455D.12 Plastic container labeling.
1. In this section unless the context otherwise requires:
a. “Label” means a molded imprint or raised symbol on or near the bottom of a plastic product.
b. “Plastic” means any material made of polymeric organic compounds and additives that can be shaped by flow.
c. “Plastic bottle” means a plastic container that has a neck that is smaller than the body of the container, accepts a screw-type, snap cap, or other closure, and has a capacity of sixteen fluid ounces or more, but less than five gallons.
d. “Rigid plastic container” means any formed or molded container, other than a bottle, intended for single use, composed predominantly of plastic resin, and having a relatively inflexible infinite shape or form with a capacity of eight ounces or more, but less than five gallons.
2. A person shall not distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this state a plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the product is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to produce the bottle or container. Rigid plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers with labels and basecups of a different material shall be coded by their basic material. The code shall consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and letters placed below the triangle of arrows. The triangle shall be equilateral, formed by three arrows with the apex of each point of the triangle at the midpoint of each arrow, rounded with a short radius. The arrowhead of each arrow shall be at the midpoint of each side of the triangle with a short gap separating the pointer from the base of the adjacent arrow. The triangle, formed by the three arrows curved at their midpoints, shall depict a clockwise path around the code number. The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:
a. 1 and PETE (polyethylene terephthalate)
b. 2 and HDPE (high density polyethylene)
c. 3 and V (vinyl)
d. 4 and LDPE (low density polyethylene)
e. 5 and PP (polypropylene)
f. 6 and PS (polystyrene)
g. 7 and OTHER (includes multilayer)
3. A container manufacturer or distributor who violates this section is subject to a civil penalty of not more than five hundred dollars for each violation.
89 Acts, ch 272, §12; 2013 Acts, ch 12, §21, 22
Structure Iowa Code
Chapter 455D - WASTE VOLUME REDUCTION AND RECYCLING
Section 455D.3 - Goals for waste stream reduction — procedures — reductions and increases in fees.
Section 455D.4 - Waste volume reduction policies.
Section 455D.5 - Statewide waste reduction and recycling network — established.
Section 455D.6 - Duties of the director.
Section 455D.7 - Duties of the commission.
Section 455D.8 - Deposits, rebates, and waste abatement fees.
Section 455D.9 - Land disposal of yard waste — prohibited.
Section 455D.9A - Disposal of baled solid waste at a sanitary landfill — prohibited.
Section 455D.10 - Land disposal of lead acid batteries — prohibited — collection for recycling.
Section 455D.10A - Household batteries — heavy metal content and recycling requirements.
Section 455D.10B - Batteries used in rechargeable consumer products.
Section 455D.11 - Waste tires — land disposal prohibited.
Section 455D.11A - Financial assurance — waste tire collection or processing sites.
Section 455D.11B - Permitting of waste tire collection or processing sites — fees.
Section 455D.11C - Waste tire management fund.
Section 455D.11D - Waste tire management — grant program.
Section 455D.11F - End-users awarded moneys for using processed waste tires.
Section 455D.11G - Waste tire disposal fees and abatement costs.
Section 455D.11H - Future repeal.
Section 455D.11I - Registration of waste tire haulers — bond.
Section 455D.12 - Plastic container labeling.
Section 455D.14 - Products manufactured with chlorofluorocarbons prohibited.
Section 455D.15 - Waste volume reduction and recycling fund.
Section 455D.15A - Permitting of waste conversion technologies operations — fees.
Section 455D.16 - Mercury — thermostats.
Section 455D.19 - Packaging — heavy metal content.
Section 455D.20 - Refuse-derived fuel — calculation as portion of waste reduction goal.
Section 455D.21 - Local ordinance — curbside collection.
Section 455D.22 - Civil penalty.
Section 455D.23 - Administrative enforcement — compliance orders.
Section 455D.24 - Judicial review.