{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-18.12-3","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 23-18.12-3","heading":"Beverage container recyclability requirements.","body":"(a) Every beverage distributor located and/or doing business in the state shall sell or convey beverages only in containers for beverages which:\n(1) Shall have obtained a fifty percent (50%) recycling rate by 1992, as determined by the department pursuant to provisions of this chapter; and\n(2) Are free of any design components which make it less recyclable than a container of the same volume, whose body is composed of the same material; and\n(3) Are free of design components added to or substituted for existing recyclable containers, which would adversely affect the recyclability of the recyclable containers.\n(b) To determine if a container meets the standards of recyclability of this chapter the department shall monitor the recycling rate, costs, and technical efficiency and feasibility of collecting and recycling all containers.","path":["Title 23 Health and Safety","Chapter 18.12 Beverage Container Recyclability"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE23/23-18.12/23-18.12-3.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:56:50Z","sha256":"ee9f156899523d5fee918886924f7429293207c86955ed0ddba835d4837339cb","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-18.12-2","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-23-18.12-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}