Event Brief
Leaked emails show push to weaken CA plastic laws
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Summary: Leaked internal documents obtained by The Times say the Print Creative Alliance and allied industry groups planned a lobbying and marketing campaign to dismantle California’s 2022 single-use plastic law and the state’s Truth in Recycling law. The alliance represents printers, packaging and label businesses, vendors, and creative marketing professionals across 13 western states.
WHO: Print Creative Alliance and allied industry groups; packaging and label businesses and marketing professionals represented by the alliance
WHAT: Leaked emails and internal memos describe an industry-led effort to weaken California’s single-use plastic and Truth in Recycling laws through lobbying and marketing.
WHEN: Sep 10, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
WHERE: California
WHY: Internal industry documents say the alliance and allies planned a lobbying and marketing campaign to dismantle the laws as their deadlines and requirements take shape.
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