ExxonMobil deceived the public with plastic recycling, lawsuit claims

Plastic bottles and other trash piled up along the bank of the San Gabriel River just a few hundred yards from the Pacific Ocean. | Photo: Getty Images ExxonMobil has misled consumers for years by perpetuating a "myth" about plastic recycling, according to a new lawsuit filed by the state of California. ExxonMobil is the world's leading producer of single-use plastics that become waste, according to the state attorney general's office. To encourage people to buy products made with single-use pla...