SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s attorney general on Thursday subpoenaed ExxonMobil as part of what he called a first-of-its-kind broader investigation into the petroleum industry for its alleged role in causing a global plastic pollution crisis, allegations that the company called meritless.
Highlights
- California Attorney General Rob Bonta said ExxonMobil was subpoenaed as a major source of global plastics pollution.
- ExxonMobil said it is the first to have “commercial-scale advanced recycling technology” at a major facility to convert used plastic into material that can be used to make new plastic.
- The American Chemistry Council representing plastics makers issued a statement saying U.S.
- “plastic makers are committed to a more sustainable future and have proposed comprehensive and bold actions at the state, federal, and international levels” The move comes amid growing awareness of the pervasiveness of discarded plastics and role of “micro-plastic waste in the food chain’