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RI Gen L § 23-18.12-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.12 - Beverage Container Recyclability|Section 23-18.12-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-18.12-2. Definitions.(a) "Beverage container" means any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton which contains a beverage.(b) "Beverage retailer" means any person who engages in the sale of a beverage container to a consumer within the state, or any operator of a vending machine.(c) "Beverage wholesaler" means any person who engages in the sale of beverage containers to beverage retailers in this state, including any brewer, manufacturer, or bottler who engages in the sales.(d) "Beverages" include milk, juices, carbonated soft drinks, soda water, mineral water, beer, and other malt beverages, wine and wine coolers, and all other packaged liquors and liquid mixes.(e) "Corporation" means the Rhode Island resource recovery corporation.(f) "Department" means the department of environmental management.(g) "Distributor establishments" means all sales outlets, stores, and shops located in this state that sell beverages to consumers, except merchants who sell prepared food or drink for consumption on the premises.(h) "Recyclable" means recovered resources able to be reused in manufacturing, agriculture, power production, or other processes.(i) "Recycling rate" means the percentage by weight of a particular beverage container that is recovered from municipal and/or commercial collection programs for recycling. The recycling rate shall apply only to those beverages included in the state mandatory recycling program.(j) "Reusable" means able to be refilled after proper processing on an economically feasible basis as a beverage container.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 515, § 1; P.L. 1994, ch. 152, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.12-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.12 - Beverage Container Recyclability|Section 23-18.12-3 - Beverage container recyclability requirements.

§ 23-18.12-3. Beverage container recyclability requirements.(a) Every beverage distributor located and/or doing business in the state shall sell or convey beverages only in containers for beverages which:(1) Shall have obtained a fifty percent (50%) recycling rate by 1992, as determined by the department pursuant to provisions of this chapter; and(2) Are free of any design components which make it less recyclable than a container of the same volume, whose body is composed of the same material; and(3) Are free of design components added to or substituted for existing recyclable containers, which would adversely affect the recyclability of the recyclable containers.(b) To determine if a container meets the standards of recyclability of this chapter the department shall monitor the recycling rate, costs, and technical efficiency and feasibility of collecting and recycling all containers.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 515, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.12-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.12 - Beverage Container Recyclability|Section 23-18.12-4 - Reporting - Determination of noncompliance - Orders - Appeals.

§ 23-18.12-4. Reporting — Determination of noncompliance — Orders — Appeals.(a) The department shall report to the governor, the general assembly and the corporation all findings of containers which are not in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, together with appropriate recommendations for adjustments in the containers.(b) Within one hundred (100) days of a written determination that any container does not comply with the provisions of this chapter, the corporation may issue an order barring the container from use within the state. A person adversely affected or aggrieved by the issuance of an order under the provisions of this section may seek judicial review of the order in the superior court.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 515, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.12-5 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.12 - Beverage Container Recyclability|Section 23-18.12-5 - Violations - Sanctions - Injunctive relief.

§ 23-18.12-5. Violations — Sanctions — Injunctive relief.The attorney general shall have the power to bring an action in the name of the state of Rhode Island, and the department through its legal counsel shall have the power to bring an action in the name of the department in any court of competent jurisdiction for restraining orders and injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin violations or threatened violations of this chapter, or for specific performance of the obligations of any person under this chapter. Proceedings under this chapter shall be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the department, (1) by the attorney general but only upon the request of the department, or (2) by the department through its legal counsel. The superior court shall have the jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules or regulations of the department promulgated under this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 515, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.12-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.12 - Beverage Container Recyclability|Section 23-18.12-6 - Regulations.

§ 23-18.12-6. Regulations.The department shall promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement and carry out the provisions of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 515, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.12-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.12 - Beverage Container Recyclability|Section 23-18.12-7 - Demonstration projects.

§ 23-18.12-7. Demonstration projects.With approval of the department, a distributor of beverage containers will have the opportunity to undertake recycling projects or other projects as necessary, to demonstrate a container's recyclability or enhanced recyclability. After a determination of noncompliance under § 23-18.12-4(a) the approval of the project by the department shall stay the time period for any action under § 23-18.12-4(b). Any project must meet criteria agreeable to both the distributor and the department and is open to monitoring by the department, its employees, agents, or consultants.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 515, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.12-7.1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.12 - Beverage Container Recyclability|Section 23-18.12-7.1 - Demonstration projects excluded.

§ 23-18.12-7.1. Demonstration projects excluded.The aseptic packaging council shall submit a demonstration project for the purposes of recycling aseptic packages in accordance with § 23-18.12-7.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 76, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 76.
RI Gen L § 23-18.12-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.12 - Beverage Container Recyclability|Section 23-18.12-8 - Severability.

§ 23-18.12-8. Severability.If any part or provision of this chapter or the application of any part or provision to any person, entity, or circumstances is judged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, the judgment shall be confined in its operation to the part of or provision of or application directly involved in the controversy in which the judgment has been rendered and shall not affect or impair the validity of the remainder of this law or its application to other persons, entities, or circumstances.History of Section.P.L. 1989, ch. 515, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-1 - Short title.

