40 CFR § 238.10 - Purpose and applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s238.10"
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title: "40 CFR § 238.10 - Purpose and applicability."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "238.10"
section_name: "Purpose and applicability."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "OCEAN DUMPING"
part_number: "238"
part_name: "DEGRADABLE PLASTIC RING CARRIERS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "42 U.S.C. 6914b-1."
regulatory_source: "59 FR 9870, Mar. 1, 1994, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "238"
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# 238.10 Purpose and applicability.

The purpose of this part is to require that plastic ring carriers be made of degradable materials as described in §§ 238.20 and 238.30. The requirements of this part apply to all processors and importers of plastic ring carriers in the United States as defined in § 238.20.