California sues oil giant Exxon over plastic recycling 'myth'
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California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on September 23, 2024, alleging a decades-long campaign of deception regarding plastic recycling. The lawsuit claims ExxonMobil misled consumers into believing single-use plastics could be recycled, while in reality, only about five percent of US plastic waste is recycled. Bonta seeks to hold ExxonMobil accountable for plastic pollution clean-up costs, potentially amounting to billions. The company has produced around six million tons of plastic annually and has processed only 0.5 percent of that through its 'advanced recycling' methods. Bonta criticized ExxonMobil's marketing of recycling as a 'farce' and 'deceit'.

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https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/economy/1615567-california-sues-oil-giant-exxon-plastic-recycling-myth/