Progressive Bag Affiliates (PBA)
Excellence in Manufacturing Practices. Environmental Leadership. Sound Public Policy.
The Progressive Bag Affiliates (PBA) of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) creates positive change in our communities by promoting the increased recycling of plastic bags as well as their proper use, reuse and disposal. We recognize that more can be done to address environmental concerns. We work to create solutions to reduce the number of plastic bags that end up in our landfills and, sometimes, as litter. Together with policy makers, businesses and community members, PBA is dedicated to implementing new ideas and improving existing programs that make a difference.
Contact Us
For information about the PBA, please contact us at pba@americanchemistry.com.
Mission
The Progressive Bag Affiliates promotes the responsible use, reuse, recycling and disposal of plastic bags.
Making a Difference: Areas of Focus
ACC’s Progressive Bag Affiliates focuses on a variety of topics to find solutions to community issues related to plastic bag use. Some current areas of focus for the PBA are listed below:
- City proposals that could impact consumers’ use of plastic bags
- Increasing recycling opportunities (See our website plasticbagrecycling.org)
- Litter prevention
- Increasing bag reuse
- Correcting misperceptions concerning litter and waste
Members
PBA’s members include leading manufacturers of plastic bags and polyethylene resins:
- Advance Polybag, Inc.
- The Dow Chemical Company
- ExxonMobil Corporation
- Hilex Poly Co., LLC. (See also: TheTruthAboutPlasticBags.com)
- NOVA Chemicals, Inc.
- Superbag Corporation
- Total Petrochemicals USA, Inc.
- Unistar Plastics, LLC
Learn More
Information Sheets
- Info Sheet on Plastic Bags and Wraps (download pdf)
- Plastic Bag FAQs (download pdf)
- Diagram of the Plastic Bag Recycling Process (download pdf)
- Bag Tax Fact Sheet (download pdf)
- Myths Behind Plastic Bag Bans (download pdf)
- Info Sheet on Plastic Bags (download pdf)
- Reusing and Recycling Plastic Bags - Tips for Consumers (download pdf)
- Advertorial: Plastics or Paper - Why Plastic Bags are Better [Reader's Digest, 7/2008]
- Poll: California Voters Oppose $.25 Bag Tax
Reports
- The City of San Francisco Streets Litter Re-Audit (2008)
- A Qualitative Study of Grocery Bags in San Francisco (Use Less Stuff, 11/2008)
The editor of the Use Less Stuff Report travels to San Francisco to observe the effects of an ordinance passed in 2007 to ban the use of plastic carryout bags. Twenty-five stores were visited with an eye toward the types of bags used and effects on recycling. - 2007 National Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Bag and Film Report
The 2007 National Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Bag and Film Report is the third annual U.S. report on pounds of plastic bags and film recovered for recycling. The report includes data gathered from both domestic and export post-consumer plastic film markets. Research for this report was conducted by Moore Recycling Associates, Inc. of Sonoma, CA for the Plastics Division of the American Chemistry Council (ACC). - Life Cycle Assessment Comparing the Environmental Impacts of Plastic Bags and Alternatives
- The ULS Report: Review of Life Cycle Data Relating to Disposable, Compostable, Biodegradable, and Reusable Grocery Bags
News Releases
- “Got Your Bags?” Campaign Kicks Off in Los Angeles [10/29/2009]
- San Jose City Council Ignores Recycling Offers; Current Plan Would Derail Growing Drop-off Bag Recycling Program [9/25/2009]
- Plastic Makers Support California Coastal Cleanup Day [9/19/2009]
- "Got Your Bags?” Campaign Kicks Off in Sacramento [9/18/2009]
- Delaware Bag Law Widens Plastics Recycling Opportunities [8/19/2009]