Newport Beach Expanded Polystyrene Disposable Food Service Ware

Expanded polystyrene ban. Title 6, Section 5 of Municipal Code.

Details of regulation: Food vendors are prohibited from providing prepared food to customers in disposable food service ware made from expanded polystyrene. All City facilities, City-managed concessions, City-sponsored events, and City-permitted events are prohibited from using disposable food service containers made from expanded polystyrene. Exemptions include prepared foods prepared or packaged outside the City of Newport Beach, undue hardship, and emergency situations.

Municipal Code:

  1. Chapter 6.05 Use of Expanded Polystyrene Disposable Food Service Ware. Section 6.05.020 – Prohibited Food Service Ware.

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