By Jonathan Stempel
June 23 (Reuters) - California has been sued by 17 U.S. states, which are seeking to undo a new state law designed to limit the use of single-use plastic and promote recycling.
In a complaint filed on Monday in the Sacramento, California federal court, the states, each with a Republican attorney general, accused California of trying to "impose its own policy preferences on the entire nation" with its Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act.
• The law was signed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022, and took effect on May 1. It requires producers to reduce single-use plastic for packaging and food service items by 25%, and ensure that all such items are recyclable or compostable by 2032.
• States led by Nebraska said the law violates the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause by substantially burdening interstate commerce.
June 23 (Reuters) - California has been sued by 17 U.S. states, which are seeking to undo a new state law designed to limit the use of single-use plastic and promote recycling.
In a complaint filed on Monday in the Sacramento, California federal court, the states, each with a Republican attorney general, accused California of trying to "impose its own policy preferences on the entire nation" with its Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act.
• The law was signed by Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022, and took effect on May 1. It requires producers to reduce single-use plastic for packaging and food service items by 25%, and ensure that all such items are recyclable or compostable by 2032.
• States led by Nebraska said the law violates the U.S. Constitution's Commerce Clause by substantially burdening interstate commerce.
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