Voluntary Standard for Coated or Treated Corrugated
Voluntary Standard For Repulping and Recycling Coated or Treated Corrugated Fiberboard and its Equivalents in the Old Corrugated Containers (OCC) Recycling Stream
Coated or treated cardboard packaging is a practical and cost-effective way to ship products like produce, meat or seafood.
The industry developed a Voluntary Standard to ensure this packaging can be repulped and recycled at paper mills using common mill technology.
About the Standard
The Voluntary Standard is an industry-supported set of test protocols to evaluate the repulpability and recyclability of coated or treated corrugated board and its equivalents (OCC-e).
The Standard contains 2 test methods and a test report. Box manufacturers can register treatments and coated board and OCC-e combinations with the Fibre Box Association.
Updates
The Voluntary Standard updates the Voluntary Standard for Repulping and Recycling Corrugated Fiberboard Treated to Improve its Performance in the Presence of Water and Water Vapor, published in 2013.

Download the Voluntary Standard
Download the Application & Materials and Test Report
Application and Materials Form
The Application and Materials Form is to be completed by the submitter.
Test Report Form
The Test Report Form is to be completed by the lab.
Approved Labs
The following are labs running protocol for the Voluntary Standard For Repulping and Recycling Coated or Treated Corrugated Fiberboard and its Equivalents in the Old Corrugated Containers (OCC) Recycling Stream.

Innofibre – Centre d’innovation des produits cellulosiques
Contact
Gaston Michaud
Research Engineer
Innofibre
3351 Des Forges Boulevard
Trois-Rivieres, Quebec
G9A 5E6, Canada
Phone: 819-376-5075
Email: gaston.michaud@cegeptr.qc.ca
Website: www.innofibre.ca
About the Lab
Innofibre is a technological research center dedicated to cellulosic product innovation. Our expertise is: Pulp and Paper, Cellulosic Packaging (barriers, thermomoulding, ecodesign and biodegradability testing), Biosourced products and Decarbonization.
About 50 researchers and technicians are part of Innofibre’s team. Innofibre has state-of-the-art pilot plants and laboratories in line with its expertise. Innofibre has been running the FBA protocol since the very beginning in 2005.

Western Michigan University – Pilot Plant
Contact
Shawn Mortimore
Associate Director Pilot Plants
Western Michigan University
Coating Pilot Plant
4651 Campus Dr.
Kalamazoo, MI 49008
Phone: 269-276-3532
Cell: 269-625-7116
Email: shawn.mortimore@wmich.edu
Website: http://www.wmich.edu/pilotplants
About the Lab
Western Michigan University (WMU) Pilot Plant services all aspects of Recycling, Paper Making, Coating, Molded Fiber, and Compostability.
This includes a robust pilot-scale fiber recycling plant used for evaluating recyclability of products through established protocols for over 17 years.