‘Greenwashing’ Costing Walmart $1 Million

Judgment prohibits Walmart from selling plastic products labeled “biodegradable” or with other terms implying the product will break down in a landfill or other environment

Walmart has agreed to pay $1 million to settle greenwashing claims that allege the nation’s largest retailer sold plastic products…

Full text: https://www.environmentalleader.com/2017/02/greenwashing-costing-walmart-1-million/

Author

Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Source

Environmental Leader, 2017-02-03.

Supplier

Federal Trade Commission
Walmart Stores, Inc.

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