Benefits of Membership

The Reusable Pack­ag­ing Asso­ci­a­tion (RPA) was formed to cre­ate busi­ness oppor­tu­ni­ties for its mem­bers, pro­vide a forum to address indus­try issues and advance the adop­tion of reusable trans­port pack­ag­ing sys­tems through­out the sup­ply chain.

Why Should Your Com­pany Be a Member?

• Iden­tify your com­pany with the RPA brand as a trusted and reli­able provider to the reusable pack­ag­ing com­mu­nity
• Increase your mar­ket­ing effort to the “Sus­tain­abil­ity” oppor­tu­nity in the mar­ket through inter­ac­tion and net­work­ing with fel­low mem­bers and end users
• Have the facts. Your com­pany will be able to access indus­try spe­cific research
• Join us at the fore­front of Fed­eral and state leg­isla­tive activ­ity affect­ing the indus­try
• Learn and progress with access to best prac­tices and indus­try trends via indus­try forums

Tools for Your Business

• RPA’s new web­site will pro­vide access to cus­tomers via the search­able mem­ber direc­tory
• RPA’s Reusable Pack­ag­ing Pavil­ion at Pack Expo and other indus­try shows pro­vides mem­bers with greater expo­sure to new and emerg­ing mar­kets
• Mem­ber­ship allows you to access RPA devel­oped infor­ma­tion and tools to help your cus­tomers under­stand how reusables fits into their businesses

Indus­try Spe­cific Research

Mem­ber­ship allows you to uti­lize RPA research to unearth the busi­ness “nuggets” that make a dif­fer­ence
– Pro­vides new busi­ness trend infor­ma­tion
– Fol­lows key macro eco­nomic trends
– Quan­ti­fies B-2-B pack­ag­ing trends
– Pro­vides spe­cific indus­try research such as the Franklin LCA pro­duce study
– The RPA devel­oped eco­nomic model helps cus­tomers quan­tify the value of reusables
– The RPA Fire Safety Study helps sup­port the safety of reusables in ware­house operations

Indus­try Advocacy

• Lever­ages the col­lec­tive power of the indus­try to pro­mote and pro­tect member’s inter­ests by keep­ing track of key polit­i­cal and social issues such as:
– Tax issues
– Envi­ron­men­tal leg­is­la­tion and reg­u­la­tory com­pli­ance issues
– Track State ini­tia­tives such as the Extended pro­ducer respon­si­bil­ity bills
– Mon­i­tor trans­porta­tion issues
– Food safety
– Track and Trace

Added Ben­e­fits

• By belong­ing to the RPA you gain access to broad busi­ness coali­tions and asso­ci­a­tion part­ner­ships that save you time and money
• Par­take in forums that address busi­ness solu­tions and pro­vide oppor­tu­ni­ties for you to share infor­ma­tion with your poten­tial cus­tomers
• Pro­vide you and your staff with oppor­tu­ni­ties for pro­fes­sional devel­op­ment, busi­ness net­work­ing and more vis­i­bil­ity through­out the industry

To Learn More Con­tact:

Jerry Wel­come, RPA Pres­i­dent
Reusable Pack­ag­ing Asso­ci­a­tion
1100 N. Glebe Rd. Suite 1010
Arling­ton, VA 22201
(703) 224‑8284
jwelcome@reusables.org