# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment ## Subtitle 04 — Regulation of Water Supply, Sewage Disposal, Solid Waste, and Recyclable Materials ### Chapter 14 — Packaging and Paper Products—Producer Responsibility #### Regulation .04 Categories of Covered Materials for Registration. *COMAR 26.04.14.04* A. Applicability. Covered materials must be identified on the registration form submitted annually by an individual producer or a PRO. All covered materials must be reported under one of the following categories, in sequential order as listed in §B of this regulation. If a material meets the definition of small format, it must be identified in the associated small format category for that material where applicable. If a material is reported into a category marked with a “*”, the covered material must be identified on the registration form. B. Covered Material Categories. (1) Certified Compostable Organics: (a) Rigid plastic packaging that meets the compostable labeling requirements enumerated in Environment Article, §§ 9-2102— 9-2104, Annotated Code of Maryland; (b) Flexible plastic packaging that meets the compostable labeling requirements enumerated in Environment Article, §§ 9-2102— 9-2104, Annotated Code of Maryland; (c) Plastic and Polymer Coated Substrates that meet the compostable labeling requirements enumerated in Environment Article, §§ 9-2102— 9-2104, Annotated Code of Maryland; and (d) Paper food service packaging that meets a labeling standard approved by the Department. (2) Paper: (a) Small format paper; (b) Newsprint, including newspaper, that does not meet the definition of “exempt material”, as defined in Environment Article, §9-2501, Annotated Code of Maryland; (c) Magazines, catalogs, and directories that do not meet the definition of “exempt material”, as defined in Environment Article, §9-2501, Annotated Code of Maryland; (d) Paper for general use; (e) *Other printed materials not identified in §B(2)(a)—(d) of this regulation; (f) Uncoated corrugated cardboard; (g) Coated corrugated cardboard; (h) Kraft paper; (i) Uncoated paperboard; (j) Coated paperboard; (k) Molded fiber all forms; (l) Aseptic cartons; (m) Gable-top cartons; (n) *Other paper laminates not identified in §B(2)(a)—(m) of this regulation; and (o) *Other paper not identified in §B(2)(a)—(n) of this regulation. (3) Small Format Plastic. (4) Rigid Plastic: (a) Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) or resin identification code (RIC) #1: Non-pigmented or non-colorant-containing bottles, jugs, and jars; (b) PET or RIC #1: Pigmented or colorant-containing bottles, jugs, and jars; (c) PET or RIC #1: Non-pigmented or non-colorant-containing other rigid containers, cups, lids, plates, trays, and tubs not identified in §B(4)(a) of this regulation; (d) PET or RIC #1: Pigmented or colorant-containing other rigid containers, cups, lids, plates, trays, and tubs not identified in §B(4)(b) of this regulation; (e) *PET or RIC #1: Other rigid items not identified in §§B(4)(a)—(d) of this regulation; (f) High-density polyethylene (HDPE) or RIC #2: non-pigmented or non-colorant-containing bottles, jugs, and jars; (g) HDPE or RIC #2: Pigmented or colorant-containing bottles, jugs, and jars; (h) HDPE or RIC #2: Pails, buckets, and tubs; (i) HDPE or RIC #2: Squeeze tubes; (j) *HDPE or RIC #2: Other rigid items not identified in §B(4)(f)—(i) of this regulation; (k) Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or RIC #3: Rigid items; (l) Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) or RIC #4: Bottles, jugs, and jars; (m) *LDPE or RIC #4: Other rigid items not identified in §B(4)(l) of this regulation; (n) Polypropylene (PP) or RIC #5: Bottles, jugs, and jars; (o) PP or RIC #5: Other containers, cups, lids, plates, trays, and tubs not identified in §B(4)(n) of this regulation; (p) PP or RIC #5: Squeeze tubes; (q) *PP or RIC #5: Other rigid items not identified in §B(4)(n) or (o) of this regulation; (r) Polystyrene (PS) or RIC #6: Expanded or foamed hinged containers, plates, cups, tubs, trays, and other foamed containers; (s) PS or RIC #6: Other expanded or foamed packaging not identified in §B(4)(r) of this regulation; (t) PS or RIC #6: Rigid, non-expanded packaging; (u) RIC #1 through #7: Nursery Containers; (v) Bioplastics that are not labeled as compostable or home compostable, in accordance with Environment Article, §9-2102 or 9-2104, Annotated Code of Maryland; and (w) *Mixed rigid plastic or other rigid plastic not identified in §B(4)(a)—(v) of this regulation. (5) Flexible Plastic: (a) HDPE or RIC #2, or LDPE or RIC #4: Flexible and film items; (b) PP or RIC #5: Flexible and film items; and (c) *Plastic laminates and other flexible plastic packaging not identified in §B(5)(a) or (b) of this regulation. (6) Metal: (a) Steel aerosol containers; (b) Steel containers not identified in §B(6)(a) of this regulation; (c) Other forms of steel not identified in §B(6)(a) or (b) of this regulation; (d) Aluminum aerosol containers; (e) Aluminum foil and molded containers; (f) Aluminum containers not identified in §B(6)(d) or (e) of this regulation; (g) Other forms of aluminum not identified in §§B(6)(d) —(f) of this regulation; (h) Small format metal; (i) Pressurized cylinders that do not meet the definition of “exempt material,” as defined in Environment Article, §9-2501, Annotated Code of Maryland; and (j) *Other metal packaging not identified in §§B(6)(a)—(i) of this regulation. (7) Glass: (a) Non-pigmented or non-colorant-containing glass bottles, jars, and other containers; (b) Pigmented or colorant-containing glass bottles, jars, and other containers; and (c) *Ceramic, porcelain, acrylic and other glass-like material not identified in §B(7)(a) or (b) of this regulation. (8) Wood and Other Organics: (a) *Untreated and uncoated wood or other untreated and uncoated organic packaging that is not a plastic or bioplastic and is not identified in §B(1) of this regulation; and (b) *Treated or coated wood or other treated or coated organic packaging that is not a plastic or bioplastic and is not identified in §B(1) of this regulation.