OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 4 -- The Washington State Department of Ecology issued the following news release:

Thirty-five companies were fined a combined total of $416,554 for not complying with Washington's recycled content law. The plastic producers did not include enough recycled material in trash bags and beverage containers covered under the law.

These are the first penalties issued under a 2021 state law aimed at reducing waste and pollution from plastics.

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