Superbag Corporation
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| Superbag Corporation | |
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| Location: | Houston, Texas |
| Top official: | Simon Bazbaz, President[1] |
| Year founded: | 1988 |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2016, Superbag Corporation was a plastic bag manufacturer based in Houston, Texas. The company was founded in 1988.[2]
Political activity
Ballot measure activity
2016 activity
In the 2016 election cycle, Superbag Corporation supported the passage of California's Dedication of Revenue from Disposable Bag Sales to Wildlife Conservation Fund proposition, which proposed to redirect money collected from the sale of carry-out bags by grocery or other retail stores to a special fund administered by the Wildlife Conservation Board.[3] Superbag was one of the top donors to the main support committee, American Progressive Bag Alliance, A Project of the Society of the Plastics Industry (nonprofit 501(c)(6)), Yes on 65 and No on 67. The short summary text of the measure read as follows:[4]
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Redirects money collected by grocery and certain other retail stores through mandated sale of carryout bags. Requires stores to deposit bag sale proceeds into a special fund to support specified environmental projects. Fiscal Impact: Potential state revenue of several tens of millions of dollars annually under certain circumstances, with the monies used to support certain environmental programs. [5] |
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At the same time, the company supported a veto of California's Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum, which proposed to uphold or ratify the contested legislation banning plastic bags that was enacted in 2014 by the California State Legislature under the name Senate Bill 270.[6] The company had supported this bill through contributions made to the American Progressive Bag Alliance, A Project of the Society of the Plastics Industry (nonprofit 501(c)(6)), Yes on 65 and No on 67, who supported a veto on this issue.[3]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details the Superbag Corporation's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for the Superbag Corporation. | |||
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| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| California Proposition 65, Dedication of Revenue from Disposable Bag Sales to Wildlife Conservation Fund (2016) | 2016 | Supported |  Defeated
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| California Proposition 67, Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum (2016) | 2016 | Supported a veto |  Approved
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Footnotes
- ↑ PR Newswire, "Superbag Corporation Names Amerex Retail Energy Services to Manage Rising Energy Costs; Houston Plastics Manufacturer Takes Steps to Remain Competitive," January 25, 2006
- ↑ Bloomberg, "Company Overview of Superbag Corporation," accessed September 19, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 SOS of California, "AMERICAN PROGRESSIVE BAG ALLIANCE, A PROJECT OF THE SOCIETY OF THE PLASTICS INDUSTRY (NON-PROFIT 501 (C) (6)), YES ON 65 AND NO ON 67," accessed September 19, 2016
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California General Election November 8, 2016, Official Voter Information Guide," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Follow the Money, "Prop. 67, Top Opposing Donors," accessed September 19, 2016
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