{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-18.12-1","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.12-1","heading":"Legislative purpose.","body":"The general assembly has determined that the packaging of beverages in non-recyclable containers is a significant source of waste within the state and is, therefore, a necessary concern of the effort to reduce the filling of the state central landfill as well as to reduce the economic and environmental costs of waste management for the citizens of the state.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 18.12 Beverage Container Recyclability"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.12/23-18.12-1.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:50Z","sha256":"7adad3ae65d65275da15d024a8b8059019b82f0f4288f6c5347899f5b2a5e062","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-18.11-6","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-18.12-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}