California subpoenas ExxonMobil in plastics pollution probe
An entrance to the ExxonMobil Spring campus as seen on Feb. 1, 2022 in Houston, Texas. Photo: Brandon Bell via Getty Imagesthat his office has subpoenaed ExxonMobil as part of an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries' role in "causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis.". Much of our plastic waste, which takes hundreds of years to decompose, ends up in waterways and poses a major threat to marine life and ecosystems.
The oil used to make petrochemicals for plastics is a major source of the growth in the demand for oil,Bonta is accusing the industries of aggressively promoting the development of oil-based plastic products and deceiving the public about their harmful impacts.by Australian philanthropic group the Minderoo Foundation."In California and across the globe, we are seeing the catastrophic results of the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long campaign of deception," Bonta said in a statement.
"Enough is enough. For more than half a century, the plastics industry has engaged in an aggressive campaign to deceive the public, perpetuating a myth that recycling can solve the plastics crisis." "The truth is: The vast majority of plastic cannot be recycled, and the recycling rate has never surpassed 9%," he said. "This first-of-its-kind investigation will examine the fossil fuel industry's role in creating and exacerbating the plastics pollution crisis – and what laws, if any, have been broken in the process."
Bonta did not say which other companies are also a target of the probe. ExxonMobil did not immediately return a request for comment.
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