Judge blocks California law on recycling symbols on plastic containers
- Posted on July 15, 2026
- By Los Angeles Times
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In brief
A federal court has temporarily halted California's Senate Bill 343, which sought to prevent misleading recycling symbols on plastic packaging. The law was designed to combat greenwashing by restricting the use of the chasing arrows symbol exclusively to materials that actually enter recycling streams. The injunction raises questions about consumer transparency and corporate accountability in environmental labeling practices across the United States.
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Judge blocks California law on recycling symbols on plastic containers
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction blocking an important California law from going into effect. SB 343 aimed to ensure that packaging does not feature recycling symbols like the chasing arrows unless it is actually being recycled.
