Walmart’s Great Value brand Recycling Drawstring Bags and Hefty Recycling Trash Bags manufactured by Reynolds Consumer Products are misrepresented to consumers as being recyclable, a pair of new class action lawsuits allege.
Plaintiffs Darren Milliam and Shana Gudgel claim in separate class action lawsuits that the trash bags are not actually recyclable as the company’s advertise them.
Millam claims Walmart markets its Great Value brand Recycling Drawstring Bags as recyclable in order to “take advantage of consumers’ demand” for recyclable products.
Walmart labels its Great Value brand Recycling Drawstring Bags with a large recycling symbol and the text “MUNICIPAL PROGRAMS” in order to give consumers the impression they are recyclable, the Walmart class action alleges.
“In truth, the bags contaminate the recyclable waste stream, decrease the recyclability of otherwise recyclable materials, and are not themselves recyclable because they are made from low-density polyethylene plastic,” states the Walmart class action.
Millam wants to represent a California Class of consumers who have purchased Great Value brand Recycling...
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