export everything at any time in a machine-readable format. Deleted from live systems within 30 days of closing your account. Never sold.
Security contact
support@instica.com, subject “Security”. Acknowledged within one business day.

HOW WE MAKE MONEY

Brands pay us. That’s the whole business model.

Subscriptions, monthly or annual, with a free plan to start. Every paid plan includes the full workflow, and the prices are published. We don’t sell your data, take referral fees from anyone in the EPR chain, or earn a commission on what you pay a producer responsibility organization.

See pricing →

WHERE WE STOP

Clear lines, drawn on purpose.

  • We don’t file reports on your behalf. You submit; we keep the receipt.
  • We aren’t a producer responsibility organization. We don’t collect your fees or hold your registration.
  • Your counsel decides what applies to you. We show the rule and its citation.
  • We don’t promise acceptance. The regulator decides; we give you the evidence.

LEADERSHIP

A direct line to the person accountable.

Instica is founder-led. Alfred N, Founder, is accountable for the product, for how it handles your data and for every claim on this site. Security, procurement and contract questions come straight to the founder, not through a queue.

Write to the founder →

Put evidence behind every packaging number.

Start on the free plan with your best-selling SKU. Paid plans are self-serve.

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