LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles County filed a lawsuit Wednesday against PepsiCo and Coca-Cola for their alleged role in negative impacts on the environment and public health.
The Los Angeles Superior Court lawsuit also contends that the cola companies made misrepresentations about the recyclability of plastic beverage containers and have failed to disclose significant environmental and health harms associated with the use of plastic beverage containers.
Recycling using current methods is incapable of eliminating environmental impacts and most plastic containers end up at landfills or as litter, according to the suit, which additionally contends that the production, disposal and recycling of plastic generates greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts that negatively impact county residents….