Minnesota AG sues Walmart and Reynolds for deceptive recycling bag marketing.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing Walmart and Reynolds Consumer Products for allegedly deceiving and defrauding Minnesotans with their marketing of recycling bags. The lawsuit seeks to have the companies disgorge their profits back to the state. Ellison said that despite company claims, recycling facilities end up throwing away the bags, including their contents, as the bags are made with material that cannot be recycled. Walmart and Reynolds are intentionally misleading customers about the recyclability of their bags, according to the Attorney General’s Office.