Category: Legal, Anti-Trust and Cartel
Filipino typhoon victims sue Shell in landmark climate case
TotalEnergies fined for “deceptive commercial practices” after claiming to be a “major player in the energy transition”
California sues plastic bag makers for falsely claiming bags are recyclable
Correspondence to EIB regarding ENI
ENI is fined €336 million for Biofuel unfair commercial practices
European Commission censorship
EU appeals dispute panel report regarding duties on imports of biodiesel from Indonesia
California may file more plastics recycling lawsuits
Plastics deception case against Exxon wins key ruling
ClientEarth is suing EU Commission for lack of transparency
Nestle sued for alleged greenwashing in Poland
UK Financial Conduct Authority opens investigation into Drax’s biomass sourcing
Gas Pipelines, ENI and EU money: a toxic combination?
ENI / Novamont Judgment – Insights and learnings (June 2025)
English Summary of the Novamont /ENI Judgment
Did Novamont acted responsibly regarding plastic bags in Europe? (FREE)
EU Commission accused of massive fraudulent EU funds attribution
UN court climate change ruling: Packaging insiders assess industry impacts
The World Court finally opens the door to ‘climate reparations’
Spanish court rules pollution from factory farming violates human rights
European Commission creates diversion with Lantmannen cartel to avoid critisism from Novamont cover up
We’re looking for victims of Novamont / ENI
Novamont market abuse scandal in the Italian Press
Japanese corporate directors who fail to address climate risks could face personal liability
Italy chemical plant execs jailed for pollution (FREE)
Why didn’t the European Commission inquire on Novamont’s unfair commercial practices?
Novamont and ENI have been fined €32M for abusive market practices
UK Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic Technology Gets Approval for EU Use (FREE)
Impacts of a landmark legal opinion on climate change (FREE)
ESA takes Iceland to court for failing to comply with waste management rules
WEF Klaus Schwab steps down due to embezzlement (FREE)
EU Commission loses on all counts in Pfizergate legal case (FREE)
Major grocery chain hit with compostable packaging lawsuit for allegedly misleading customers
Swiss chemical firm Clariant sued by Dow over price fixing
Biodegradable & Compostable Legal, Anti-Trust and Cartel Marketing & Communications Tea Bags and Coffee Pods & Capsules
Compostable coffee capsule ad deemed “misleading”
Lavazza and Dualit adverts banned after making ‘misleading’ compostable claim in UK
BBAU Gets Patent Bioplastic
European Biodiesel Board welcomes EU discussions on concrete actions to address biofuels fraud
Glad Wrap maker fined millions over misleading ‘ocean plastic’ claims
Biodegradable Plastics—A Patent Race to Sustainability?
Clorox fined $8.25m over misleading ‘ocean plastic’ claims on GLAD bags
Clorox Australia fined $5.2 million over false claims of using recycled plastic
UK arrests two people for recycling fraud
Greenpeace must pay pipeline firm $660M US over protests, jury finds
Cedo to shut down recycling site in the Netherlands
Indonesian court halts palm oil expansion but fails to uphold Indigenous land rights
Brightmark files for bankruptcy at Indiana chemical recycling facility
TRA to investigate HVO biodiesel imports from the USA
Danimer Scientific is bankrupt and faces shutdown
Netherlands: Leaders of international customs fraud ring involving biodiesel imports arrested
Symphony Environmental Celebrates Legal Victory in Brazil for Biodegradable Plastics (FREE)
Danone settles in court with NGOs on plastic strategy
Exxon escalates battle over plastics recycling with defamation suit against California AG
NGOs complain about fossil ads to OECD
UK Advertising Standards Authority advise on biodegradable and compostable claims
Biffa sues Scottish government over DRS delay
UK company fined for packaging waste law infringement
Class Action against P&G for greenwashing and deforestation
New US class action against compostable plastics
Spray-Tek Secures Patent for Biodegradable Microencapsulation Technology
WTO panel largely backs EU in palm oil case against Indonesia
Deceptive recycling claims – Summary and prospects of ExxonMobil vs California lawsuit (FREE)
Exxon fights back against California’s claims of plastic deception