§ 23-18.13-1. Short title.This chapter shall be known as the "Toxic Packaging Reduction Act".History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-2 - Findings.

§ 23-18.13-2. Findings.The general assembly has found and declares that:(1) The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment;(2) Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall solid waste stream;(3) The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a part of the total concern in light of their likely presence in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated, or in leachate when packaging is landfilled;(4) Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of available scientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern;(5) It is desirable as a first step in reducing the toxicity of packaging waste to eliminate the addition of these heavy metals to packaging; and(6) The intent of this chapter is to achieve this reduction in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of post-consumer materials in the production of packaging and its components.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-4 - Prohibition/Schedule for removal of incidental amounts.

§ 23-18.13-4. Prohibition/Schedule for removal of incidental amounts.(a) No package or packaging component shall be offered for sale or for promotional purposes by its manufacturer or distributor in the state, which includes, in the package itself or in any packaging component, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives, any lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution as opposed to the incidental presence of any of these elements.(b) No product shall be offered for sale or for promotional purposes by its manufacturer or distributor in the state in a package which includes, in the package itself or in any of its packaging components, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives, any lead, cadmium, mercury or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution as opposed to the incidental presence of any of these elements.(c) The sum on the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury and hexavalent chromium present in any package or packaging component shall not exceed 100 parts per million by weight (0.01%).History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 149, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 77.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-6 - Certificate of compliance.

§ 23-18.13-6. Certificate of compliance.(a) A certificate of compliance stating that a package or packaging component is in compliance with the requirements of this chapter shall be furnished by its manufacturer or supplier to its purchaser; provided, however, where compliance is achieved under the exemption(s) provided in § 23-18.13-5(a)(2) and (3), the certificate shall state the specific basis upon which the exemption is claimed. The certificate of compliance shall be signed by an authorized official of the manufacturing or supplying company. The purchaser shall retain the certificate of compliance for as long as the package or packaging component is in use. A copy of the certificate of compliance shall be kept on file by the manufacturer or supplier of the package or packaging component. Certificates of compliance, or copies, shall be furnished to the department of environmental management upon its request and to members of the public in accordance with § 23-18.13-9.(b) If the manufacturer or supplier of the package or packaging component reformulates or creates a new package or packaging component, the manufacturer or supplier shall provide an amended or new certificate of compliance for the reformulated or new package or packaging component.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-7 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-7 - Violations - Sanctions - Injunctive relief.

§ 23-18.13-7. Violations — Sanctions — Injunctive relief.The attorney general of the state shall have the power to bring an action in the name of the state and the department through its legal counsel shall have the power to bring an action in the name of the department in any court of competent jurisdiction for restraining orders and injunctive relief to restrain and enjoin violations or threatened violations of this chapter, or for specific performance of the obligations of any person under this chapter. Proceedings under this chapter shall be instituted and prosecuted in the name of the department, (1) by the attorney general but only upon the request of the department, or (2) by the department through its legal counsel. The superior court shall have the jurisdiction in equity to enforce the provisions of this chapter and any rules or regulations of the department pursuant to this chapter. Nothing in this section shall constitute a limitation on any powers or duties conferred upon the director of the department of environmental management under any other law, rule, or regulations.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-8 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-8 - Repealed.

§ 23-18.13-8. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-9 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-9 - Regulations.

§ 23-18.13-9. Regulations.The department shall promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to implement and carry out the provisions of this chapter. The rules and regulations shall require manufacturers or distributors to pay a fee rationally related to the costs of enforcement of this program. Any fee paid shall be paid to the environmental response fund in § 23-19.1-23 and appropriated for enforcement of this program.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 149, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-10 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-10 - Public access.

§ 23-18.13-10. Public access.Any request from a member of the public for any certificate of compliance from the manufacturer or supplier of a package or packaging component shall be:(1) Made in writing with a copy provided to the department;(2) Made specific as to package or packaging component information requested; and(3) Responded to by the manufacturer or supplier within sixty (60) days.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 115, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-11 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-11 - Effective date.

§ 23-18.13-11. Effective date.This chapter shall become effective immediately upon adoption.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 115, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.13-12 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.13 - Toxic Packaging Reduction Act|Section 23-18.13-12 - Severability and construction.

§ 23-18.13-12. Severability and construction.The provisions of this chapter shall be severable, and if any court declares any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this chapter to be invalid, or its applicability to any government, agency, person, or circumstance is declared invalid, the remainder of the chapter and its relevant applicability shall not be affected. The provisions of this chapter shall be liberally construed to give effect to the purposes of this chapter.History of Section.P.L. 1995, ch. 115, § 2.
RI Gen L § 23-18.14-1 - 23-18.14-6 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.14 - Degradable Plastics and Packaging|Section 23-18.14-1 - 23-18.14-6 - Repealed.

§ 23-18.14-1 — 23-18.14-6. Repealed.
RI Gen L § 23-18.15-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.15 - Plastic Bottle and Container Labeling Act|Section 23-18.15-1 - Definitions.

