The Center Square) – California Attorney General Rob Bonta is suing three companies that allegedly distribute single-use plastic bags in violation of an 11-year-old state law.
The lawsuit, filed in the Superior Court of California in San Francisco on Friday, names Novolex Holdings, Inteplast Group Corp. and Mettler Packaging and alleges that they unlawfully sold and distributed plastic bags. The suit also accuses them of producing misleading environmental marketing materials, failing to substantiate environmental marketing claims and engaging in untrue or misleading advertising. And the lawsuit accuses the companies of unlawful, unfair or fraudulent business practices.
The continued distribution of lightweight, single-use plastic bags is a violation of Senate Bill 270, which was passed in 2014 and upheld by voters in 2016 through Proposition 67. It prohibits plastic bag producers and stores from distributing single-use plastic grocery bags to customers unless the bags meet strict standards for recycling and reusability purposes, according to Bonta…