BRBA membership represents a business based, easy, practical and cost effective way to demonstrate environmental leadership and secure a range of business benefits.

In addition to helping members to better secure the general benefits of "buying recycled" outlined in "Why Buy Recycled", BRBA membership will provide the following specific benefits:

• Access to the full range of BRBA programs and services, including hands-on practical help to make "buy recycled" happen, coaching and facilitation resources, information networks, implementation tools and materials, networks, stakeholder relationships, contacts and databases

• An effective platform for networking and partnering with major and like minded Australian companies to win business, strengthen business and supply chain relationships, jointly address common "buy recycled" opportunities, participate in market development initiatives, leverage capacity and expertise of members, and facilitate practical RCP take-up

• Organised opportunities to partner and plan with Government agencies, environmental NGO's and other recycling stakeholders

• Organised opportunities to showcase corporate environmental action and achievements, and/or market RCPs

• Opportunities to reduce the cost of promoting corporate environmental efforts and/or RCPs and materials by using BRBA publications, networks and events

• Help with National Packaging Covenant (NPC) compliance, including development of and demonstrable progress against NPC Action Plans

• Cost reduction through more efficient material use, reduced waste management and disposal costs, and efficiencies offered by using BRBA infrastructure

• Improved risk management through positive response to stakeholder and environmental concerns, meeting of public and legislative commitments, market benefits of a strong environmental and social record, awareness of product and supplier environmental issues, and demonstrating product stewardship