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United KingdomTwo Sides seeks to be as inclusive as possible, encouraging organizations of all sizes to join in promoting responsible environmental practices throughout the Graphic Communications Industry. To achieve this, annual membership fees for Commercial Members are calculated as a percentage of relevant annual North American revenue up to a maximum membership fee of $25,000 US per year for paper producers, paper merchants and printers, and $10,000 per year for suppliers to the paper and print industries. There is a minimum membership fee of $250 US for all commercial and allied organization members (if annual revenues of $10 million or less).
What Does it Cost to Join?
Commercial Members
- Maximum fee $25,000 US (paper producers, paper merchants, printers)
- Maximum fee $10,000 US (suppliers to the paper and print industries)
- Minimum fee $250 US (if annual revenues of $10 million or less)
Allied Organization Members
Same formula as above
Minimum fee $250 US (if annual revenues of $10 million or less)
Partner Members
By means of services
Relevant revenue is defined as total revenue derived from those parts of the business entity that are directly involved in the North American Graphic Communications Industry.
Two Sides recognizes that applicants may have wider commercial interests that are outside the North American Graphic Communications Industry. In these circumstances, applicants will be asked to declare annual revenue from print and paper activities and pay an annual membership fee based on relevant revenue according to the formula above.
In addition:
- All print and paper activity must be declared.
- Revenue from non-print and paper products may be excluded.
- The Two Sides membership year starts January 1st and ends December 31st of each year.
- Companies can join Two Sides at any time of the year based on the following conditions:
- Fees received in the first quarter of the membership year will be valid for the full year.
- Fees received in the second or third quarter of the membership year will be adjusted to cover the remaining months of the membership year, from the beginning of the month that payment was received to the end of the current membership year.
- Fees received in the fourth quarter of the membership year will be valid until December 31st of the following year.
- Supplemental financial and in-kind contributions to Two Sides are always welcome.
Membership fees may change from time to time and are decided by the Board of Directors.
