What is meant by the term “recycled materials” as used in Section 5, paragraph c?
Recycled materials are those materials generated by a business or a consumer that have been separated from solid waste for the purpose of recycling as a secondary material feedstock. For purposes of this legislation, recycled materials include paper, plastic, wood, glass or ceramics, metals such as steel, aluminum, stainless steel or copper, and other materials. However, recycled materials under the toxics in packaging law do not include the four regulated metals (lead, cadmium, hexavalent chromium and mercury) when the metals have been separated into their elemental or other chemical state for recycling as a secondary material feedstock. For example, lead processed from used automotive batteries and intentionally added as a component to manufacture an ink pigment that is then used to print labels on packaging would not be a “recycled” material for the purposes of Section 5 paragraph c. Q: Would a package or package component be exempt from the law if it were made wholly or in part fro
