17 States Sue California Over Plastic Recycling Mandate

By The Epoch Times | Created at 2026-06-24 19:16:47 | Updated at 2026-06-25 23:45:24 1 day ago
17 States Sue California Over Plastic Recycling Mandate

Plastic grocery bags in the back of a car in La Crescenta, Calif., on Nov. 17, 2010. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

Seventeen states, together with the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, sued California on June 22 over a plastic recycling law that they say unfairly burdens businesses.

At issue is the Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, enacted in 2022.

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