California AG subpoenas Exxon for details on role in plastic waste crisis
2022.04.28 22:21
FILE PHOTO: A logo of the Exxon Mobil Corp is seen at the Rio Oil and Gas Expo and Conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil September 24, 2018. REUTERS/Sergio Moraes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – California’s attorney general announced on Thursday he issued a subpoena to ExxonMobil (NYSE:XOM) for information on its role in causing the global plastic waste crisis.
The subpoena is part of a broader investigation led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industries’ role in “causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis.”
“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,” Bonta said in a statement.
