Minnesota AG Sues Walmart, Hefty Bags Over Alleged Deceptive Marketing of “Recycling” Bags

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is filing a lawsuit against Walmart and Reynolds Consumer Products, the parent company of Hefty bags, saying the two companies are deceiving consumers through their marketing of so-called “recycling” bags.

AG Ellison contends Reynolds’ Hefty Recycling Bags and Walmart’s Great Value-brand “recycling drawstring bags” are both made from low-density polyethylene, which cannot be processed at recycling facilities.

The bags force recycling centers to shut down “two to three times a day to untangle the machinery,” according to a news release, with about $75,000 per year lost in productivity and revenue at northeast Minneapolis-based Eureka Recycling.

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