The California attorney general’s lawsuit, which cites ProPublica reporting, alleges that products made with Exxon’s process contain only a small fraction of the recycled plastic that they claim to have.

California is going after ExxonMobil over what it calls a “campaign of deception” about plastic recycling. The Golden State filed suit against the oil giant this week, alleging that it has misled consumers for years by marketing recycling as a way to ...

Texas-based ExxonMobil is being accused of using misleading advertising and other practices to push the idea that all plastic was recyclable. In reality, the majority of plastic products cannot be recycled,