Hefty and Great Value Recycling Bags
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “recycling” bags
Hefty Recycling Bags
Case Name (Date)
Hanscom et al v. Reynolds Consumer Products Inc. and Reynolds Consumer Products LLC
21-cv-3434, N.D. Cal.
(May 2021)
Product/Service
Hefty Recycling Bags
Allegations
Falsely advertising products as “recycling” bags that are “designed to handle all types of recyclables” when they are not suitable for recycling and typically end up in landfills or incinerated
Status
Voluntarily dismissed When a complaint is dismissed with prejudice, it cannot be refiled. as to the named plaintiff and When a complaint is dismissed without prejudice, an amended version of the complaint can be refiled. as to class members
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Hefty Recycling Bag
Allegations: Misleadingly marketing products as “recycling” bags that are “designed to handle all types of recyclables” and “[r]educe your environmental impact” when the bags are not recyclable at many facilities…
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