Beginning July 1, 1995, no person may distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state any plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the product is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container. Rigid 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 the universal recycling symbol and letters placed below the symbol. The number used shall be as follows:

1. (1) 1.-PETE (polyethylene terephthalate);
2. (2) 2.-HDPE (high density polyethylene);
3. (3) 3.-V (vinyl);
4. (4) 4.-LDPE (low density polyethylene);
5. (5) 5.-PP (polypropylene);
6. (6) 6.-PS (polystyrene);
7. (7) 7.-OTHER (includes multi-layer). The Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources shall maintain a list of the label codes provided in this section and shall provide a copy of that list to any person upon request.

Source: SL 1992, ch 254 , § 31; SL 2003, ch 272 (Ex. Ord. 03-1), § 20; SL 2011, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 11-1 ), § 154, eff. Apr. 12, 2011; SL 2021, ch 1 (Ex. Ord. 21-3 ), § 53, eff. Apr. 19, 2021.