Give brands better packaging and prove why.
Give brands the information to choose and promote more sustainable packaging, while preparing your catalogue for evolving reporting and compliance requirements.
The challenge
Your customers want better packaging. They need your help choosing it.
Brands need packaging that protects their products, fits their budget and reflects their sustainability commitments. They look to you to explain the options and provide evidence they can use in purchasing, reporting and customer communications.
The differences aren’t always visible.
Two boxes can look similar but differ in material weight, recycled content, coatings and carbon footprint. Recyclability also depends on the finished packaging and the collection and processing systems available, not just the main material.
Giving customers a useful comparison means understanding those differences and having the information to back them up.
Getting the answers means going back through the supply chain.
The manufacturer holds the details.
You sell the packaging, but rely on manufacturers for material specifications, recycled content evidence and test reports.
The evidence has to match the product.
A supplier certificate or generic material statement may not answer a question about a particular size, coating or finished packaging item.
Each customer needs it in a different form.
One wants a comparison for a quote. Another needs packaging weights for reporting. Another wants evidence for a claim. Your team has to turn supplier information into usable answers.
What customers need to know
Requirements depend on the packaging, its intended use and where it is sold. Some are legal obligations; others support customer reporting, labelling or purchasing decisions.
What Zilch does
Less admin, more business, faster approvals.
Relevant requirements and credentials
- APCO reporting
- National Packaging Targets
- PREP / ARL supporting information
- Recycled content evidence
- Compostability · AS 4736 / AS 5810
- Food-contact documentation
01 · Save time
Eliminate admin and compliance work.
Collect packaging specifications once, keep them current and reuse them across every customer request.
- Packaging specifications materials, dimensions, coatings, inks and adhesives per SKU
- Material weights recorded by component, ready for customer reporting
- Supplier portal requests declarations and certificates from manufacturers
- Expiry tracking flags certificates and test reports before they lapse
- AI agents reuse the same evidence to answer each customer request
02 · Win and sell more
Win more sustainability-focused customers.
Show brands how suitable options compare on carbon footprint, recycled content and documented credentials, and give them a report that explains their choice.
- Packaging comparisons option A vs option B for the same purpose
- Carbon footprint per item, with the breakdown behind it
- Recycled content shown on the product, backed by the supplier evidence
- Documented credentials compostability, food-contact and recyclability information in one place
- Customer reports brands can use to explain and promote their choice
03 · Shorten the deal cycle
Procurement-ready every time.
Have specifications and evidence ready before a purchasing or sustainability review begins.
- Complete product evidence specifications and certificates attached to every SKU
- Gap identification lists exactly what’s missing and who owns it
- Readiness assessments score you against each buyer’s requirements
- Tender responses prefilled from your profile
How it works
From your catalogue to their compliance report.
We ingest your company & catalogue
Packaging specifications, supplier certificates and the documents you already hold.
We flag any gaps & generate solutions.
Missing weights, recycled content evidence or certificates are identified. Missing items become tasks.
You answer buyers and sell more.
Product comparisons and customer reports, all from the same profile.
Case study · Packaroo
Helping Packaroo customers choose packaging with confidence.
Packaroo helps brands design and order custom packaging. Through its partnership with Zilch, customers gain information about packaging impact alongside appearance and functionality.
That information helps brands compare options, explain their packaging choices and support their sustainability reporting.
Read the Packaroo story →Help your customers make better packaging choices.
Bring sustainability and impact information into your platform with Zilch.
FAQ
Questions packaging suppliers ask
We already have supplier certificates. What does Zilch add?
Certificates are one part of the picture. Zilch brings them together with product specifications and impact information, making the evidence easier to find, compare and share with customers.
Can Zilch help with APCO reporting?
Zilch helps organise the product and material information that supports reporting, including packaging weights and recycled content. Your business or customer still completes the applicable APCO reporting process.
Does Zilch certify packaging as recyclable or compostable?
No. Zilch helps manage and communicate supporting information. Recyclability assessments, labelling permissions and compostability certification remain with the relevant schemes and assessment processes.
What if our suppliers don’t have all the information?
Start with the information available. Zilch identifies gaps and helps request missing details from suppliers. Any estimates used in impact calculations should remain distinguishable from supplier-provided evidence.
Our customers mainly buy on price. How does this help?
Price remains part of the decision. Zilch helps you show what else differs between suitable options, giving customers a clearer basis for choosing recycled content, lower carbon impact or particular credentials.
Help your customers make a better packaging choice.
See how Zilch turns packaging information into useful comparisons, customer reports and evidence ready to share.