17 US States Sue California Over Single-use Plastic Reduction Law

California has been sued by 17 US states over a new law aimed at reducing the use of single-use plastics and improving recycling efforts.
The lawsuit, filed on Monday in a federal court in Sacramento, challenges California’s Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act, which was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022 and took effect on May 1, 2026.
The law requires manufacturers and producers to cut the use of single-use plastic packaging and food-service items by 25 per cent and ensure that such products are recyclable or compostable by 2032.
The 17 states, all represented by Republican attorneys-general and led by Nebraska, argued that Californ...