This is the law in all the places where I have lived in the last twenty years. These places are the Washington DC Metro Area, the San Francisco Bay Area, the Detroit Metro Area, New York City and the NYC Tri-State Area. In each and every one of these locations I have been given instructions by the local government that tells me how to recycle and informs me of the penalties that I will incur if I fail to do so.
I have not done a systematic nationwide study, but five-for-five suggests a pattern. It might be different in the stix, but I wouldn't know.