RCW 70A.220.020

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Except as provided in RCW 70A.220.030 (2), after January 1, 1992, no person may distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the container is labeled with a code identifying the appropriate resin type used to produce the structure of the container. The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:

(a)[(1)] 1.= PETE (polyethylene terephthalate)

(b)[(2)] 2.= HDPE (high-density polyethylene)

(c)[(3)] 3.= V (vinyl) or PVC (polyvinyl chloride)

(d)[(4)] 4.= LDPE (low density polyethylene)

(e)[(5)] 5.= PP (polypropylene)

(f)[(6)] 6.= PS (polystyrene)

(g)[(7)] 7.= OTHER

[ 2021 c 313 s 18 ; 2020 c 20 s 1228 ; 1991 c 319 s 104 . Formerly RCW 70.95F.020 .]

Notes:

Finding — Intent — 2021 c 313: See note following RCW 70A.245.010 .