https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/pkp55m/california-investigating-big-oil-for-causing-plastic-pollution-crisis

California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Thursday an investigation into the fossil fuel and petrochemical industry’s role in exacerbating plastics pollution and falsely promoting recycling’s role in solving it. 

“Enough is enough. For more than half a century, the plastics industry has engaged in an aggressive campaign to deceive the public, perpetuating a myth that recycling can solve the plastics crisis,” Bonta said in a press release. “The truth is: The vast majority of plastic cannot be recycled, and the recycling rate has never surpassed 9%.”