Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council

What Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council does

The Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) is a Canadian nonprofit industry trade association founded in 1988 (also referenced as 1990) and headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario. PPEC serves as the environmental advocacy voice for the Canadian paper-based packaging industry, representing approximately 90% of the industry through members that include paper packaging mills, converters, corrugators, recyclers, and associate members. Its core membership spans containerboard, boxboard, and kraft paper producers, with major enterprise participants such as Kruger, Atlantic Packaging Products, Graphic Packaging International, Tencorr Group, Moore Packaging, Astro Box Corporation, and Royal Containers represented on its Board of Directors.

PPEC's service portfolio is built around three pillars: environmental advocacy and policy representation, research and data resources, and member communications. The advocacy function includes federal and provincial government consultations on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), landfill bans, environmental claims, and sustainable forest management. Research resources include the annual Recycled Content Survey (tracking industry recycled content since 1990), fact sheets, FAQs, and circular economy materials. The Made-in-Canada Recyclable Box Logo is a member-facing brand asset. Thought leadership is delivered through a blog, email newsletters, and contributions to industry publications. Underlying technology is not a component of PPEC's offering; the organization operates as a membership-driven association rather than a technology provider.

Revenue is generated through membership dues across five categories: Packaging Mills (fees based on quarterly Canadian shipments in Metric Tonnes), Packaging Converters ($1,220 per plant annually), Corrugators (levies collected through the Canadian Corrugated and Containerboard Association), Associate Members ($1,220 annually), and Recyclers ($1,220 annually). The association is governed by a Board of Directors representing four sectors (Packaging Mills, Corrugated Converters, Boxboard Converters, and AICC Canada independent converters) and operates with a lean staff of two core personnel (Executive Director Rachel Kagan and Administrative and Accounting Manager Kate Menard), supported by a network of industry and environmental association partnerships across Canada and the U.S.

Name

Paper & Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council

Legal name

The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council

Website

https://ppec-paper.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PPEC is a Canadian nonprofit trade association representing approximately 90% of the country's paper packaging industry on environmental issues, providing advocacy, research, and member communications to mills, converters, corrugators, and recyclers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Brampton

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: PPEC generates revenue through annual membership fees from various categories: Packaging Mills (fees based on quarterly Canadian shipments in Metric Tonnes), Packaging Converters ($1,220/plant annually), Corrugators (levies through CCCA), Associate Members ($1,220 annually), and Recyclers ($1,220 annually).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PPEC is a Canadian industry trade association that provides environmental advocacy, research resources, and communications on behalf of its member paper packaging mills, converters, corrugators, associate members, and recyclers. Its core deliverables include policy advocacy and government consultation participation, an annual Recycled Content Survey, fact sheets and FAQs, circular economy educational materials, member communications, and the Made-in-Canada Recyclable Box Logo.

Product overview

The Paper and Paperboard Packaging Environmental Council (PPEC) is a Canadian industry association that functions as an environmental voice for the paper-based packaging industry. PPEC does not offer a unified software product but rather provides a suite of services including advocacy representation, research resources (such as the Recycled Content Survey, Fact Sheets, and Circular Economy materials), thought leadership through its blog, and member communications. The organization also offers the Made-in-Canada Recyclable Box Logo as a brand asset for members. These services collectively support the paper packaging industry's environmental messaging and advocacy efforts.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Average recycled content for domestic shipments is 80.2%
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and foundational.

