Hawaii Revised Statutes
342H. Solid Waste Pollution
342H-42 Prohibition.

§342H-42 Prohibition. On or after January 1, 1992, no person shall manufacture, distribute, sell, or expose for sale in this State any plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the product has a label indicating the plastic resin used to produce the plastic bottle or rigid plastic container. The label shall consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and letters placed below the triangle. The triangle shall be equilateral, formed by three arrows curved at their midpoints and depicting a clockwise path around the code number. The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:
(1) For polyethylene terephthalate, the letters €œPETE € and the number 1;
(2) For high density polyethylene, the letters €œHDPE € and the number 2;
(3) For vinyl, the letter €œV € and the number 3;
(4) For low density polyethylene, the letters €œLDPE € and the number 4;
(5) For polypropylene, the letters €œPP € and the number 5;
(6) For polystyrene, the letters €œPS € and the number 6; and
(7) For any other, the letters €œOTHER € and the number 7. [L 1990, c 318, pt of §1]

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