ST’ PAUL, Minn. — Attorney General Keith Ellison sued the manufacturer of Hefty bags and for “recycling” bags that he says aren’t recyclable. The bags are overwhelming landfills with contents that cause sorting machines to malfunction, start fires, and force workers to crawl into the machinery to remove them. The Hefty manufacturer and marketer Reynolds Consumer Products, once known as Aluminum Company of America or Alcoa for short. It’s now New Zealand owned. The bags also are sold under Walmart’s Great Value brand. Walmart also is subject to the lawsuit. The bags have been promoted as:
> “For all your recycling needs.”
> “Developed for use in municipal recycling programs.”
> “Reduce your environmental impact.”
> “Simplify sorting for municipal programs.”
Recyclable? Not really, says Minnesota attorney general. Also dangerous in landfill sorting equipment.