California’s lawsuit alleges that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste.
California’s new lawsuit says that ExxonMobil has known for decades that recycling would not effectively stem the flow of plastic waste. Despite that knowledge, the lawsuit says, the company actively promoted recycling as a viable solution to plastic pollution.
“For decades, ExxonMobil has been deceiving the public to convince us that plastic recycling could solve the plastic waste and pollution crisis when they clearly knew this wasn’t possible,” California Attorney General Rob Bonta said in a statement on Monday.By misleading the public, the suit says, ExxonMobil encouraged the excessive use of plastic, which is produced from fossil fuels.
California filed its lawsuit against Exxon months before countries are scheduled to gather for a final round of negotiations to hammer out a global treaty to end plastic pollution. Environmental groups say the talks have beenExxon has said the problem of plastic waste can be solved without cutting how much plastic society uses. Exxon is among a group of companies that have been investing in what the industry calls"advanced recycling" plants.
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