Garbage bag giant fined $8.25m for falsely claiming products were recycled plastic

Clorox, the company behind GLAD garbage bags, advertised them as made from 50% recycled plastic from the ocean

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The company behind GLAD garbage bags has been fined $8.25m for falsely claiming the products were made from recycled ocean plastics.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission took Clorox Australia to the federal court over the misleading claims made between June 2021 and July 2023.

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