US EditionCalifornia lawsuit says makers of plastic bags lied about products being recyclable
California Attorney General Rob Bonta targets manufacturers for misleading recyclability claims as only 2 of 69 state recycling facilities accept these plastic bags.
- On Friday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta sued Novolex Holdings LLC, Inteplast Group Corp., and Mettler Packaging LLC for selling plastic bags labeled recyclable without evidence of recycling.
- A years-long state investigation found fossil fuel and petrochemical industries produced billions of nonrecyclable bags, and in 2022 Bonta sent letters to six companies demanding proof of recyclability.
- Only two of 69 recycling facilities surveyed said they accepted the bags, which display the chasing-arrows recycling symbol but are made from HDPE and generally not recycled, the attorney general's office reported.
- At a news conference Friday, Bonta said the state reached settlements with Revolution Sustainable Solutions, Metro Poly, PreZero US Packaging and Advance Polybag, who agreed to halt sales and pay more than $1.7 million, including $1.1 million in civil penalties.
- Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom last year signed a law banning grocery-store plastic bags starting next year, amid broader policy shifts addressing the plastic waste crisis.
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California Sues Plastic Bag Manufacturers Over Alleged False ‘Recyclable’ Claims
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against three major plastic bag producers and settlements with four others on Friday, alleging the manufacturers made false claims that their bags were recyclable. The lawsuit targets Novolex Holdings LLC, a global packaging giant, Inteplast Group Corp., and Mettler Packaging LLC, which are alleged to have failed to hand over evidence that the companies recycle their bags in California, d…
California AG sues plastic bag makers over alleged false recycling claims
California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit Friday against three plastic bag manufacturers for allegedly claiming their bags are recyclable when, in fact, they are not, thereby violating a state law. The companies named in the suit, Novolex Holdings LLC, Inteplast Group Corp., and Mettler Packaging LLC, were unable to produce evidence that the plastic bags they sold in California were recyclable, according to the attorney general’s…
Plastic bags sold in California stores aren’t actually recyclable, Bonta says
California is suing three plastic bag manufacturers that officials say are violating state law by providing bags billed as recyclable when they are in fact not, state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced Friday. The companies named in the lawsuit, Novolex Holdings LLC — one of the largest global food, beverage, and specialty packaging companies — Inteplast Group Corp. and Mettler Packaging LLC, were not able to produce any evidence the plastic bags th…
Plastic bags sold in California stores aren't actually recyclable, Bonta says
California is suing three plastic bag manufacturers that officials say are violating state law by providing bags billed as recyclable when they are in fact not, state Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta announced.
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