{"id":2585,"date":"2024-09-24T06:32:10","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=2585"},"modified":"2024-09-24T06:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:32:10","slug":"california-sues-exxonmobil-over-misleading-plastic-recycling-claims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.packagingindustrynews.com\/?p=2585","title":{"rendered":"California sues ExxonMobil over misleading plastic recycling claims\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The California, US, state government has initiated legal action against oil and gas company ExxonMobil over its alleged role in the global plastic pollution crisis through misleading campaigns about the effectiveness of recycling.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The formal lawsuit follows a nearly two-year investigation by the state.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Filed in San Francisco County Superior Court, the lawsuit is based on an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries\u2019 contributions to global plastics pollution.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

It alleges that Exxon\u2019s \u2018advanced recycling\u2019 programme was falsely marketed as a viable solution to plastic waste, despite the company\u2019s apparent knowledge that it could only process a minimal fraction of the plastic waste it produces.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The suit, spanning 147 pages, claims that the majority of the plastic waste handled by Exxon has been converted into fuel rather than recycled.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

These actions violate state laws concerning nuisance, natural resources, water pollution, false advertising, and unfair competition.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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