Companies are set to start labeling plastic packaging commonly used for yogurt, cottage cheese and butter as “widely recyclable,” sparking opposition from some environmental groups who say the change risks misleading consumers.
A labeling program founded by plastics makers such as Exxon Mobil Corp. and consumer products companies including Procter & Gamble Co. and Nestle SA said in July month that packaging made from polypropylene was now eligible to be marketed as “widely recyclable.”
