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Arkansas Code Title 8. Environmental Law § 8-9-302. Labels for plastic containers

Current as of March 28, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a)(1) Beginning July 1, 1992, a person shall not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the product is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to produce the plastic bottle or rigid plastic container. Rigid plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers with labels and basecups of a different material shall be coded by their basic material.

(2) 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.

(3) The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:

(A) PETE (polyethylene terephthalate);

(B) HDPE (high-density polyethylene);

(C) V (vinyl);

(D) LDPE (low-density polyethylene);

(E) PP (polypropylene);

(F) PS (polystyrene); and

(G) OTHER.

(b) The Division of Environmental Quality shall maintain a list of the label codes provided pursuant to this section and shall provide a copy of that list to any person upon request.

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