Sec.22a-255b-2. Design

(a) Code numbers and acronyms shall be designed to facilitate reading at a glance, to withstand container handling, and to be compatible with processing systems. The code number and acronym shall be located on the base of the plastic bottle. Each code number and acronym letter shall be at least one quarter of an inch in height and at a scale of seven letters per inch in width.

(b) The code numbers and acronyms shall be as follows:

(1) For polyethylene terephthalate: the acronym "PETE" and the number "1."

(2) For high density polyethylene: the acronym "HDPE" and the number "2."

(3) For polyvinyl chloride: the acronym "V" and the number "3."

(4) For low density polyethylene: the acronym "LDPE" and the number "4."

(5) For polypropylene: the acronym "PP" and the number "5."

(6) For polystyrene: the acronym "PS" and the number "6."

(7) For other: the acronym "OTHER" and the number "7."

(c) The code number may be placed within a triangular configuration of arrows on a plastic bottle.

(Effective November 30, 1989)