Palo Alto Food Packaging

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“Food Service Container” means a product used by Food Service Establishments for serving or transporting prepared and ready-to-consume food or beverages. This includes but is not limited to plates, cups, bowls, lids, trays and hinged or lidded containers;
“Reusable Foodware” means a Foodware Item made of durable materials and designed to be used repeatedly with a useful life greater than one year.

Allows only for single-use plastic foodware and condiment containers only upon request.

Ordinance here. Effective 8/3/2022.

Pacifica Food Packaging

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“Food Service Ware” means food contact products used for serving, distributing, holding, packaging, and/or transporting Prepared Food including, but not limited to plates, cups, bowls, trays, clamshell containers, boxes, utensils, straws, lids, and food contact paper (e.g., wraps, bags, tray liners, etc.). The term “Food Service Ware” includes Food Service Ware Accessories.

“Food Service Ware Accessories” include different types of Food Service Ware such as straws, stirrers, Utensils, condiment cups and packets, cocktail sticks/picks, toothpicks, napkins, cup spill plugs, cup sleeves, and other similar accessory or accompanying Food Service Ware used as part of food or beverage service or packaging. Detachable lids for beverage cups and food containers are not considered a Food Service Ware Accessory.

No Food Facility shall use Polystyrene- based Disposable Food Service Ware when providing Prepared Food.

Allows for Food Facilities that have On-Premises Dining shall only serve Prepared Food for consumption On-Premises with Reusable Food Service Ware or the following non-Reusable Food Service Ware Accessories: Disposable straws,

Ordinance here. Effective date 10/1/22.

San Mateo County Food Packaging

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Prohibits single-use foodware accessories at most locations; food facilities cannot have available accessories in open bins/containers at self-serve areas for consumers to grab-and-go; PFAS as of 1/1/2023.

Allows for single-use foodware accessories only at drive-throughs and public airports; accessories only available one-at-a-time at dispensers.

Ordinance here. The effective date is 10/1/2022.

Marin County Food Packaging

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“Compliant Non-Reusable Foodware” means that an item or product intended for disposal after one use and is: (1) accepted by the County through its composting collection program as Compostable as identified by the Deputy Director of Environmental Health Services or their designee; (2) is certified by either BPI Certified or other third party product certification recognized by the County through its Deputy Director of Environmental Health Services or their designee to ensure the item is free of harmful chemicals including but not limited to Fluorinated Chemicals, that may have been used in foodware manufacture, and is (3) made entirely of Natural Fiber, as defined that term is below, and including but not limited to paper, wood, or sugarcane fibers.
“Compliant Foodware Accessory” means that an item or material is (1) accepted in County composting collection program as Compostable; and is (2) made entirely of Natural Fiber.

All food facility vendors must use reusable foodware for dine-in operations and compliant compostable foodware for take-out services – to be enforced 11/10/23

Ordinance here.

Los Angeles County Food Packaging

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Food Service Ware: Items used to package and serve food and beverages by food service vendors (e.g., restaurants, food trucks, fast-food and fast-casual establishments). Includes plates, trays, bowls, clamshell containers, cups, lids, and accessory items like utensils, straws, and condiment packages

Prohibits the retail sale of products made from expanded polystyrene (also known as “Styrofoam”), such as coolers, packaging materials, single-use articles such as cups, plates, and similar items, and pool toys, unless the products are encased in a durable material.

Allows for Compostable or Recyclable single-use articles that food facilities provide to customers with ready-to-eat food, such as food containers, cups, dishes and accessories; Full service restaurants must provide multiservice utensils (i.e., reusable foodware) for dine-in customers.

The full ordinance can be reviewed here. The effective date is 5/1/2023.

Millbrae Food Packaging

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States that No Food Facility shall use Polystyrene-based Disposable Foodware when providing Prepared Food.

Allows for on-premises dining – reusable foodware and non-Reusable Foodware Accessories that are compostable; For take-out, Disposable foodware accessories and standard condiments only upon request by the customer.

The full ordinance can be reviewed here. The effective date is 6/23/22.

Maywood Food Packaging

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“Single-use foodware accessory” means all of the following single-use items provided alongside ready-to-eat food: Utensils, which is defined as forks, knives, spoons, and sporks, chopsticks, condiment cups and packets, straws, stirrers, splash sticks and cocktail sticks.

Allows only for single-use plastic foodware and condiment containers only upon request.

The full ordinance can be reviewed here.

Martinez Food Packaging

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“Single-use” means designed to be used once and then discarded, and not designed for repeated use and sanitizing.
“Single-use foodware accessory” means all of the following single-use items provided alongside ready-to-eat food: 1. Utensils, which is defined as forks, knives, spoons, and sporks. 2. Chopsticks. 3. Condiment cups and packets. 4. Straws. 5. Stirrers. 6. Splash sticks. 7. Cocktail sticks.

Allows only for single-use plastic foodware and condiment containers only upon request.

The full ordinance can be reviewed here. The effective date is 10/14/22.

Los Gatos Food Packaging

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“Food service ware” means any products used forserving or packaging prepared food and includes, but is not limited to, cups, bowls, plates, trays, cartons, boxes, wrappers or liners, hinged or lidded containers (clamshells) and other items usedas part of food or beverage service, or in which prepared food is placed or packaged on afood provider’s premises. Food service ware does not include a food service wareaccessory.

“Food service ware accessory” means any otheritem used as part of a prepared food or beverage service that accompanies food service ware such as straws, stirrers, napkins, utensils, condiment packets, cup sleeves, tops, lids, splash sticks and other similar accessory or accompanying items.

Prohibits the following nonreusable food service ware accessories if made from or packaged in plastic, including biologically based polymers or compostable plastic: straws, stirrers, food picks, or toothpicks. Exceptions for plastic straws may be provided upon request to consumers for medical reasons, and health-care facilities may distribute plastic straws to patients who require them with or without a request.

Food providers may only use nonreusable food service ware (cups, bowls, plates, trays, cartons, boxes, wrappers or liners, and hinged containers, etc.) that is compostable (natural fiber-based) and third-party certified free of PFAS, with the exception of food service ware made entirely of aluminum, which is recyclable.

The full ordinance can be reviewed here. The effective date is 5/19/22.

City of Los Angeles Food Packaging

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Effective 4/23/23, no large food or beverage facility or retail establishments shall distribute, offer, provide, rent, or sell any Expanded Polystyrene Product on its own or containing food or beverage or shipping or packing material (4/23/24 for all others);
Restrictions on plastic water bottles at City facilities/events/property – reusable containers must be provided or brought, and beverages must be served in reusable or recyclable cups or in recyclable bottles or cans made of glass, metal, or recyclable plastics (original bottles and cans may be allowed)

Restrictions on plastic water bottles at City facilities/events/property – reusable containers must be provided or brought, and beverages must be served in reusable or recyclable cups or in recyclable bottles or cans made of glass, metal, or recyclable plastics (original bottles and cans may be allowed); contractors cannot provide water in plastic bottles or in disposable cups.

The full ordinance can be reviewed below.

Attachment to Report (R22-0393) dated 11-10-22 – Revised Draft Ordinance (3)

Report from Bureau of Sanitation (Zero Waste Facilities) dated 10-26-22