Los Angeles County Sues PepsiCo, Coca-Cola Over Plastic Pollution Allegations

The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, accused the companies of deceiving the public into believing that their single-use plastic bottles are recyclable, despite what the county claimed is a lack of viable recycling processes to mitigate the environmental damage.

According to the lawsuit, which is backed by the Democratic-governed county, PepsiCo and Coca-Cola have engaged in deceptive marketing campaigns that downplay the true environmental cost of their products.

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