[§342H-42]  Prohibition.  On or after January 1, 1992, no person shall manufacture, distribute, sell, or expose for sale in this State any plastic bottle or rigid plastic container unless the product has a label indicating the plastic resin used to produce the plastic bottle or rigid plastic container.  The label shall consist of a number placed within a triangle of arrows and letters placed below the triangle.  The triangle shall be equilateral, formed by three arrows curved at their midpoints and depicting a clockwise path around the code number.  The numbers and letters used shall be as follows:

     (1)  For polyethylene terephthalate, the letters "PETE" and the number 1;

     (2)  For high density polyethylene, the letters "HDPE" and the number 2;

     (3)  For vinyl, the letter "V" and the number 3;

     (4)  For low density polyethylene, the letters "LDPE" and the number 4;

     (5)  For polypropylene, the letters "PP" and the number 5;

     (6)  For polystyrene, the letters "PS" and the number 6; and

     (7)  For any other, the letters "OTHER" and the number 7. [L 1990, c 318, pt of §1]