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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 342H-42 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/hi/division-1-government/hi-rev-st-sect-342h-42/
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