Revised Code of Washington
Chapter 70A.455 - Plastic Product Degradability.
70A.455.030 - Use of terms on label.

RCW 70A.455.030
Use of terms on label.

(1) Except as provided in this chapter, no producer may sell, offer for sale, or distribute for use in this state a plastic product that is labeled with the term "biodegradable," "degradable," "decomposable," "oxo-degradable," or any similar form of those terms, or in any way imply that the plastic product will break down, fragment, biodegrade, or decompose in a landfill or other environment.
(2) This section does not apply to biodegradable mulch film that meets the required testing and has the appropriate third-party certifications.

[ 2022 c 180 § 811; 2019 c 265 § 3. Formerly RCW 70.360.030.]
NOTES:

Findings—Intent—Scope of authority of chapter 180, Laws of 2022—2022 c 180: See notes following RCW 70A.205.007.