Amazon to Shell Out $1.5 Million in California for Plastics Claims (1)

Amazon will pay $1.5 million for falsely advertising that some of its plastic products sold in California are biodegradable.

District attorneys in Sonoma County and 22 other jurisdictions announced Aug. 1 that they settled a consumer protection action case against the retail company.

Under California’s Public Resources Code, products must meet specific scientific standards to be advertised as biodegradable or compostable.

“Over the past several years Amazon has already voluntarily been in compliance with these laws, and we are pleased to bring this issue to a mutually satisfactory conclusion with the District Attorneys,” an ...