Helpful Links

You will find a wealth of information regarding recycled paperboard and more at the organizations below:

  • American Forest & Paper Association
    The American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) serves to advance a sustainable U.S. pulp, paper, packaging, and wood products manufacturing industry through fact-based public policy and marketplace advocacy.

  • Earth911.com
    Guide to local resources including recycling centers, how to recycle, pollution prevention and how help protect the environment.

  • Paperrecycles.org
    A program of the American Forest & Paper Association, this website provides information on paper and the environment, workplace, school and community recycling.

  • The 100% Recycled Paperboard Alliance
    Learn about 100% recycled paperboard at this site run by an alliance of 100% recycled paperboard manufacturers.

  • TAPPI
    TAPPI is the association for the worldwide pulp, paper, packaging, and converting industries and publisher of Paper360° and TAPPI JOURNAL.

  • US Environmental Protection Agency
    Learn how reducing, reusing, and recycling can help you, your community, and the environment by saving money, energy, and natural resources. Recycling programs are managed at the state and local level — find information on recycling in your community.


LATEST NEWS

2023 Industry Profile Study
The 2023 Industry Profile Study includes 209 grade samples off 65 paper machines at 47 RPTA-member mills, with a targeted report release in September. Members can access reports from prior years at this member-only page.

2023 P-T Seminar
Presentations and recordings from the April Production-Technical Seminar are available to RPTA members only at this web page. Topics are Safer Operations, Fiber Recovery Optimization, Process Data Best Practices, and Wet End Operations

UPCOMING EVENTS

Summer 2023 Webinar
On Thursday, July 20th at 2:00 PM Eastern time. Treatment Technologies for Wastewater Reuse

Presented by Everett Gill and Kristen Jenkins of Brown and Caldwell Engineering, and moderated by Bill Doerr, Grief’s Corporate Environmental Manager. Intended for general managers and environmental professionals interested in how they might reduce the concentration of one or more chemicals in white water and/or effluent.

Use this link to register for this free member-only webinar.

2023 RPTA Fall Roundtable
SAVE THE DATE
The annual member-only event will be held October 18 and 19 in Kalamazoo, Michigan

This year’s Roundtable will include a tour of the new Graphic Packaging International mill in Kalamazoo.