Providing Management Consulting
and Internet Services
Under Florida Corporation
Comad Property Management LLC

Email: George Makrauer, President
Web: www.comad.com

Internet and Traditional
Management Consulting.
Founded 1972 in Ohio
as Comad Corporation.

1327 Beasley Terrace
Lady Lake, Florida 32162
Phone 352-753-9289
Fax 352-753-9648

WASHINGTON,--The Plastic Bag Association has formed the Plastic Bag Information Clearinghouse (PBIC) to disseminate information on how plastic bags conserve resources, reduce waste and actually ease pressure on landfills. The PBIC will be located here, while the Plastic Bag Association's headquarters will remain in New York.

The PBIC is designed to help inform the media, government decision makers and educators about the environmental impact of plastic bags. It will also work with environmental and consumer groups, and help coordinate industry efforts to show the advantages of plastic bags.

"The 'paper or plastic' question has needlessly confused many consumers," said George Makrauer , chairman of the Plastic Bag Association. "Consumers recognize that plastic bags are strong, reusable and waterproof, but we'd like to make them aware of the environmental advantages as well.

"There's plenty of research to show that plastic bags make sense for the environment. They help reduce waste, and they are recycled in many communities."

The PBIC will concentrate on consumer and media concerns, including: how plastic bags create less waste and conserve energy in manufacturing; how plastic bags are re-used and recycled; how plastic bags recovery energy in waste-to-energy incineration; and how plastic bags save space and add stability in landfills.

According to information published by the PBIC, "It takes seven trucks to deliver the quantity of paper bags contained in one truck load of plastic bags. Plastic bags require between 20 and 40 percent less total energy than paper bags. More than 17,000 of 31,000 supermarkets are currently involved in plastic bag collection and recycling programs. Estimates on the amount of plastic bags being landfilled indicate that they account for only one-quarter of one percent of all solid waste and take up only one-eighth as much space as the equivalent number of paper bags."

According to Mollie Katz of the PBIC, the organization has contacted environmental groups including Citizens for the Environment, Green Peace and the Sierra Club. The PBIC, she said, is committed to sharing information with outside organizations and listening to their concerns.

The PBIC is a program run by the Plastic Bag Association. Members of the association include manufacturers of polyethylene resins (the basic material used to make plastic bags); manufacturers of plastic bags and the equipment used in their manufacture; and suppliers of related products from colors and additives to printing inks.

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