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| American Progressive Bag Alliance | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Washington, D.C. and San Rafael, California |
| Type: | Alliance |
| Top official: | Lee Califf, Executive Director |
| Year founded: | 2004 |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2016, the American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA) was a pro-plastic bags public policy advocate and marketing alliance, which was composed of some of the largest plastic bag manufacturers in the U.S. The alliance sought to promote and advocate for "public policy initiatives that serve as the frontline defense against plastic bag bans and taxes nationwide."[1]
In 2014, the alliance established the American Progressive Bag Alliance, A Project of The Society Of The Plastics Industry (Non-profit 501(c)(6)), which was a ballot measure committee based in San Rafael, California, that opposed legislation banning plastic bags in California.[2][3] In 2016, the alliance added Yes on 65 and No on 67 to the name of the committee to reflect the group's opposition to upholding the plastic bag ban and support of the donating of revenue from plastic bag sales to the Wildlife Conservation Fund.[4][5]
Background
The American Progressive Bag Alliance (APBA) was established in 2005 as a trade alliance for the plastic bag manufacturing sector. The alliance represents manufacturers in 40 states, including companies such as Superbag Corporation, Formosa Plastics, Hilex Poly, and Advance Polybag.[6] According to the alliance website, the group sought to "serve as the frontline defense against plastic bag bans and taxes nationwide."[1]
As of 2016, the group was also a recycling advocate group and sought to provide resources on recycling and the impact plastic bags have on the environment.[7]
Work
Advocacy
According to the APBA website in 2016, the alliance had six advocacy areas:[1]
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Political activity
Through its ballot committee, American Progressive Bag Alliance, A Project of The Society Of The Plastics Industry (Non-profit 501(c)(6)), the APBA sought to influence legislation and ballot measures.
Ballot measure activity
Plastic bags (2016)
In the 2016 election cycle, the American Progressive Bag Alliance 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.[5] The short summary text of the measure read as follows:[9]
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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. [8] |
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At the same time, the committee 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.[2] The APBA had collected 800,000 signatures to delay the Senate bill and put a referendum to the voters in 2016. The group spent nearly $3 million on consultants and collecting the signatures in late 2014.[10]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details the American Progressive Bag Alliance's ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for the American Progressive Bag Alliance | |||
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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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Leadership
Leadership as of 2016:
Phil Rozenski was the policy chair for the APBA and the chairman of the alliance was Mark Daniels, who was also the vice president of the parent company of the plastic bag manufacturer Hilex Poly Company.[11][12][13] The executive director of the APBA was Lee Califf, a former government affairs specialist.[14]
Affiliated groups
Ballot measure committee
Originally founded in 2014 by the American Progressive Bag Alliance, the American Progressive Bag Alliance, A Project of The Society Of The Plastics Industry (Non-profit 501(c)(6)) was, as of 2016, a pro-plastic bag ballot committee registered in the state of California. The committee was established to oppose the California State Legislature's Senate Bill 270, which proposed to ban plastic bags. The bill passed.[2][3]
The ballot measure committee changed its name by adding Yes on 65 and No on 67 in 2016 to support a veto of California's 2016 proposition supporting the ban on plastic bags created by Senate Bill 270 and to support the redirection of revenue from plastic bags to the Wildlife Conservation Fund.[2][15][5] The committee was supported by The Society Of The Plastics Industry, which is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization that seeks to promote "growth in the $427 billion U.S. plastics industry. Representing nearly one million American workers in the third-largest U.S. manufacturing industry, SPI delivers advocacy, market research, industry promotion, and the fostering of business relationships and zero waste strategies."[16]
According to documents submitted to the California secretary of state, Lee Califf was the designated principal, Steven Lucas was the treasurer, and Erin Lama was the assistant treasurer of the committee.[17][13]
Recent news
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See also
- California Proposition 67, Plastic Bag Ban Veto Referendum (2016)
- California Proposition 65, Dedication of Revenue from Disposable Bag Sales to Wildlife Conservation Fund (2016)
- Hilex Poly Co. LLC
- Superbag Corporation
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 American Progressive Bag Alliance, "About the APBA," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SOS of California, "Proposition 67 - Referendum to Overturn Ban on Single-Use Plastic Bags," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 CA SOS, "Campaign Statement, 2014," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ CA SOS, "Campaign Statement, 2016," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 SOS of California, "Prop 65-Carry-Out-Bags. Charges. Initiative Statute," accessed September 12, 2016
- ↑ APBA, "About Us Powerpoint," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ APBA, "Recycling," accessed October 24, 2016
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "California General Election November 8, 2016, Official Voter Information Guide," accessed August 18, 2016
- ↑ The Washington Post, "A plastic bag lobby exists, and it’s surprisingly tough," March 3, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Bag lobby pays anti-fee advocate," November 19, 2014
- ↑ Politico, "Open Letter, Mark Daniels," November 2, 2015
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Boston Business Journal, "Plastic bag lobbyist says backers of Springfield ban are using 'scare tactics'," October 4, 2016
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Lee Califf," accessed October 25, 2016
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ SOS of California, "Statement of Organization, 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 12, 2016
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