Kansas County Sues Major Plastic Producers, Alleging Deceptive Recycling Messaging

NJ SEED
Dec 10, 2024
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December 3, 2024 | wastedive.com

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A class-action lawsuit from Ford County, Kansas, alleges groups like ACC, [American Chemical Council] Eastman, ExxonMobil and LyondellBasell lied about plastic recycling efforts. ACC calls the claim ‘meritless.’

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NJ SEED: Why should a suit from a county in Kansas be of concern to NJ SEED? Because members of NJ SEED organizations are named in the litigation. The suit alleges that, “Every community in the United States has been harmed by the fraud of plastic recycling…” How long will it be before a similar suit is filed in NJ?

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