California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil, accusing the company of a decades-long campaign to mislead consumers about plastic waste solutions. The suit alleges that ExxonMobil promoted recycling as a cure-all while knowing its limitations and profiting from increased single-use plastic production.
California ’s attorney general sued ExxonMobil on Monday, alleging that the company had waged a “campaign of deception” for decades to mislead consumers and convince them that recycling was a viable solution for plastic waste.
The lawsuit says ExxonMobil is the world’s largest producer of polymers used to make single-use plastics, which are derived from fossil fuels. It alleges that ExxonMobil and its predecessor companies, Exxon and Mobil, for decades promoted single-use plastics through industry groups, advertising campaigns and other marketing initiatives, at one point even using Boy Scouts to sell plastic kitchen and trash bags as a fundraiser.
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