Earth Month to include bag-recycling outreachEarth Month to include bag-recycling outreach

) Progressive Bag Affiliates (PBA) has announced three new recycling partnerships that will launch during Earth Month in a bid to "to spread the message about the importance of recycling plastic bags." In Philadelphia, the PBA has partnered with Keep Philadelphia Beautiful and the Pennsylvania Food Merchants Assn. to launch a citywide plastic-bag recycling education campaign called "Bring It Back Philly." In Washington state's King County, the PBA is working with city and school officials in the "Bag Your Bags, Bring 'em Back" collection challenge at Kennydale Elementary School. In Florida, the PBA will initiate a plastic-bag recycling campaign dubbed "A Bag's Life." Described as a community-based public education campaign, this effort is intended to increase awareness of the growing number of collection points for plastic bags and wraps in Florida.