New Jersey § 13:1e-99

§ 13:1e-99.

As used in this act: “ Commissioner ” means the Commissioner of Environmental Protection . “ Department ” means the Department of Environmental Protection . “ Distribution ” means the practice of taking title to packages or packaging components for promotional

purposes or resale. “ Distributor ” means any person who distributes packaged products intended for retail sale in packages

or packaging components , but shall not include any person involved solely in delivering packages or packaging

components on behalf of third parties. “ Manufacturing ” means the physical or chemical modification of a material to produce packaging or

packaging components. “Package” means a container specifically manufactured for the purposes of marketing,

protecting or handling a product and shall include a unit package, an intermediate

package and a shipping container as defined by the American Society for Testing and

Materials in ASTM D996; “ package ” shall also mean and include such unsealed receptacles as carrying cases, crates,

cups, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags and tubs . “ Package manufacturer ” means any person who manufactures packages or packaging components . “ Packaging component ” means any individual assembled part of a package including, but not limited to,

any interior or exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior

strapping, coating, closure, ink, label, dye, pigment, adhesive, stabilizer or any

other additive; except that a “coating” shall not include a thin tin or zinc layer applied to base steel or sheet steel during manufacturing of the steel or package; except that tin-plated steel that meets ASTM specification A-623 shall be considered

as a single package component, and electro-galvanized coated steel and hot dipped

coated galvanized steel that meets the ASTM specification A-525 and A-879 shall be

treated in the same manner as tin-plated steel. “ Product manufacturer ” means any person who purchases packages or packaging components from a package manufacturer

for the purposes of marketing, protecting or handling the contents of the package

or packaging component, including a product intended for retail sale . “ Retailer ” means any person who engages in the sale within the State of packaged products intended

for retail sale in packages or packaging components to a consumer at retail for off-premises

use or consumption.