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The consumer watchdog is taking the parent company behind GLAD to the Federal Court over alleged misleading claims its products were made from recycle plastic taken from the ocean.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) launched the legal action against Clorox Australia, alleging it had breached consumer law over “ocean plastic” claims on GLAD kitchen tidy and garbage bags.
The watchdog started proceedings as part of a campaign on misleading environmental claims on products, often labelled greenwashing.
While the product claimed the bags were made from 50% recycled plastic taken from the ocean, the watchdog alleges it was instead taken from communities in Indonesia up to 50km away from the shoreline.
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