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FTC Updates "Green Guides" to Environmentally Friendly Marketing

Everyone is green these days, or so it seems. Claims that products are environmentally friendly, organic or all-natural are ubiquitous in promotional materials. Indeed, nearly every industry touts the environmental aspects of...more

FTC v. Oak Hill Industries Corp. (1994), 59 Fed. Reg. (May 6 1994)

In order to market products as "recyclable," adequate recycling facilities must exist that accept the product for recycling.

Oak Hill produced a line of plastic plates, bowls and utensils made from non-foam polystyrene. The products were typically packaged in polypropylene film or low-density polyethylene film. Oak Hill marketed both the products...more