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2021 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 23 - Health and Safety
Chapter 23-18.12 - Beverage Container Recyclability
Section 23-18.12-1 - Legislative purpose.
Universal Citation: RI Gen L § 23-18.12-1 (2021)
§ 23-18.12-1. Legislative purpose.
The general assembly has determined that the packaging of beverages in non-recyclable containers is a significant source of waste within the state and is, therefore, a necessary concern of the effort to reduce the filling of the state central landfill as well as to reduce the economic and environmental costs of waste management for the citizens of the state.
History of Section.
P.L. 1989, ch. 515, § 1.
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