#California sues Exxon over plastics #recycling 'deception'

September 24, 2024
BBC

"California's attorney general is suing #ExxonMobil, alleging the oil giant engaged in a 'decades-long campaign of deception' about the effectiveness of #PlasticsRecycling.

"In the civil lawsuit filed on Monday, Attorney General Rob Bonta accused Exxon of contributing to a 'deluge' of plastic pollution, while telling Californians that recycling was a fix.

"'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,' Bonta said."

Read more:
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cp8elg6ezlko

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California sues ExxonMobil over plastics recycling 'deception'

The US state alleges in a first-of-its-kind lawsuit that the oil giant misled the public on recycling.

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Yangon, #Myanmar

People search for plastic bottles and recyclable material at a waste dump next to the Yangon River.

Photograph: Sai Aung Main/AFP/Getty Images

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Cainta, #Philippines

Leonora Buenviaje, 53, makes dresses from recycled materials as a part of her gown rental business. She uses bubble wrap, plastic bags and rice sacks in her creations, which people wear during school activities, fashion shows and town fiestas. She wants children to know that some materials found at home can be repurposed into something beautiful.

Photograph: Jam Sta Rosa/AFP/Getty Images

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#Karachi, #Pakistan

A worker sorts used plastic bottles at a #recycling unit.

Photograph: Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images

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#AirTags key to discovery of #Houston's #plastic #recycling deception

Source: https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/08/31/airtags-key-to-discovery-of-houstons-plastic-recycling-deception

Curious as to where the plastic was going, she bought a set of AirTags, and included them in various bags of her plastic recycling. Of the bags she tracked, nearly all of them went to a company called Wright #Waste Management, located in nearby Harris County.

The company is not approved to store plastic waste, and has failed three fire inspections.

#news #crime #fraud #Problem #politics #usa #technology #airtag

AirTags key to discovery of Houston's plastic recycling deception

One Houston resident was suspicious of the city's "all plastic accepted" recycling program, and used AirTags to discover where the plastic waste actually ended up.

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