Source: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/42/6914b
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§ 6914b.
Degradable plastic ring carriers; definitionsAs used in this title—
the term “regulated item” means any plastic ring carrier device that contains at least one hole greater than 1¾ inches in diameter which is made, used, or designed for the purpose of packaging, transporting, or carrying multipackaged cans or bottles, and which is of a size, shape, design, or type capable, when discarded, of becoming entangled with fish or wildlife; and
(Pub. L. 100–556, title I, § 102, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779.)
Pub. L. 100–556, title I, § 101, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779, provided that: “The Congress finds that—
plastic ring carrier devices have been found in large quantities in the marine environment;
fish and wildlife have been known to have become entangled in plastic ring carriers;
nondegradable plastic ring carrier devices can remain intact in the marine environment for decades, posing a threat to fish and wildlife; and
16 States have enacted laws requiring that plastic ring carrier devices be made from degradable material in order to reduce litter and to protect fish and wildlife.”