• Circular Innovation CouncilcoreOthersPPEC is a member of Circular Innovation Council, which helps keep PPEC informed on key issues including waste and resource management, recycling, EPR, packaging, and advancing the circular economy.
• COAST Waste Management AssociationcoreOthersPPEC is a member of COAST Waste Management Association, which helps keep PPEC informed on key issues impacting the paper packaging industry.
• Municipal Waste AssociationcoreOthersPPEC is a member of Municipal Waste Association, which provides news, insights, research, and education on waste management issues.
• PAC GlobalcoreOthersPPEC is a member of PAC Global, a packaging industry association that provides networking and industry insights.
• Recycling Council of AlbertacoreOthersPPEC is a member of Recycling Council of Alberta, which provides insights on recycling policies and programs in Western Canada.
• Recycling Council of British ColumbiacoreOthersPPEC is a member of Recycling Council of British Columbia, which provides insights on recycling policies and programs in BC.
• Two Sides North AmericacoreOthersPPEC is a member of Two Sides North America, an organization dedicated to promoting the sustainability of print and paper.
• AICC CanadacoreOthersPPEC collaborates with AICC Canada (Independent Corrugated Converters) to represent independent converters' interests in the paper packaging industry.
• American Forest Paper AssociationcoreOthersPPEC collaborates with the American Forest Paper Association to share knowledge and discuss shared environmental issues affecting the North American paper packaging industry.
• Canadian Corrugated and Containerboard Association (CCCA)coreOthersPPEC collaborates with CCCA; corrugator member dues are received as levies through CCCA. CCCA represents corrugated and containerboard manufacturers.
• Fibre Box AssociationcoreOthersPPEC collaborates with Fibre Box Association to share knowledge and exchange insights on environmental issues affecting the North American paper packaging industry.
• Paperboard Packaging CouncilcoreOthersPPEC collaborates with Paperboard Packaging Council, a U.S. industry association, to share knowledge and discuss shared environmental issues.
• Founding Associations: AICC Canada and CCCAfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerPPEC's founding associations are AICC Canada (representing independent converters) and CCCA (Canadian Corrugated and Containerboard Association), which help represent different components of the paper packaging recycling value chain.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Fibre Box Association: North American trade association for corrugated manufacturers, and a named PPEC collaborator. Both organizations perform industry-wide environmental advocacy and data tracking for the fibre-based packaging value chain.
• Recycled Paperboard Technical Association (RPTA): North American trade association for the recycled paperboard sector. Highly comparable to PPEC in scope (paperboard-specific), membership model, and focus on technical/environmental performance of recycled-content packaging.
• AICC – The Independent Packaging Association: U.S.-headquartered association for independent corrugated converters. Its Canadian arm, AICC Canada, is a founding association of PPEC and shares the role of representing independent converters' environmental and policy interests in Canada.
• Two Sides North America: Non-profit that promotes the sustainability of print, paper, and paper-based packaging. PPEC is a member; the two share messaging, myth-busting, and consumer education around the environmental profile of paper products.
• Paperboard Packaging Council: U.S. trade association representing the paperboard packaging industry. PPEC is an explicit collaborating partner, and both organizations share environmental claims, recycling, and circular-economy advocacy roles for their respective North American paper packaging sectors.
• Canadian Corrugated and Containerboard Association (CCCA): Trade association representing Canada's corrugated and containerboard manufacturers and a founding association of PPEC. CCCA overlaps with PPEC in industry representation and is the channel through which corrugator member dues flow to PPEC.

Broad incumbents

• Sustainable Packaging Coalition: U.S.-based industry working group advancing sustainable packaging. Comparable to PPEC in its role of convening packaging stakeholders and producing research/communications on packaging's environmental impact, but operating at a larger, multi-material scale.
• American Forest & Paper Association: The largest U.S. trade association for the forest and paper products industry, and a named PPEC collaborator. It plays a structurally similar (but much larger and broader) advocacy and sustainability role in the U.S., making it the closest large-scale analog to PPEC's mandate.

Regional players

• Recycling Council of Ontario: Ontario-based non-profit promoting waste reduction and recycling. PPEC engages with the Recycling Council of Ontario ecosystem (it partners with the equivalent councils in Alberta and BC) on recycling policy advocacy for paper packaging.
• Circular Innovation Council: Canadian non-profit advancing the circular economy. PPEC is a member and the two collaborate on EPR, recycling, and packaging policy — making CIC a natural regional peer in the broader environmental-advocacy space PPEC operates in.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ppec_paper
• Facebookfacebook.com/paperandpaperboardpackagingenvironmentalcouncil

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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