Section 137.07. Form and content of representations.

  No person may represent that a product is recycled, recyclable or degradable unless the representation complies with all of the following:

(1)  If the representation is not valid for the entire product, the representation shall clearly identify the specific parts of the product for which the representation is valid. If a representation is valid for a product, but invalid for a closure, fastener or similar minor component of the product, the representation need not specify that the representation does not apply to that minor component unless failure to do so affects the validity of the representation for the rest of the product.

(2)  The representation shall clearly identify the product manufacturer, distributor, lessor or seller responsible for the representation. If the representation is made as part of a product label, it shall include the responsible person's business address, including street address, city, state and zip code, except that the street address may be omitted if the address can be found under the name of the responsible person in a current city directory or telephone directory.

(3)  If a representation is required to include any disclosure or qualifying statements under this subchapter, the disclosures and qualifying statements shall be clear and conspicuous in relation to the representation.

History: Cr. Register, January, 1994, No. 457 , eff. 2-1-94; am. (3), Register, February, 1996, No. 482 , eff. 3-1-96.