Glad owner fined millions after some recycling claims a load of rubbish

Recycling firm, boss cop largest fine over toxic blaze

An environment watchdog has secured its largest fine after a waste recycling company and its director were penalised...

Law lacks teeth to rein in companies that greenwash - Consumer NZ boss

He was reacting to an $8.8m fine for an Australian business over its claims about "ocean plastic".

Clorox fined $8.25m over misleading 'ocean plastic' claims on GLAD bags

The manufacturer of GLAD waste disposal and food storage bags, hit with $8.25 million federal penalty for making incorrect product recycling claims.

Garbage bag giant fined more than $8m over ‘misleading’ detail on packaging

The company behind the popular GLAD products was taken to court over claims made between June 2021 and July 2023.

Clorox Fined $8.25 Million for Misleading Ocean Plastic Claims

Clorox Australia has been hit with an $8.25 million (US$5.2 million) penalty by the Federal Court for falsely advertising that its GLAD kitchen and garbage bags were made from 50 percent recycled ocean plastic. In reality, the plastic used was not sourced from the ocean. Instead, the bags were made with roughly 50 percent plastic waste gathered from inland communities in Indonesia lacking formal waste collection systems—some up to 50 kilometres …

Glad owner fined millions after some recycling claims a load of rubbish

An Australian court has ordered Glad owner Clorox Australia to pay A$8.25 million ($8.87m) for false or misleading representations about bags partly made of...