References in Text
This title, referred to in text, is title I of Puspan. L. 100–556, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779, which enacted sections 6914span and 6914span–1 of this title, and provisions set out as a note under section 6914span of this title. For complete classification of this title to the Code, see Tables.
Codification
Section was not enacted as part of the Solid Waste Disposal Act which comprises this chapter.
Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Congressional Findings
Puspan. L. 100–556, title I, § 101, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2779, provided that: “The Congress finds that—“(1) plastic ring carrier devices have been found in large quantities in the marine environment;
“(2) fish and wildlife have been known to have become entangled in plastic ring carriers;
“(3) nondegradable plastic ring carrier devices can remain intact in the marine environment for decades, posing a threat to fish and wildlife; and
“(4) 16 States have enacted laws requiring that plastic ring carrier devices be made from degradable material in order to reduce litter and to protect fish and wildlife.”
