[§342H-42]  Prohibition.  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. [L 1990, c 318, pt of §1]