Defines “Foodware” as items used for containing, serving, or consuming prepared food, including containers, cups, bowls, plates, trays, cartons, boxes, and foodware accessories. Foodware does not include polystyrene egg cartons, meat trays, coolers, ice chests, or packing materials.
“Foodware accessory” means foodware items, including utensils (e.g., forks, knives, spoons, and sporks), straws, stirrers, condiment cups and packets, cup lids, cup sleeves, cocktail sticks, toothpicks, splash sticks, spill plugs, and other similar accessory items used as part of or alongside prepared food.
Prohibits single-use plastic foodware (to be phased in over time) – Straws, utensils, and items such as condiment packets to customers only upon request (effective 6/1/22); Single-use plastic foodware and expanded polystyrene (effective 7/1/22);
The only foodware options allowed are reusable or certified compostable and marine degradable; Straws, utensils, and items such as condiment packets to customers only upon request (effective 6/1/22); single-use plastic foodware and expanded polystyrene (effective 7/1/22);
The full ordinance can be reviewed here. Effective date is 5.18.22