The California attorney general’s lawsuit, which cites ProPublica reporting, alleges that products made with Exxon’s process contain only a small fraction of the recycled plastic that they claim to have.

California is suing ExxonMobil for allegedly deceiving the public for half a century by promising that recycling would address the global plastics pollution crisis.

Texas-based ExxonMobil is being accused of using misleading advertising and other practices to push the idea that all plastic was recyclable. In reality, the majority of plastic products cannot be recycled,