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Home My WebLink About3A PresentationUPDATED REUSABLE FOOD WARE AND PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ORDINANCE Palm Springs City Council Meeting June 24, 2021 ACTIVITIES SINCE MAY 6 MEETING OUTREACH RESEARCH DRAFT + CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DRAFT FOOD WAR E ORDINANCE REV IEW SUMMARY iVERV IE W Ti e Cit•; of P·a lm .spri ngs ai ppravedl a d ra· Food Wa r e o rd1nance at lihi e M-311' 6, 2021 City Cou ci l ee ·ng wh ich wm ~ into effect on January 1, 20'2.2.. TIii e o d inanc-e -w·iU b e re vise a nd brougnt bacl,; to City Co nci l fo r fi nal ap rova l in June/July 2021. is t he City'.s imten tto w a r k wi.th bu si nesse-son im pl emen ti:rlg tm ese changes. T e Office• of s u • .tai m 'bi lit.)i is your r es Q'.\m:e t a a ss is,t w ith red esigni ng your curre t proce-ss. P .a~ c;o 11 t act the Office of Sustain all irity 3,t (760} 3 2:1i -B24B or contact he Progra m Coordina t or a tracy.shel doo@pahns pr ings:ca,.ga\' t o sched ule a m,2 e ·ng. Who will tllis impact? The new o r dinance w i I aiffect "Pr epared fOod v endors" tha r ange from coffee shops and foo-,d - ve di canve ie nce stores, ro restaur.a,ntt a d bar s. Th e ord ina ce affects 0:11-s ite dini g .as w el l -31> "takeo " a d Mdeli•.-e.ry" ord ers. Bel ow is a s mmary oft he d ~aft ordin a nee: Effective Oat'e.: Januo:,y i, 2oz2 • Pr epar ed Foodlv endors. may not p rovide a ny item1> containi11g rigid! L~~o r ·wm, pol vsty re me ja a Stvrofoa m], prod ucts. No '18rso II or retai le r ma-; sel l p roducts contain ing PO lfl'Styrene. • Nnn-re,u<!:a ble straw s and s~i r re r ca n not~ made o·· plastic -regular p!la,stic OT ~co pos.t ~b re ~ p:l c!Slic. • sin use plastic: bags ca n not be used ror take-out or take-ho e o:rd~rs . • F,or on-site d1ni Ilg, re 3'ble Foo di 5-erYice w are Items m us be used1 w hic h iodl ucle · pl'ates, gilas.sware, c u ps, trays, bas et., a d cut le ry . • F-or o s ite d1ni Ilg, c a n di ents mus,t h.e prov i ed in i-e "ab le contai rs, b ul dli spe sers or 11.on-plasti c 1packagiing fcrrfo •d an be\'er.age rnnsum p ·on. • Ap p rove d non-t"eus:a bl e ood se · 1ice w aire Acc es.sory · ems. inclu d e : paper or foi l w ra ps, sll eeves and bags, paper napl iffi an paper tr.3,y i11.ers. • F,ood servic e w a r e A.cc essory it ems ca ll o:mly be p •vi "d u pon customer request, which incl de: utensi ls , straws, s · rr ers, n a,pkins., etc. • f\oo d Servic e Wa r e em s andl Accesrories ca nnot contain fl r inated c hemical s. -a ~fo r ever c hem icalw -fo u d in malll' p aper p od ucts o r esis,t grea6:e an moisture . • Pr epar,ed Foo d Ve dors andl Taha F-oo dl delwe ry services mus,t provi de o · ns Fo:r cu1>tom ers ro a· ,irm 3ti·,el y request F,ood servic;e ware Acce-ssories ac ross a • a r der i -.