N.J.S.A. 13:1E-99.139 — Glass containers, percentage of postconsumer recycled content increase.

13:1E-99.139 Glass containers, percentage of postconsumer recycled content increase. 5. a. Beginning two years after the effective date of this act, all glass containers sold or offered for sale in the State by a manufacturer shall contain, on average, at least 35 percent postconsumer recycled content; except that, if a manufacturer certifies to the department that its use of postconsumer recycled content is made up of at least 50 percent mixed-color cullet, then the glass containers shall only be required to contain, on average, at least 25 percent postconsumer recycled content. b. As used in this section, "mixed-color cullet" means cullet that does not meet the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard specifications for the color mix of color-sorted, post-filled glass as a raw material for the manufacture of glass containers. L.2021, c.391, s.5.

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