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Why Join PCPA?

The Poly Coated Paper Alliance (PCPA) is a collaborative platform where industry leaders work together to recycle more poly coated paper.

Becoming a member means collaborating with peers, sharing insights, and shaping the standards, data, and messaging that move our industry forward and make poly coated paper packaging recyclable at scale.

New Member Perk: Members get full access to PCPA's Design for Mill Recyclability Guidance, including detailed feature compatibility tables and complete mill research findings — not available in the free public summary.

Become a Member

Watch a short overview of PCPA membership, including what members work on, what participation looks like, and how to get involved. Presentation slides are available to download here.

Ways to Get Involved

Every PCPA member contributes in a different way.
Explore how your organization can help advance the Alliance’s goals through membership.

As a brand or packaging producer, your design decisions influence recyclability across the entire value chain. Join PCPA to help shape design guidelines and ensure your packaging aligns with emerging EPR and circularity goals.
- Collaborate on design research
- Help define guidance such as minimum fiber thresholds or acceptable coating materials
- Encourage adoption of design standards by manufacturers of poly coated paper products
Collaborate with PCPA to test new recovery pathways, validate end-market compatibility, and gain visibility for your facility as an early adopter.
- Close data gaps by documenting how effectively poly coated paper packaging is being collected, sorted, and processed, and how it is reaching end markets.
- Partner with PCPA to fund pilots that expand material recovery.
Work with PCPA to define material specifications, share pulping and recovery data, and guide design standards that ensure a reliable feedstock.
- Contribute Data & Research
- Collaborate on Design Guidance
Support policies and partnerships that advance poly coated paper recovery. Collaborate on research, share policy insights, or cohost educational webinars with the Alliance.
- Partner on Research
- Request a Speaker
- Promote PCPA to your members