Membership Criteria
There are three categories of members in RPTA.
- General — available to companies engaged in the business of manufacturing recycled paperboard or containerboard in which recovered fiber constitutes at least ninety percent of the fibrous raw material. General members are afforded the benefit of all RPTA activities.
- Technical — available to companies engaged in the business of manufacturing recycled paperboard or containerboard in which recovered fiber constitutes at least ninety percent of the fibrous raw material, but are not involved in food-related packaging. Technical members are eligible to participate in all activities of RPTA except those associated with food packaging.
- Protocol — available to manufacturers of fiber-based products with recycled content who are interested in using their products in food-related applications but are not eligible for General Membership because, for example, the company does not produce paperboard products with ninety percent recycled content.
Membership dues are assessed annually at the instruction of, and approved by, the Association's Board of Trustees. All dues, in each classification, are based on the common denominator of annual total tons produced/sold of relevant material. At this time, only manufacturers of recycled paperboard and related products are eligible for membership.
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LATEST NEWS
Industry Benchmarking Survey
The 2025 Profile Study reports were distributed on September 1. Samples from 51 paper machines, collected during the first quarter of 2025, were blind-coded before testing and reporting.
The 2025 Profile Study reports and all past Survey reports can be accessed at this member-only page. In addition, each member company that participated in the Study received company-specific Excel workbooks that provide all Study data with their paper machines identified.
2025 Production-Technical Seminar
On May 5 and 6, 2025, we held our annual production-technical seminar. For the first time, our seminar content was embedded into TAPPICon, instead of being co-located with it. RPTA members attending provided positive feedback regarding the new format.
In addition to technical presentations, RPTA members had the opportunity to network with other members at our RPTA Lunch, Roundtable Breakfast, and Networking Room.
RPTA members can access the RPTA presentations at this member-only site.
Summer Webinar
On July 16th, we held a panel webinar - "Mill to Meaning: Career Stories in Recycled Paper": A diverse and experienced panel shared their career paths, insights, lessons learned, and inspirations. A recording of the webinar is available at this member-only webpage.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fall Roundtable
Our Fall Roundtable will be held on October 15 & 16, in Brookfield, WI. We will hold a seminar on refining, followed the next day with tours of Valmet’s refiner foundry (in Waukesha, WI) and Greif’s Milwaukee, WI paperboard mill.
The Roundtable is free for our RPTA members, that is, for all employees of our RPTA member companies. Click here to register for Roundtable.
Plans for other Educational Events
Based on input from our members, the RPTA Operating Board is developing educational events on Waste Reduction; Coating Formulation and Application; Environmental; and Stickies Mitigation, to be held over the next year. Stay tuned for dates, times, and locations.