Judge Dismisses Suit Against Plastic Bottling Companies For ‘100% Recyclable’ Claims

Mealey's (November 23, 2022, 9:13 AM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge dismissed a complaint accusing The Coca-Cola Co. and two other bottling companies of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by advertising single-use plastic bottles as “100% recyclable” after finding that no reasonable consumer would believe that the claim meant that the entire bottle can be recycled into new bottles for reuse....