California sues ExxonMobil for plastic-recycling 'campaign of deception'
California sues ExxonMobil for plastic-recycling 'campaign of deception'
California's attorney general has targeted ExxonMobil in a lawsuit that aims to charge the oil giant for the clean-up of millions of tons of plastic waste, the latest in a string of suits leveled against oil and gas companies over the growing environmental crisis. The suit alleges that ExxonMobil used decades-long marketing campaigns to dupe consumers into thinking their plastic waste would be recycled.
California's attorney general has targeted ExxonMobil in a lawsuit that aims to charge the oil giant for the clean-up of millions of tons of plastic waste, the latest in a string of suits leveled against oil and gas companies over the growing environmental crisis. The suit alleges that ExxonMobil used decades-long marketing campaigns to dupe consumers into thinking their plastic waste would be recycled.