Climate Change
Declaring an Epidemic of ‘Toxic Litter,’ Baltimore Targets Plastic Makers and Packaging in the Latest Example of Plastics Litigation
“Every community has the same problem,” a lawyer representing Baltimore says about plastic waste. It’s one of the first cities to sue companies that create the waste.
Tired of potato chip wrappers and other single-use plastic waste clogging streams, littering public spaces and creating air pollution when burned, the city of Baltimore has gone to court to ask for relief.