RCW 70A.220.010 — Definitions.
Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions in this section apply throughout this chapter.
- (1) "Container," unless otherwise specified, refers to "rigid plastic container" or "plastic bottle" as those terms are defined in this section.
- (2) "Distributors" means those persons engaged in the distribution of packaged goods for sale in the state of Washington, including manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers.
- (3) "Label" means a molded, imprinted, or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic container or bottle.
- (4) "Person" means an individual, sole proprietor, partnership, association, or other legal entity.
- (5) "Plastic" means a material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow.
- (6) "Plastic bottle" means a plastic container intended for single use 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 fluid ounces or more, but less than five gallons.
- (7) "Rigid plastic container" means a 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 ounces or more but less than five gallons.
[ 1991 c 319 s 103. Formerly RCW 70.95F.010.]