""Plastic bag companies have continued to distribute plastic bags that are not recyclable in California and mislead Californians about their bags recyclability," Bonta said. "In fact, even when consumers have properly disposed of these plastic bags, they've overwhelmingly not been recycled in California and couldn't have been recycled. The thing is, producers knew, or should have known this fact years ago.""
"All plastic bags that have been sold to consumers at retailers in California are not able to be recycled and should no longer be distributed. Stores will need to turn to paper bags or reusable canvas bags as the plastic bags are phased out, Bonta said. The lawsuit is asking the court to not only enforce state consumer protection laws and SB 270, the state's single-use plastic bag ban, but also force the companies to pay"
California filed a lawsuit against three plastic-bag manufacturers for selling bags labeled recyclable without evidence they were recycled. The named companies include Novolex Holdings LLC, Inteplast Group Corp., and Mettler Packaging LLC, which could not produce proof their bags were recycled. Four other producers — Revolution, Metro Poly, PreZero and API — agreed to halt sales in California and pay more than $1.7 million, including $1.1 million in civil penalties and over $636,000 in attorneys fees and costs. Billions of plastic carryout bags are ending up in landfills, incinerators, and the environment. Retailers must switch to paper or reusable bags as plastic bags are phased out. The lawsuit seeks enforcement of consumer protection laws and SB 270 and financial remedies.
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