Title 21
Food and Drugs

Chapter 27.2
Single-Use Plastic Straws

R.I. Gen. Laws § 21-27.2-1

§ 21-27.2-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Food service establishment” shall have the meaning set forth in § 21-27-1.

(2) “Single-use plastic straw” means a single-use, disposable tube made predominantly of plastic derived from either petroleum or a biologically based polymer, such as corn or other plant sources, used to transfer a beverage from a container to the mouth of the person drinking the beverage. “Single-use plastic straw” does not include a straw made from non-plastic materials, including, but not limited to, paper, pasta, sugar cane, wood, or bamboo.

History of Section.
P.L. 2021, ch. 202, § 1, effective January 1, 2022; P.L. 2021, ch. 203, § 1, effective January 1, 2022.