LyondellBasell recycling plant in NL goes bankrupt
Chemical recycler Blue Cycle goes bankrupt in the Netherlands
US class action lawsuit against chemical recycling
New patent filing numbers record-breaking for bioplastics and plastics recycling innovation
Chemical recycling patents surge as demand grows
Ioniqa Technologies B.V. files for bankruptcy protection
California sues ExxonMobil for plastic recycling conspiracy
California Sues ExxonMobil for Deceiving Public About Recycling Plastics
Gevo Awarded U.S. Patent for Single-Step Ethanol-to-Olefins Process
Keurig to pay $1.5M settlement over statements on the recyclability of its K-Cup drink pods
Bottles & Caps Environmental & Sustainability Legal, Anti-Trust and Cartel Marketing & Communications
Plastic Pollution Coalition Files False Advertising Lawsuit Against Danone Waters of America for Representing evian Bottled Water as “Natural” and “Sustainable”
The birth of the Bio-on Class Action (FREE)
US class action settlement against compostable poop bags
Italian Law Firm identified as part of the anti Bio-on cabal (FREE)
BNSF Railway to be sued over plastic pellets
TotalEnergies executives face criminal charges for climate harm (FREE)
Bio-On case: the masterminds behind the collapse of the Italian unicorn revealed, with confirmed financial interests of those who caused the stock to crash (FREE)
EU launches action against 20 airlines for greenwashing
UK recycler fined €1M for illegal plastic waste exports destined for incineration
Kraft Heinz Faces Shareholder Vote On Its ‘Deceptive’ Recycling Labels
Eggland’s Best faces legal action in US over greenwashing recyclability claims
NRDC sues DOE over recycling
KLM’s greenwashing has been found illegal
Indian researchers get patent for biodegradable food packaging film
Belgian farmer takes TotalEnergies to court, seeking climate damages
EU discriminated against palm oil in setting biofuel rules says WTO
Shareholders sue Oatly for greenwashing
TotalEnergies starts new legal procedure against Greenpeace
Chemical & Advanced Recycling Legal, Anti-Trust and Cartel M&A, Corporate and Financial News Textiles, Fashion, Sports and Footwear
Renewcell is bankrupt
P&G settles plastics recyclability claims lawsuit in the Philippines
EU PPWR is not compatible with EU law
Symphony Environmental statement on the EU OXO legal case (FREE)
Prison sentences for rogue waste recyclers
OXO Compensation Claim – Bungling EU officials and legislators ignore their own rules and get away with it (FREE)
Symphony Environmental initial response to the EU OXO court case (FREE)
European General Court endorses oxo-degradable plastic ban
Investigative Journalist claims there was a conspiracy against Bio-on (Video) (FREE)
Archer Daniels Midland US Ethanol lawsuit update
US city imposes moratorium on chemical recycling plant
US bioplastic securities fraud case
European Commission to examine allegations of unfairly traded biodiesel from China
KLM ‘greenwashing’ Court Case started
Unilever investigated by UK watchdog for greenwashing claims
Australian regulator sanctions food company for Ocean Plastic claims
Legal complaints against BA and Virgin Atlantic for greenwashing over Biofuels
Chevron media battle for the Amazon rainforest
Lawsuit against Shell directors dismissed
New York state sues Pepsico for packaging pollution
NGOs file complaint against Coca-Cola, Nestlé and Danone for misleading recycling claims
Legal action filled against Cargill, founder of NatureWorks
Court Halts US Biofuel Megaproject Operations
Chemours liable for environmental damage caused by PFAS, NL judge rules
Associations & Federations Climate Change EU Furniture, Appliances & Consumer Goods Legal, Anti-Trust and Cartel
Appliance Industry Complain to EU Commission about French Climate Law
NGOs file petition against EPA Renewable Fuel Standard Rule
Complaint against composting and farm gas facility in Delaware
New York Federal Judge Forbids Producer to Use Misleading Certified Compostable Claim
Global Climate Litigation Report: 2023 Status Review
Belgian court rules Ineos Project One illegal
Official Documents regarding the new corporate structure of Solvay
New Fiasco regarding French recycling labels
Commission closes antitrust investigation in the wood pulp sector
Climate litigation is increasingly using human rights laws as basis to hold countries and companies to account on green pledges.
