A Federal Judge Just Turned the Recycling Symbol Into a Fight Over Free Speech
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The ruling pauses California's effort to limit the recycling symbol to products that are actually recycled, setting up a new First Amendment fight over environmental marketing.
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California passed SB 343 in 2021 to prevent what it termed misleading environmental marketing. The state intended to limit the chasing arrows symbol to packaging that meets specific recycling criteria.
- • A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction pausing California's SB 343 law.
- • The law sought to restrict the use of the recycling symbol to products with high actual recycling rates.
- • Industry groups challenged the law as a violation of First Amendment rights regarding commercial speech.
California passed SB 343 in 2021 to prevent what it termed misleading environmental marketing. The state intended to limit the chasing arrows symbol to packaging that meets specific recycling criteria.
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