GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1995 SESSION
CHAPTER 321
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. G.S. 130A-309.10(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)(1) No person shall distribute, sell, or
offer for sale in this State any polystyrene foam product which is to be used
in conjunction with food for human consumption unless such product is composed of
material which is recyclable.
(2) After
October 1, 1997, no person shall distribute, sell, or offer for sale in this
State any polystyrene foam product that is to be used in conjunction with food
for human consumption unless the Secretary certifies that at least twenty-five
percent (25%) of such products are being recycled. This subdivision does
not apply to any polystyrene foam product containing at least twenty-five
percent (25%) polystyrene derived from products that have been collected for
recycling after those products have served the purpose for which they were
manufactured."
Sec. 2. The Secretary of the Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources shall report to the General Assembly no later than March 1, 1997, on industry efforts to recycle polystyrene foam products.
Sec. 3. This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 21st day of June, 1995.
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Dennis A. Wicker
President of the Senate
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Harold J. Brubaker
Speaker of the House of Representatives