Founded in 2005, it lobbies against U.S. local and state plastic bag bans and taxes.
[1] The ARPBA is connected to the Society of the Plastics Industry, an industry trade group, while the APBA was connected to the American Chemistry Council.
[2] In January 2020, the organization was renamed the American Recyclable Plastic Bag Alliance, promoting a pact by its members to use at least 20% recycled plastics in its products.
[3] The ARPBA has actively lobbied against bag fees and bans in numerous states, including Massachusetts,[4] New Jersey,[5] and Virginia.
[6] Prior to the passage of California legislation banning plastic shopping bags, the ARPBA gathered a petition with over 800,000 signatures, spending over $3 million in an unsuccessful attempt to block the ban.