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CONSIDERATION OF A REUSABLE AND COMPOSTABLE FOOD WARE AND LITTER REDUCTION ORDINANCE
Production and management associated with the single-use plastic food service ware, typically used for a short period of time and then discarded, has significant environmental impacts. Zero Waste Sonoma has developed a model food ware ordinance for member jurisdictions to consider for adoption. The Ordinance is designed to reduce the use and disposal of single-use food ware that contribute to street litter, marine pollution, harm to wildlife, greenhouse gas emissions and waste sent to landfills.
The City Council Climate Action Subcommittee has reviewed the Zero Waste Sonoma model ordinance and directed staff to pursue a more aggressive approach and present potential policy options for consideration. The proposed Ordinance aims to institute a fully compostable food ware program in Santa Rosa. This Study Session is for Council to receive information, ask questions, discuss and provide feedback on a ...
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