§ 23-18.15-1. Definitions.As used in this chapter:(1) "Label" means a molded imprint or raised symbol on the bottom of a plastic product, unless the manufacturer demonstrates the reasonable necessity for an alternate location, in which case it shall be near the product bottom.(2) "Plastic" means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow.(3) "Plastic bottle" means a plastic container that has a neck that is smaller than the body of the container, accepts a screw type, snap cap, or other closure and has a capacity of sixteen (16) fluid ounces or more, but less than five (5) gallons.(4) "Rigid plastic container" means any formed or molded container, other than a bottle, intended for single use, composed predominantly of plastic resin and having a relatively inflexible finite shape or form with a capacity of eight (8) ounces or more but less than five (5) gallons.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 270, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.15-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.15 - Plastic Bottle and Container Labeling Act|Section 23-18.15-2 - Labeling requirements.

§ 23-18.15-2. Labeling requirements.No person shall distribute, sell or offer for sale any plastic bottle or rigid plastic container, or any product in a plastic bottle or container, unless the product bottle or container is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container. Plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers with labels and basecups of a different material shall be coded by their basic material. 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. The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:(1) "1" — PETE (polyethylene terephthalate);(2) "2" — HDPE (high density polyethylene);(3) "3" — V (vinyl);(4) "4" — LDPE (low density polyethylene);(5) "5" — PP (polypropylene);(6) "6" — PS (polystyrene);(7) "7" — OTHER.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 270, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.15-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.15 - Plastic Bottle and Container Labeling Act|Section 23-18.15-3 - Regulations.

§ 23-18.15-3. Regulations.The director of the department of environmental management shall determine through rules and regulations which plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers may be exempt from the labeling requirements of § 23-18.15-2 including, but not limited to, the following:(1) Readily identifiable plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers;(2) Plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers for which there is no technological capacity for recycling, reclamation or reuse; and(3) Plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers for which recycling, reclamation or reuse is not economically feasible.History of Section.P.L. 1990, ch. 270, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.15-4 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.15 - Plastic Bottle and Container Labeling Act|Section 23-18.15-4 - Rhode Island resource recovery plan.

§ 23-18.15-4. Rhode Island resource recovery plan.(a) The Rhode Island resource recovery corporation shall create a plan that quantifies and details the impacts of a beverage container deposit of $.05 on beverage containers sold in the state of Rhode Island. The plan shall include but not be limited to:(1) Defining the beverage containers that should be included in a deposit system including the maximum size allowable for redemption and the types of containers that should be exempt from the deposit system;(2) Quantifying any taxes and deposits that are already charged on beverage containers, as defined in subsection (1) above, in the state and compare those charges with beverage container charges in the commonwealth of Massachusetts and the state of Connecticut;(3) Determining the appropriate labeling requirements for beverage containers subject to the deposit, provided that a Rhode Island state specific bar code not be a requirement;(4) Identifying the appropriate entities to collect, redeem and transfer beverage containers and deposits;(5) Defining the redemption methods that could be used and identifying appropriate locations for redemption centers including centers operated by the corporation as well as by businesses;(6) Identifying the costs to the corporation and any other entities identified in the study for providing redemption services;(7) Recommending how unclaimed deposits could be used;(8) Analyzing possible impacts to municipal recycling programs; and(9) Recommending possible alternatives to a beverage container deposit system that would yield significantly increased recycling rates statewide.(b) The corporation shall report the findings, recommendations and a timeline for implementation of the plan to the general assembly and the governor no later than January 1, 2009.History of Section.P.L. 2008, ch. 260, § 1; P.L. 2008, ch. 420, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.16-1 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.16 - Newspaper Recyclability|Section 23-18.16-1 - Legislative purpose.

§ 23-18.16-1. Legislative purpose.It is the finding of the general assembly that publications in the form of newspapers, magazines, journals; or printed newsletters make up an inordinately large portion of the waste stream and that the state has a successful recycling program which has the ability to collect and process this material. In order to assure the continued viability of the recycling program and to divert material from the state landfills or incinerators, a strong market must exist. Since these publications make up a large portion of the waste stream, they will be required to use post consumer material in the production of their product.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 36, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.16-2 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.16 - Newspaper Recyclability|Section 23-18.16-2 - Definitions.

§ 23-18.16-2. Definitions.(a) "Annual rate" means the percentage of post consumer material over total paper purchased by any person, from January 1 to December 31 of each year.(b) "Department" means the department of environmental management.(c) "Director" means the director of the department of environmental management.(d) "Person" means any person, firm, partnership, association, corporation, or organization of any kind whatsoever.(e) "Post consumer material" shall be defined in rules and regulations adopted by the department of environmental management and after review of guidelines established by the federal environmental protection agency.(f) "Publication" means any newspaper printed, published, or produced in Rhode Island.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 36, § 1.
RI Gen L § 23-18.16-3 (2021)
2021 Rhode Island General Laws|Title 23 - Health and Safety|Chapter 23-18.16 - Newspaper Recyclability|Section 23-18.16-3 - Minimum required purchase.

§ 23-18.16-3. Minimum required purchase.All publications must purchase a minimum of forty percent (40%) post-consumer material calculated on an annual rate.History of Section.P.L. 1991, ch. 36, § 1; P.L. 2001, ch. 86, § 79.