UK Government Issues Notice for Biobased Packaging
Lawyer Explains Los Angeles Single Use Plastic Regulation
EU Commission Closes Antitrust Case Against Ethanol Cartel
Compostable Plastics Startup Shuts Down after Raising millions
3M Belgium to Pay Compensation to Family for PFAS Intoxication
Five People Sentenced for Billion-Dollar Biofuel Tax Conspiracy
Bioplastics International Gets US Patent Pending for PVA
REDCycle Declared Insolvent After Plastic Waste Management Fiasco
Indian Court Suggests Sale of Milk in Glass Bottles
Certification & Labels Chemical & Advanced Recycling EU Legal, Anti-Trust and Cartel Waste & Waste Management
EU Procedure Against France Regarding Waste Management Labels
Shell Directors Personally Sued over Climate Strategy
Asahi Kasei and Michigan Settle PFAS Contamination Suit
French Coast Hit By Plastic Pellets; Minister and Mayors File Legal Complaint
New US Lawsuit Targets Forever Chemicals in Plastic Food Containers
ClientEarth Takes Danone to Court for Plastic Pollution
ReSea Sues Rio over Ocean Plastics
European Patent Office Report on Plastics Reviewed by Lawyer
TotalEnergies Sued for War Crimes in Ukraine
Paris and New York Join Legal Action Against TotalEnergies
Legal Actions Against Big Food for Plastic Pollution
UK Chemical Recycling Innovator Fails
Bio-on Trial and Skeletons in the Novamont Closet (FREE)
Peruvian President Hit by Biofuel Corruption Scandal
Legal Actions Against Ineos Plant in Antwerp
H&M Beeing Sued for Greenwashing
3M Involved in Earplugs Scandal (FREE)
Canadian Patent for Biodegradable Filter
3M to Pay €571 Mln for Belgian PFAS Fiasco
Supreme Court Ruling on West Virginia Vs EPA
NGOs Sue California County for Biofuel Plants
Ineos Receives Permit for Project One
Search Warrant in the 3M PFAS Case (FREE)
Lawsuit in the Biofuel Industry
MCHC to Change Trade Name
California Sued for Expansion Biofuel Plant
Indian Court Says Nature Has Same Legal Status as Humans
McDonalds and Burger King Face PFAS Class Action
CA Attorney General Investigates Chemical Industries
ACC Response to California Attorney General Investigation on Plastic Recycling
UPM Ends Finnish Paper Strike Fiasco
Using Lignin for Anti Counterfeiting
EU Changes Rules for Registration of Chemicals
EU Commission Accused of Maladministration of Biofuels
Belgian Council of State Judgment on 3M PFAS Scandal (FREE)
French Carbon Neutral Greenwashing Law
J&J Green Paper Gets US Patent for Compostable Coatings
UN Plastic Deal Will Cause Many Plastic Lawsuits
Good Natured Files for GoodGuard Patent
US Class Action Against Compostable Products with PFAS
Chemours Loses EU Court Case on Forever Chemicals
Legal Disclaimer for Selling PHA Products in US
Belgian Court of Appeal Gets Environmental Chamber
Razzia in The Peruvian Biodiesel Industry
Belgian 3M PFAS Scandal Update (FREE)
NGO Brings EU to Court over Bioplastics
NGO Front Against Belgian Ineos Plant
Court Verdict on Dog Poop Bag Compostability
Lipton Ice Tea Recycling Claim Sanctioned by Ad Watchdog
EU Responds to Italian Bioplastic Exemption
Misleading Recycling Claims Settlement Keurig Canada
