California Sues ExxonMobil For Alleged Decades of Deception Around Plastic Recycling

Photo caption: A bale of crushed PET drink bottles at a recycling facility in San Jose, California – May 26, 2019. Photo credit: Grendelkhan via Wikimedia. CC BY-SA 4.0 (no changes made). Article by Matthew Lynch. The Tech Edvocate – September 24, 2024.

California has filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, accusing the oil giant of engaging in a decades-long campaign of deception regarding plastic recycling. The suit alleges that ExxonMobil, along with other industry players, knowingly promoted the myth of widespread plastic recycling while actively undermining efforts to create a truly circular economy for plastic. […]

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