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"California Sues Exxon Over ‘Deceptive’ Plastic Recycling Claims"

"The landmark lawsuit is the first time a state has targeted an oil company over claims that recycling could solve the plastic pollution crisis."

"California in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit alleges the nation’s largest plastic producer has lied about plastics recycling feasibility for decades.

Democratic state Attorney General Rob Bonta’s complaint, filed Monday in the San Francisco County Superior Court, says Exxon Mobil has and continues to mislead consumers through aggressive marketing campaigns offering false promises about the fate of most plastics.

Exxon, the world’s largest producer of polymers used to make single-use plastics, “has been deceiving the public to convince us that plastic recycling could solve the plastic waste and pollution crisis when they clearly knew this wasn’t possible,” Bonta said in a statement."

Ellie Borst reports for E&E News September 23, 2024.

SEE ALSO:

"California Sues Exxon Over Plastics Pollution and Recycling ‘Myth’" (New York Times)

"California Accuses ExxonMobil Of Lying About Plastics Being Recyclable" (Washington Post)

"California Sues ExxonMobil For Misleading Public On Plastic Recycling" (NPR)

"California Sues ExxonMobil And Says It Lied About Plastics Recycling" (New York Times)

Source: E&E News, 09/24/2024