California sues ExxonMobil over use of the recycling symbol on plastics

In September 2024, the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against ExxonMobil alleging decades of deceptive claims about plastic recyclability, including allegations that the industry promoted use of the chasing-arrows recycling symbol on products despite knowing that most plastic could not, in practice, be economically recycled. The claims were disputed by ExxonMobil.