2019 US Code
Title 42 - The Public Health and Welfare
Chapter 82 - Solid Waste Disposal
Subchapter II - Office of Solid Waste; Authorities of the Administrator
Sec. 6914b-1 - Regulation of plastic ring carriers
| 42 U.S.C. § 6914b-1 (2019) |
| §6914b–1. Regulation of plastic ring carriers |
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Not later than 24 months after October 28, 1988 (unless the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency determines that it is not feasible or that the byproducts of degradable regulated items present a greater threat to the environment than nondegradable regulated items), the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall require, by regulation, that any regulated item intended for use in the United States shall be made of naturally degradable material which, when discarded, decomposes within a period established by such regulation. The period within which decomposition must occur after being discarded shall be the shortest period of time consistent with the intended use of the item and the physical integrity required for such use. Such regulation shall allow a reasonable time for affected parties to come into compliance, including the use of existing inventories. |
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(Pub. L. 100–556, title I, §103, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779.) |
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CODIFICATION
Section was not enacted as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter. |
| United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 1, Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE |
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| Title 42 - THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE CHAPTER 82 - SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SUBCHAPTER II - OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE; AUTHORITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATOR Sec. 6914b-1 - Regulation of plastic ring carriers |
| section 6914b-1 |
| 2019 |
| January 24, 2020 |
| No |
| standard |
| 102 Stat. 2779 |
| Public Law 100-556 |
