The specific records producers should be keeping to demonstrate EPR compliance, not just recycling volume.
A producer can genuinely be recycling e-waste and still fail an EPR audit, simply because the paperwork doesn't demonstrate it in the format regulators expect. Compliance is as much about the records as the actual recycling activity.
Collection records showing quantity and category of e-waste collected, ideally broken down by period to match annual reporting.
Documentation showing material was routed to registered dismantlers and recyclers specifically — not just 'a recycler,' but one with the right registration.
Certificates or reports issued by your recycling partner that map to your EPR target categories, not a generic certificate that doesn't specify what it covers.
Reconstructing this documentation after the fact, once a filing deadline or audit is looming, is far harder than having a recycling partner who provides it as a matter of course with every consignment.
