Kansas County Sues Exxonmobil And Chevron Over Alleged 'false' Claims About Recyclability Of Plastics

Ford County, Kansas, has filed a lawsuit against a group of companies, including ExxonMobil. ReutersA Kansas county has sued a group of companies, alleging "false representations" about plastic recyclability. Energy giants ExxonMobil and Chevron are among the defendants named in the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges a "decades-long campaign of fraud and deception about the recyclability of plastics."A Kansas county has sued a group of nearly a dozen companies, including energy giants ExxonMobil and Chevron, accusing them of "false representations" to the public regarding the recyclability of plastics."This case is about Defendants' profit-driven decision to promote the idea to the American consumer that plastics were recyclable and better for the environment, when in reality they had information that only a tiny fraction of plastics are ever recycled," says the class action lawsuit filed this week by Kansas' Ford County.

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