The Recycled Paperboard Technical Association is a non-profit association that brings together the expertise of paper mills worldwide that manufacture products from at least 90 percent recovered fiber. RPTA is dedicated to the improvement of the recycled paperboard industry.

RPTA member companies have been recycling recovered paper since the turn of the 20th century. This heritage of responsible resource management has forged a tradition of innovation and ingenuity that is unmatched in the paper-making industry.

Serving the needs of companies engaged in producing recycled paperboard since 1953, RPTA is dedicated to the improvement of the industry through product stewardship, benchmarking, materials investigations, and education.

Read about RPTA's long-standing commitment to the use of recovered fiber and recycling here.

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The new Facts Booklet, Paper Packaging – The Natural Choice, provides 7 powerful reasons why paper-based packaging is the natural choice for brands, retailers, and consumers. It offers a wide range of supporting facts from credible third-party sources
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The recycling industry's paper recycling segment collects, sorts, and processes the recovered fiber into specification grade products. These products are sold and transported to paper mills for production into new paper products.
Learn more #PaperFacts in our Paper Recovery and Recycling Fact Sheet.
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Paper-based packaging is a versatile, cost-efficient & safe method to transport, protect & preserve a wide array of items. It is engineered to be sturdy yet lightweight & is customizable to meet product- or customer- specific needs.
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Shopping online will become the new normal for many consumers. Paper-based packaging stands out as a natural choice as brand owners rethink their packaging strategies to align with current market realities and consumer preferences. #paperfacts #sustainable
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Paper & cardboard packaging rank highest with consumers for many sustainability attributes including home compostability (69%), better for the environment (66%) & easier to recycle (51%).

Download our US Packaging Preference Survey for more #PaperFacts.
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According to the most recent data from the @EPA, 73% of all paper-based packaging in the United States is recycled, and 88% of cardboard is recycled! Learn more from our recent survey.
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Environmental labels let consumers know that packaging has certain attributes such as recyclability or compostability, or that it meets certain environmental standards. See the results of the importance of these labels in our study on 2020 U.S. packaging preferences.
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Paper and cardboard packaging rank highest with consumers for many sustainability attributes including home #compostability (69%), better for the #environment (66%) and easier to #recycle (51%).
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Recycled Paperboard
Technical Association

P.O. Box 2610
Alpharetta, Georgia 30023

Phone: (847) 622-2544
E-mail: rpta@rpta.org

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