Pub. L. 100-556, tit. I, sec. 102
DEFINITIONS.
SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS. As used in this title— (1) the term “regulated item” means any plastic ring carrier device that contains at least one hole greater than 1% inches in diameter which is made, used, or designed for the purpose of packaging, transporting, or carrying multipackaged cans or bottles, and which is of a size, shape, design, or type capable, when discarded, of becoming entangled with fish or wildlife; and (2) the term “naturally degradable material” means a material which, when discarded, will be reduced to environmentally benign subunits under the action of normal environmental forces, such as, among others, biological decomposition, photo-degradation, or hydrolysis.