Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1731 – Purpose
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1731
- PFAS: means any member of the class of fluorinated organic chemicals containing at least one fully fluorinated carbon atom. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1732
- Phthalates: means any member of the class of organic chemicals that are esters of phthalic acid and that contain 2 carbon chains located in the ortho position. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 1732
The purpose of this chapter is to reduce the toxicity of packaging and packaging waste without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of post-consumer materials in the production of packaging and its components. Under this chapter, reduction of the toxicity in packaging and packaging waste is accomplished by prohibiting the unnecessary addition of certain chemicals, such as lead, mercury, cadmium, hexavalent chromium, PFAS and phthalates, in packaging and packaging components. [PL 2019, c. 277, §1 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1989, c. 849, §1 (NEW). PL 2019, c. 277, §1 (AMD).