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§ 342h-42

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§342H-42 Prohibition. On or after January 1, 1992, no person shall manufacture, distribute, sell, or expose for sale in this State any plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the product has a label indicating the plastic resin used to produce the plastic bottle or rigid plastic container. The label shall consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and letters placed below the triangle. The triangle shall be equilateral, formed by three arrows curved at their midpoints and depicting a clockwise path around the code number. The numbers and letters used shall be as follows: (1) For polyethylene terephthalate, the letters 'PETE' and the number 1; (2) For high density polyethylene, the letters 'HDPE' and the number 2; (3) For vinyl, the letter 'V' and the number 3; (4) For low density polyethylene, the letters 'LDPE' and the number 4; (5) For polypropylene, the letters 'PP' and the number 5; (6) For polystyrene, the letters 'PS' and the number 6; and (7) For any other, the letters 'OTHER' and the number 7. [L 1990, c 318, pt of §1]