Utah and 16 other states challenge California’s strict plastics recycling law ^29%

KUER - By Associated Press - 6/23/2026, 3:59 PM

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A coalition of 17 states and a trade association representing U.S. wholesalers and distributors has sued California to block the enforcement of a stringent recycling law that aims to reduce plastic packaging waste. The lawsuit, filed Monday in federal court, argues that California’s recently finalized regulations that will gradually... more