Tag Archives: courts/lawsuits

Suit targets Closed Loop e-scrap suppliers in Arizona

Published: December 5, 2022
Updated: December 5, 2022
by Jared Paben

Aerial view of Closed Loop Phoenix site.

Closed Loop began leasing the Phoenix facilities in 2010, and when it failed in early 2016, it left a combined 106 million pounds of cathode-ray tube materials on both properties (59th Ave. property pictured). | Courtesy of Wood Environment & Infrastructure Solutions/ADEQ

Owners of Phoenix warehouses filed a federal lawsuit against electronic scrap companies that shipped cathode-ray tube materials to Closed Loop Refining and Recovery, and already two defendants have agreed to pay out roughly $1 million each.

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T-Mobile sues electronics recycling firm for over $6 million

Published: October 25, 2022
Updated: October 25, 2022
by Jared Paben

T-Mobile USA alleges Belmont Trading owes it millions of dollars in revenue from the sales of T-Mobile’s reusable and end-of-life devices. | DCStockPhotography/Shutterstock

One of the largest wireless carriers in the country filed suit against its mobile phone resale and recycling vendor, claiming it has been shortchanged $6.6 million.

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Judge dismisses claims against 7-Eleven’s recyclable labels

Published: October 3, 2022
Updated: October 3, 2022
by Jared Paben

7-Eleven faces a lawsuit challenging recyclability claims on the company’s “24/7” brand foam plates, cups and freezer bags. | Sorbis/Shuttertstock

Brand owners can label products as recyclable even if local residential recycling programs don’t want them, because reasonable consumers wouldn’t assume the word “recyclable” means there are local facilities that accept the material, a federal judge decided.

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Plaintiff drops case over Hefty Recycling bag marketing

Published: September 7, 2022
Updated: September 7, 2022
by Jared Paben

An Oakland, Calif. resident dropped her lawsuit against Reynolds Consumer Product regarding the company’s recycling bags, but in Connecticut a similar case continues.

Reynolds Consumer Products has staved off one of the recent legal challenges to its Hefty Recycling bag marketing claims.

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Niagara Bottling victorious in PET recycling lawsuit

Published: August 29, 2022
Updated: August 29, 2022
by Jared Paben

A judge determined the key issue was the availability of recycling programs, not whether bottles are made into new items. | Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock

If a bottled water label and cap are effectively unrecyclable, and if statistics show a majority of PET bottles are ultimately wasted, can the containers still be labeled as “100% recyclable”? A federal judge recently said yes.

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Judge: City must pay after deceiving citizens on recycling

Published: August 8, 2022
Updated: August 8, 2022
by Marissa Heffernan

Fort Smith, Ark.’s department of sanitation must pay $745,057 to the residents it misled. | Zolnierek/Shutterstock

An Arkansas judge ruled that a city sanitation department needed to pay restitution after landfilling material that should have been recycled and admonished the city for breaking the trust of its residents.

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Recyclability labeling lawsuit launched in Connecticut

Published: June 21, 2022
Updated: June 21, 2022
by Marissa Heffernan

Court gavel resting on books and wooden desk.

A lawsuit takes aim at product marketing claims made by Reynolds Consumer Products around recycling and recyclability. | rawf8/Shutterstock

Connecticut’s attorney general sued Reynolds Consumer Products over the marketing of its Hefty trash bags as recyclable, bringing truth-in-labeling lawsuits to another U.S. state.

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Massachusetts city avoids $2M contractor payout

Published: October 5, 2021
Updated: May 20, 2022
by Jared Paben

A jury’s decision means the city of New Bedford, Mass. does not owe the $2 million in damages sought by ABC Disposal. | Zolnierek / Shutterstock

The city of New Bedford, Mass. has won its years-long dispute with waste management company ABC Disposal over recycling fees.

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Republic and MIRA reach contract settlement

Published: February 23, 2021
Updated: May 20, 2022
by Jared Paben

The settlement is the latest chapter in a long-running contract dispute between the two entities. | Aerial Mike/Shutterstock

A Connecticut recycling authority will pay Republic Services $1.3 million, and Republic agreed to continue running the authority’s MRF for a couple more months, as part of a legal settlement.

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Former manager at ECUA charged with theft

Published: December 3, 2019
Updated: May 20, 2022
by Colin Staub

A former MRF manager is accused of stealing over $500,000 in commodity sales revenues. | Billion Photos/Shutterstock

A former MRF employee in Florida was charged with theft and fraud after selling recyclables and allegedly pocketing the money. The situation is one of at least two recent MRF fraud investigations.

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