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2011 Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 32: PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 26-A: REDUCTION OF TOXICS IN PACKAGING
32 §1731. Purpose
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32 ME Rev Stat § 1731 (2011 through 125th Legis)
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§1731. Purpose
The purpose of this chapter is to reduce toxicity of packaging waste without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of post-consumer materials in the production of packaging and its components. Under this chapter, reduction of the toxicity in packaging is accomplished by prohibiting the unnecessary addition of heavy metals, such as lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium, in packaging and packaging components. [1989, c. 849, §1 (NEW).]
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1989, c. 849, §1 (NEW).
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