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LegalText 42 U.S.C. § 6914b Degradable plastic ring carriers; definitions us united_states_code code_section 42 THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE 82 SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL 6914b 42 U.S.C. § 6914b current 119-100 2026-06-26 official https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/100/xml_usc42@119-100.zip /us/usc/t42/s6914b data/legal/raw/us/code/title-42/usc42.xml 03307675788ae1efbb502ba9b16ac8a8a25f0ef33ac64e716e913ab9dd99218d 644321055a08eb1f260a6a3e31ac157fa024756abf612a9fd6857e7e400cf24e 6c80c5b011366443e398421a8bf545c0b1e92045ce23614bab5c6dc6244162d7 2026-07-04 official
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42 U.S.C. § 6914b - Degradable plastic ring carriers; definitions

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As used in this title—

(1) the term “regulated item” means any plastic ring carrier device that contains at least one hole greater than 1¾ inches in diameter which is made, used, or designed for the purpose of packaging, transporting, or carrying multipackaged cans or bottles, and which is of a size, shape, design, or type capable, when discarded, of becoming entangled with fish or wildlife; and

(2) the term “naturally degradable material” means a material which, when discarded, will be reduced to environmentally benign subunits under the action of normal environmental forces, such as, among others, biological decomposition, photodegradation, or hydrolysis.

(Pub. L. 100556, title I, § 102, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779.)

Notes

Editorial Notes

References in TextThis title, referred to in text, is title I of Pub. L. 100556, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779, which enacted sections 6914b and 6914b1 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 6914b of this title. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see Tables.

Codification Section was not enacted as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Congressional FindingsPub. L. 100556, title I, § 101, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779, provided that: “The Congress finds that— “(1) plastic ring carrier devices have been found in large quantities in the marine environment; “(2) fish and wildlife have been known to have become entangled in plastic ring carriers; “(3) nondegradable plastic ring carrier devices can remain intact in the marine environment for decades, posing a threat to fish and wildlife; and “(4) 16 States have enacted laws requiring that plastic ring carrier devices be made from degradable material in order to reduce litter and to protect fish and wildlife.”