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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 6914b. Degradable plastic ring carriers; definitions
As used in this title -
(1) the term "regulated item" means any plastic ring carrier
device that contains at least one hole greater than 1 3/4 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.
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