Belgian Council of State Judgment on 3M PFAS (FREE)
Harvard Professor Found Guilty of China Connections
EU Court of Justice Says BPA is Substance of Very High Concern
EPA Authority Questioned at US Supreme Court
TerraCycle Greenwashing Lawsuit Settlement
Bio-on Third Auction Results (FREE)
Draft COP Text Proposed by President
Legal Actions Against French Plastic Fruit and veg Packaging Ban
EPPA Sues EU Commission over SUP Directive
3M Plant Shut Down (FREE)
Philippines Government Sued over Plastic Pollution
Bioplastics and Circular Plastic Trends and Patents
Banana Fibre Packaging Patented
Biorez Patents Biocomposites Implants
Feedstock & Biomass Legal, Anti-Trust and Cartel Universities, Institutes & Labs Waste & Waste Management
NRRI Patents Two Bio Binders from Waste
US Class Action Vs Retailer Compostable Products Claim
Third Auction for Bio-on (FREE)
Danimer Replies to Accusations
3M Received Eco Grants from Flemish Government (FREE)
Agilyx Goes all Plastic Waste
Retailers Face Legal Action on Plastic
Minister Sends Bailiff to 3M Plant, US HQ and Directors (Now Really FREE)
Indonesia Revokes Permit from Oil Palm Plantations
Largest UK Biomass Facility Sued for Health Hazard
Legal Action Regarding Irish Landfill
ACC Replies to New Plastic Tax Bill
US Senator Proposes New Plastic Tax
Unilever Files Patent for PCR Resin
Plastic Dog Waste Bags Greenwashing Settlement
Final Authorisation NatureWorks Plant in Thailand
Changing Environmental Marketing Claims
Biffa Fined for Cheating Plastic Export
NGOs File Complaint Against Italy for Unlawful Transposition EU SUP Directive
US Senate Votes Chinese Genocide Law
Dupont Signs Natural Resources Restoration Deal with Delaware
Anti PFAS and 3M Demonstration in Belgium
Global Trends in Climate Change Litigation Report
Danimer Receives Patent for Renewable, Biodegradable Marking Wax
Legal Experts Suggest Definition of Ecocide
New Bio-on Auction Sale (FREE)
Coke Sued over PET Recyclability Claim
Belgium Loses Court Battle for Negligent Climate Policy
Law Firms on the Danimer Scientific Class Action
NGO Sues Coca Cola for Greenwashing (FREE)
Shell Loses NGO Climate Change Lawsuit
Securities Regulator Opens Formal Inquiry into Danimer Scientific (FREE)
Legal Firms Rally on Danimer Scientific Class Action
Class Action Against Danimer Scientific
Recyclability Claim Lawsuit in France
Is PureCycle Technologies a Securities Fraud?
Judge Stops Blood Plastic Shoes
EU Court Extend Deadline EU Bioplastic Lawsuit (FREE)
The Dupont PFAS Settlement
Symphony Selects Top Lawyers in First EU Bioplastic Lawsuit (FREE)
Malaysia Sues EU over Palm Oil Ban
First Lawsuit on Recycling Label
First Bioplastic Lawsuit Against EU (FREE)
Solvay Hit by PFAS Pollution Scandal
NGO Block Construction of Plastic Plant
Biofuel Market Manipulations and Scheming
New York Plastic Bag Legal Battle
Insurers Stress for PFAS Lawsuit
Plastic Pollution Lawsuit in Hawai
US Farmers Against BASF and Bayer
3M Spends $214 Million in PFAS Litigation Costs in 3 Months
Greta Thunberg Sues France For Being The Biggest Polluter
