No person shall distribute, sell, or offer for sale any rigid plastic container, including a plastic beverage container, labeled “degradable,” “biodegradable,” “compostable,” or any other word suggesting the container will biodegrade, unless it meets the following requirements: (1) The container complies with the United States Federal Trade Commission’s Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims, 16 CFR Part 260, as amended. (2) The container includes the label “Not Recyclable, Do Not Recycle” in print of the same color, contrast, font, and size as the label suggesting the container is biodegradable.
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