Colorado Code § 25-17-103

Labeling and coding. On or after July 1, 1992, no person shall distribute
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sell, or offer for sale in this state any plastic bottle or rigid plastic container manufactured on or
after July 1, 1992, unless the product is labeled with a code indicating the plastic resin used to
produce the bottle or container. Plastic bottles or rigid plastic containers with labels and
basecups of a different material shall be coded by their basic material. Such 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 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: 1=PETE (polyethylene terephthalate), 2=HDPE (high density polyethylene),
3=V (vinyl), 4=LDPE (low density polyethylene), 5=PP (polypropylene), 6=PS (polystyrene),
7=OTHER (includes multi-layer).

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