Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.15-2. Labeling requirements
No person shall distribute, sell or offer for sale any plastic bottle or rigid plastic container, or any product in a plastic bottle or container, unless the product bottle or container is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container. Plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers with labels and basecups of a different material shall be coded by their basic material. The code shall consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and letters placed below the triangle of arrows. The triangle shall be equilateral, formed by three (3) arrows with the apex of each point of the triangle at the midpoint of each arrow, rounded with a short radius. The arrowhead of each arrow shall be at the midpoint of each side of the triangle with a short gap separating the pointer from the base of the adjacent arrow. The triangle, formed by the three (3) arrows curved at their midpoints shall depict a clockwise path around the code number. The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:
(1) “1” — PETE (polyethylene terephthalate);
(2) “2” — HDPE (high density polyethylene);
(3) “3” — V (vinyl);
(4) “4” — LDPE (low density polyethylene);
(5) “5” — PP (polypropylene);
(6) “6” — PS (polystyrene);
(7) “7” — OTHER.
History of Section.
P.L. 1990, ch. 270, § 1.
Terms Used In Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.15-2
- person: may be construed to extend to and include co-partnerships and bodies corporate and politic. See Rhode Island General Laws 43-3-6
- Plastic: means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.15-1
- Plastic bottle: means a plastic container that has a neck that is smaller than the body of the container, accepts a screw type, snap cap, or other closure and has a capacity of sixteen (16) fluid ounces or more, but less than five (5) gallons. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.15-1
- Rigid plastic container: means any formed or molded container, other than a bottle, intended for single use, composed predominantly of plastic resin and having a relatively inflexible finite shape or form with a capacity of eight (8) ounces or more but less than five (5) gallons. See Rhode Island General Laws 23-18.15-1