California sues ExxonMobil, says it lied about plastics recycling
By Karah Rucker (Anchor), Jodie Hawkins (Producer), Jake Maslo (Editor)
California’s Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against ExxonMobil on Monday, Sept. 23. He claimed the company lied about plastics being recyclable.
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Click to see story on kios.orgBonta posted on social media about the first-of-its-kind lawsuit.
“We’re suing ExxonMobil for a decades-long campaign of deception that perpetuated the plastic waste and pollution crisis,” Bonta said in in video. “We’re revealing the ugly truths. What ExxonMobil knew when ExxonMobil knew it. How ExxonMobil hid the truth and deceived the public. But, big oil’s long history of putting its profits before the people of California will be revealed and we will prevail.”
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Bonta said it’s time to hold ExxonMobil accountable for misleading marketing campaigns. He also alleged the company tried to convince the public that plastic recycling could solve the plastic waste and pollution problem when it clearly knew that wasn’t possible.
The lawsuit asked the San Francisco County Superior Court to rule that ExxonMobil must pay civil penalties and other fines for the harm caused by plastic pollution in the state.
Bonta’s office said that even with recycling programs, less than 5% of plastic is recycled into another plastic product in the U.S. even though the items are labeled as “recyclable.” This results in landfills and oceans being filled with plastic waste.
ExxonMobil has not commented on the lawsuit.
[KARAH RUCKER]
CALIFORNIA’S ATTORNEY GENERAL ANNOUNCED A FIRST OF ITS KIND LAWSUIT AGAINST EXXON MOBIL.
HE’S CLAIMS THE COMPANY LIED ABOUT PLASTICS BEING RECYCLABLE.
ON MONDAY, RON BONTA POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA: “WE’RE SUING EXXON MOBIL FOR A DECADES-LONG CAMPAIGN OF DECEPTION THAT PERPETUATED THE PLASTIC WASTE AND POLLUTION CRISIS.”
BONTA SAID IT’S TIME TO HOLD EXXON MOBIL ACCOUNTABLE FOR MISLEADING MARKETING CAMPAIGNS.
HE SAID EXXON MOBIL TRIED TO CONVINCE THE PUBLIC THAT PLASTIC RECYCLING COULD SOLVE THE PLASTIC WASTE AND POLLUTION PROBLEM WHEN THEY CLEARLY KNEW THAT WASN’T POSSIBLE.
[RON BONTA]
“We’re revealing the ugly truths .. what exxon mobil knew when exxon mobil knew it… how exxon mobil hid the truth.. And deceived the public. But big oil’s long history of putting its profits before the people of california will be revealed and we will prevail”
[KARAH RUCKER]
THE LAWSUIT ASKS THE SAN FRANCISCO COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT TO RULE THAT EXXON MOBIL MUST PAY CIVIL PENALTIES AND OTHER FINES FOR THE HARM CAUSED BY PLASTIC POLLUTION IN THE STATE.
BONTA’S OFFICE SAID THAT EVEN WITH RECYCLING PROGRAMS, LESS THAN 5 PERCENT OF PLASTIC IS RECYCLED INTO ANOTHER PLASTIC PRODUCT IN THE U-S EVEN THOUGH THE ITEMS ARE LABELED AS “RECYCLABLE”.
LANDFILLS AND OCEANS AND OCEANS ARE FILLED WITH PLASTIC WASTE BECAUSE OF IT.
EXXON MOBIL HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE LAWSUIT.
FOR SAN … I’M KARAH RUCKER …
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California sues ExxonMobil for alleged decades of deception around plastic recycling, in first-of-a-kind lawsuit
Click to see story on CNNCalifornia accuses ExxonMobil of lying about plastics being recyclable
Click to see story on The Washington PostCalifornia sues Exxon Mobil for allegedly misleading the public about plastic recycling
Click to see story on Los Angeles TimesCalifornia sues ExxonMobil for misleading public on plastic recycling
Click to see story on nprCalifornia sues ExxonMobil and says it lied about plastics recycling
Click to see story on abc 7 NewsCalifornia attorney general sues Exxon Mobil over plastics recycling deceptions
Click to see story on PoliticoCalifornia Sues Exxon Over Global Plastic Pollution
Click to see story on U.S. NewsCalifornia sues Exxon, claiming oil giant deceived public on how much plastic can be recycled
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Click to see story on Portland Press HeraldCalifornia sues ExxonMobil, alleging deception about plastic pollution
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