Washington State Sues ‘Recyclable’ Diaper Maker

The Washington state attorney general’s office has filed suit against a Seattle diaper company, claiming that it falsely advertised that it recycles disposable diapers.

In the civil suit filed in King County Superior Court, the attorney general charges that Anderson Diaper Co. violated the state’s consumer protection act by misrepresenting its service, for which it charges $20 a month.

The suit argues that the majority of the diapers were being sent to a solid-waste dump.

“The claims for recycling diapers are just . . . ludicrous,” a competitor, Baby Diaper Service, claimed in a statement. “Though the process is technologically feasible, it makes no economic or environmental sense.”