• A Kansas county has sued a group of companies, alleging "false representations" about plastic recyclability.
• Energy giants ExxonMobil and Chevron are among the defendants named in the lawsuit.
• The lawsuit alleges a "decades-long campaign of fraud and deception about the recyclability of plastics."

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"This case is about Defendants' profit-driven decision to promote the idea to the American consumer that plastics were recyclable and better for the environment, when in reality they had information that only a tiny fraction of plastics are ever recycled," says the class action lawsuit filed this week by Kansas' Ford County.

The lawsuit, filed in US District Court for the District of Kansas, alleges that the petrochemical companies' "false representations" around the recyclability of plastics has resulted in higher production levels of plastic products, more demand for them, inflated prices for plastic products as well as issues with plastic waste remediation.

All of this, the lawsuit alleges, has harmed the citizens of Kansas.

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