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Media Con­tact:

Jerry Wel­come
1100 N. Glebe Rd, Suite 1010
Arling­ton, VA  22201
Ph: (703) 243‑8284
Fax: (703) 243‑5612
E-mail: jwelcome@reusables.org

PR Con­tact:

Katie Kil­foyle Remis
Ph: (585) 729.2204
kremis@rochester.rr.com

RPA Fact Sheet

Pur­pose:

The Reusable Pack­ag­ing Asso­ci­a­tion (RPA) is a col­lab­o­ra­tion between sup­ply chain part­ners, includ­ing man­u­fac­tur­ers, pool­ers, dis­trib­u­tors, retail­ers, edu­ca­tors, and pol­i­cy­mak­ers, to pro­mote the envi­ron­men­tal, safety, and eco­nomic ben­e­fits of reusable packaging.

The RPA lever­ages its col­lec­tive voice of indus­try lead­ing knowl­edge to advance the adop­tion of reusable pack­ag­ing by clearly demon­strat­ing sup­ply chain effi­cien­cies, envi­ron­men­tal ben­e­fits, ergonomic improve­ments, and cost advan­tages to end users in all industries.

Head­quar­ters:

1100 N. Glebe Rd. Suite 1010
Arling­ton, VA 22201

Mem­ber­ship Categories:

Reg­u­lar Mem­bers are sole pro­pri­etor­ships, part­ner­ships, lim­ited lia­bil­ity com­pa­nies, cor­po­ra­tions and other enti­ties that sup­ply prod­ucts or ser­vices, directly or indi­rectly to users of reusable pack­ag­ing sys­tems, and are not “Sole Pro­pri­etor Con­sult­ing Mem­bers” (as defined in new sub­sec­tion (b), “End User Mem­bers” as described in sub­sec­tion ©, or “Insti­tu­tional Mem­bers” as described in sub­sec­tion (d).

End Users are enti­ties which use pooled or reusable pack­ag­ing, or are poten­tial users of reusable pack­ag­ing. These would include retail­ers, end-users of reusable pack­ag­ing sys­tems, or other cor­po­rate enti­ties which use these sys­tems.
Sole Pro­pri­etor Con­sult­ing Mem­ber is defined as indi­vid­u­als who pro­vide con­sult­ing ser­vices to the indus­try, but are not part of a larger con­sult­ing entity.

Sole Pro­pri­etor Con­sult­ing Mem­ber is defined as indi­vid­u­als who pro­vide con­sult­ing ser­vices to the indus­try, but are not part of a larger con­sult­ing entity.

Insti­tu­tions are orga­ni­za­tions with spe­cific inter­est in the mis­sion of the RPA includ­ing aca­d­e­mic enti­ties, NGOs, gov­ern­ment enti­ties, associations.

Pri­mary Issues:

The RPA is the pri­mary advo­cate for the use of reusable pack­ag­ing as the most cost-effective, safe, and envi­ron­men­tally respon­si­ble method of han­dling, stor­ing, and trans­port­ing a vari­ety of goods.

Core Val­ues:

Col­lab­o­ra­tive – A forum for part­ners and advo­cated for reusable solu­tions
Respon­si­ble – An orga­ni­za­tion com­mit­ted to envi­ron­men­tal sus­tain­abil­ity in pack­ag­ing
Cred­i­ble – RPA is a trusted source of reli­able infor­ma­tion on reusable pack­ag­ing
Impact­ful – RPA is com­mit­ted to deliv­er­ing mean­ing­ful results for its mem­bers and their customers

Core Strate­gies:

RPA pro­motes the value of reusables in the mar­ket­place
RPA is the rec­og­nized expert on reusable sup­ply chain pack­ag­ing solu­tions
RPA is the col­lec­tive voice of the reusable pack­ag­ing industry

His­tory of RPA

Since its incep­tion in 1999 as the Reusable Pal­let and Con­tainer Coali­tion (RPCC),
the Reusable Pack­ag­ing Asso­ci­a­tion (RPA) has steadily expanded its mem­ber base, resources and exper­tise and become the industry’s rec­og­nized lead­ing source and voice for the adop­tion of reusable pack­ag­ing sys­tems across all industries.

The asso­ci­a­tion began as a col­lab­o­ra­tion between man­u­fac­tur­ers and pool­ers of reusable pal­lets and con­tain­ers who were com­mit­ted to advo­cat­ing the ben­e­fits of reusable pack­ag­ing. Today, the asso­ci­a­tion has grown sig­nif­i­cantly to include all sup­ply chain part­ners includ­ing dis­trib­u­tors, retail­ers, and end users, as well as edu­ca­tors and pol­i­cy­mak­ers, all with a com­mit­ment to the value and mes­sage of re-use. Each year, the num­ber of mem­bers increases as more com­pa­nies rec­og­nize the pos­i­tive eco­nomic and eco­log­i­cal impact of adopt­ing reusable pack­ag­ing. Mem­bers also join to ben­e­fit from the new busi­ness oppor­tu­ni­ties, resources and col­lab­o­ra­tion fos­tered by the RPA.

The RPA has also made a con­certed effort to build rela­tion­ships with other strate­gic asso­ci­a­tions through its Indus­try Rela­tions ini­tia­tive. These strate­gic rela­tion­ships include Stop­Waste, the Cal­i­for­nia Resource Recov­ery Asso­ci­a­tion, EPA, Sus­tain­able Pack­ag­ing Coali­tion, and the Wal-Mart Sup­plier Value Net­work. These rela­tion­ships bring the RPA closer to its cus­tomers, policy-makers and oth­ers who are shap­ing the reusables marketplace.

In addi­tion, the RPA has taken the lead and com­mis­sioned numer­ous research projects, con­ducted stud­ies, and pub­lished guide­lines on issues and top­ics that impact the entire sup­ply chain and help advance the use of reusables through­out the sup­ply chain. The RPA also hosts indus­try events to edu­cate the mar­ket­place about the ben­e­fits of reusable packaging.

Today, the RPA con­tin­ues to lever­age its grow­ing col­lec­tive voice of indus­try lead­ing knowl­edge to advance the adop­tion of reusable pack­ag­ing by clearly demon­strat­ing sup­ply chain effi­cien­cies, envi­ron­men­tal ben­e­fits, ergonomic improve­ments and cost advan­tages to end users in all industries.

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