R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.15-3: Regulations.

The director of the department of environmental management shall determine through rules and regulations which plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers may be exempt from the labeling requirements of § 23-18.15-2 including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) Readily identifiable plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers;

(2) Plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers for which there is no technological capacity for recycling, reclamation or reuse; and

(3) Plastic bottles and rigid plastic containers for which recycling, reclamation or reuse is not economically feasible.