APR member companies are integral to our recycling system, and their work to ensure existing plastic can be turned into new material reduces landfilling, natural resource extraction and greenhouse gas emissions. The success of this highly interconnected system requires collaboration across the plastic recycling value chain. If you’re committed to plastic recycling as part of the solution for a cleaner environment, work with us to create a world where sustainable design, accessible collection and robust recovery of plastics are the default.
Full Membership
Reclaimers and recyclers are the core of who we are. Full members’ primary business function is to acquire post-consumer plastic material and prepare it to be used or sold to an end-use market by two or more of these additional processes:
Grinding • Washing • Pelletizing • Densifying • Mechanically Upgrading
Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Operators are also eligible for full membership.
Full Membership Dues
Dues for full members are based on annual throughput capacity:
| Annual Throughput Capacity | Annual Membership Dues | |
| Level 1 | Over 100 million pounds per year | $11,000 |
| Level 2 | 50 – 100 million pounds per year | $8,800 |
| Level 3 | Under 50 million pounds per year | $6,600 |
Affiliate Membership
If you don’t meet—or only partially meet—the above criteria, but still have a direct business stake in the recycling process, your company may qualify for affiliate membership. Recycling stakeholders that may qualify for affiliate membership include those involved in:
- Collection, such as plastic collectors and recycling haulers
- Design and remanufacturing, such as brand owners, manufacturers, and suppliers of manufacturing equipment or materials
- Technical partners, such as technical consultants and testing labs
- Industry support, such as trade associations and producer responsibility organizations
Chemical recyclers and parties solely in the business of brokering plastic material for recycling may apply for affiliate membership.
Affiliate Membership Dues
Affiliate membership dues are based on your company’s total annual revenue, with set fees for trade associations and producer responsibility organizations:
| Annual Company Revenue | Annual Membership Dues | |
| Level 1 | Over $5 billion per year | $22,000 |
| Level 2 | $1-5 billion per year | $16,500 |
| Level 3 | Under $1 billion per year | $13,200 |
| Trade Associations | $8,800 | |
Where are you in the value chain?
Learn more about the chain of recycling:
