California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced a lawsuit against three plastic bag manufacturers for allegedly claiming their bags are recyclable when, in fact, they are not, thereby violating a state law.

The companies named in the suit, Novolex Holdings LLC, Inteplast Group Corp., and Mettler Packaging LLC, were unable to produce evidence that the plastic bags they sold in California were recycled, according to the attorney general’s office.

The lawsuit asks the court to enforce state consumer protection laws and SB 270, the state’s single-use plastic bag ban, and force the companies to pay back the profits made from their bag sales, plus additional penalties.

Similarly, Bonta also announced a settlement with four other plastic bag producers — Revolution, Metro Poly, PreZero, and API

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