§ 23-18.12-2 - Definitions.
SECTION 23-18.12-2
§ 23-18.12-2 Definitions. – (a) "Beverage container" means any sealable bottle, can, jar, or carton whichcontains a beverage.
(b) "Beverage retailer" means any person who engages in thesale of a beverage container to a consumer within the state, or any operator ofa vending machine.
(c) "Beverage wholesaler" means any person who engages in thesale of beverage containers to beverage retailers in this state, including anybrewer, manufacturer, or bottler who engages in the sales.
(d) "Beverages" include milk, juices, carbonated soft drinks,soda water, mineral water, beer, and other malt beverages, wine and winecoolers, and all other packaged liquors and liquid mixes.
(e) "Corporation" means the Rhode Island resource recoverycorporation.
(f) "Department" means the department of environmentalmanagement.
(g) "Distributor establishments" means all sales outlets,stores, and shops located in this state that sell beverages to consumers,except merchants who sell prepared food or drink for consumption on thepremises.
(h) "Recyclable" means recovered resources able to be reusedin manufacturing, agriculture, power production, or other processes.
(i) "Recycling rate" means the percentage by weight of aparticular beverage container that is recovered from municipal and/orcommercial collection programs for recycling. The recycling rate shall applyonly to those beverages included in the state mandatory recycling program.
(j) "Reusable" means able to be refilled after properprocessing on an economically feasible basis as a beverage container.