Clorox Fined $8.25 Million for Misleading Ocean Plastic Claims

ACCC found Clorox misled buyers by claiming GLAD bags had 50 percent ocean plastic.

ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb speaks to media during a press conference at the ACCC Office in Sydney, Australia, on June 8, 2022. AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

Clorox Australia has been hit with an $8.25 million (US$5.2 million) penalty by the Federal Court for falsely advertising that its GLAD kitchen and garbage bags were made from 50 percent recycled ocean plastic.

In reality, the plastic used was not sourced from the ocean.