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caused and continue to cause significant environmental harm and have burdened local governments with significant environmental cleanup costs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b)\u2002It is the intent of the Legislature to ensure that environmental marketing claims, including claims of biodegradation, do not lead to an increase in environmental harm associated with plastic litter by providing consumers with a false belief that certain plastic products are less harmful to the environment if littered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)\u2002A product&#8217;s ability to biodegrade is a function of both the physical and chemical makeup of the product as well as the environmental conditions to which it is subject.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(d)\u2002Use of the term \u201cdegradable,\u201d \u201cbiodegradable,\u201d \u201cdecomposable,\u201d or other like terms on plastic products is inherently misleading unless the claim includes a thorough 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