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PUBLIC HEARING - INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA AMENDING TITLE 9 OF THE SANTA ROSA CITY CODE BY ADDING CHAPTER 9-30, ZERO WASTE FOOD WARE ORDINANCE
BACKGROUND: Production and management associated with single-use food ware, typically used for a short period of time, and then discarded, has significant environmental impacts. These environmental impacts include environmental contamination, consumption of energy, water and non-renewable fossil fuels, emission of greenhouse gases, air and water pollutants, depletion of natural resources, plastic litter on streets and waterways and increased litter clean-up and waste management costs.
It is imperative that societal shifts occur in individual consumption and policies are designed to reduce our collective usage and reliance on single-use plastic material. The practice of freely giving out single-use food ware encourages customers and food facilities to pay little attention to the quantity of disposable...
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15308 - Actions for Protection of the Environment
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