Debates over whether sorting the recycling bin is worth the effort rage in kitchens everywhere. Now, California Attorney General Rob Bonta has filed a landmark lawsuit against ExxonMobil for “deceiving” the public about the recyclability of plastic products and exacerbating the plastic pollution crisis.

Exxon's Houston-area advanced recycling facility took center stage in California AG's lawsuit that alleged the company misled the public on its plastic reuse.

California sued ExxonMobil on Monday alleging a decades-long campaign that falsely promised recycling would effectively address plastic waste. The big picture: The first-of-its-kind lawsuit seeks to hold the oil giant — one of the largest producers of petroleum-based polymers — accountable for misleading the public and polluting the state.