The US state alleges in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that the oil giant misled the public on recycling.
California's attorney general is suing ExxonMobil, alleging the oil giant engaged in a “decades-long campaign of deception” about the effectiveness of plastics recycling.
An Exxon spokesperson added that the company had processed more than 60 million pounds of plastic waste into usable raw materials, "keeping it out of landfills". “ExxonMobil lied to further its -breaking profits at the expense of our planet and possibly jeopardising our health," he said. ExxonMobil is the world's largest producer of resins used for single-use plastics, according a report by Australia's Minderoo Foundation.
The deception violated state nuisance, natural resources, water pollution, false advertisement and unfair competition laws, Bonta said.
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