Judge: Deception Claims Over ‘100% Recyclable’ Plastic Bottles May Proceed

(April 9, 2024, 1:27 PM EDT) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on April 8 denied a motion to dismiss a putative class action brought by three consumers and The Sierra Club accusing The Coca-Cola Co. and two other bottling companies of violating California’s unfair competition law (UCL) and other laws by labeling plastic bottles as “100% recyclable,” finding that the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged based on a survey that most consumers would be deceived....