-; oint of sale 1plal:fo rrns, inclu din g b u not lim i ed o web, smart pllr,a e and o,t he r d igita,I p latforllli5, telephone .a md in 7person. re p a red! Foo d v end ors and a keout F,ood delive ry ~rYices shall not a,utom · ca lly includ e Food Se rvi ce Ware Accessories. • • • Pr epar ed food Vend ors m ust ci1a rge a "Nnn,re u6:a ble -ood servic e w are Fee,~ ,o ·· $0.25 per order t hat inc l d es any n•n-·re u,:3 bl e c u p an c:o ntainer . Pr epar ed Foodl v endors. must pr ovi d e a $0.25 cred· p er ,or der o custome rs a,t p rovi de a n ap· ro pr iate R:eu sab ood servic e v,•a r e it e m s. t hat is used cons is,t ent 111ith cal i"omia Food !Retai l code .. All e xa m ple is a reusab coffee cup b ·ng used at a coiiee,shop. Pr epar ed Food Vendors shcr111 I al w fo r witn califo rn ia f ,ood etail cod~, u n e use of rn~to m er siu p p lied Reusab e Food s e rvice w a re conG>i stent e · e m provi ded ap ea,rs to be soi .d or ina p propr iate · si!Z.e. Effective oate.: Janoo,y i, 20Z3 • Nnn•i-e us:a'ble Fo od' s:er1ice ware must Iii.-= made, o Fi ber-based compostal>!l e ma t e ri a,ls certiood by t he Bia d egrad.3 le Products ln6.titulte which i cl de: p lates, o'llls, cups, clam el ls, oxes, d e li co ntainer s a 11d ot he.r container s use-d ·or t ile sale .311d/or d ist ri buticrll of pr epar ed food . CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DRAFT FOOD WARE ORDINANCE REV IEW SUMMARY I ON-SITE DINING FOOD SERVIC E WARE Pre pared Foo-d Ve ndor s sh 3 II us e Reusa b le Food 5ell"\l\ic e w are a md Accessories for !Prep ared Food served fo r on-site food a d lb e 11e.rage co111Sll1 mption . !Requi red r-eusa ble items: Preferred. re11s a b le items:: ✓ Plates/Di es/Bowls ✓ coffee cup,s ✓ 5tra'lls a,ndl sfrrers. ✓ Drin ki rn ps ✓ Sil•,e rw are ✓ Na FJ:kin s ✓ Trays and baste -✓ Toath picls jfo r food p re p arati•nj Allowed "Non-re= bfe" items m ust b e non-Plastic ✓ Foo d wra pr;t=rs ✓ Na pkins ✓ Stra'IIS a,ndl st"rrers ✓ 5.leeves an bags ✓ Pla t e l1ner s ✓ Toothp:icl s I ON-S ITE FOOD CONDIMENTS I P re a,re d fooo v e 11id•r s o·fferi ng cond im e ts fo r on-site fo--0 d consum ption m us t o · er those ltems in: ✓ Reusab . con ,.ai ners ✓ Bu k d is pensers ✓ Nn n.-plas.tic pac aging rmf.ividuafsingfe-use pfastic: ccmdiment pDcli:ages ore prof:Ji.tJ i ted far on·-s.ite use. I TAKEOUT & DELIIVERY FOOD SERiVICE WARE ITEMS & ACCESSORIES il"lile following are prohib ited: r.,. ✓ Sa,le , u se, a n d distr ibution of food w are a ll d acCJesso r ies m ad',e of pol'(st','re e l-8~ or tp olystyr ene• IFoa m (a ',;a st>,•rofaam ] is p rohi bi ted ✓ Sin use plast ic stra w s a 11d stirr e rs u.n less need'.;;,d or pa ~rons with d. a'bi li · es ✓ Sin use plastk ba_gs ·· r efto'l/ers or takeo food Si ng.l e-llliie plastic conrta in ers are a llcm.-~ u nti l Oecembe r 31, 2022, We e nc•u rage use of ·llh e fo llowing t hat h awe t ile b est mance of b ei ng recycl ed : ✓ Polyethyle e conta,iners j IT j ✓ Polyprop •.,le (i'iPj ru ps a d ✓ Hi Density Po l'1'-e thyl e 11e rnntaim e rs (H PE I aups -31l d co ai ers A·cce-:s:sory items ca n be provided u pon clJiS.tom e r requ est •r · in a selfi--se111 ice a r ea ✓ Straiw s ✓ slee ves ✓ N3pki ns ✓ Utem<>i ls ✓ Sti rrers As ofJa:nua:ry 1., ~23, Non-Re usil ble Food service ware must be, certified fiber-based compostalll e ✓ Plates ✓ c u ps ✓ B<Dices ✓ Bo wls ✓ d laims hell s ✓ C:Onta iner s I FEES/INCENT IVES charge a d is posa b food w are fee a ·· S.25 per order for a ny order hat incl udes d is po.sab e cups o r wlllta iners. Provi :ea $0 . .2.5-credit to c us,tom ers c0t pro'llid e an ap ropr iate• r eusa b le ru p crr con .3iner at is used consistent wi th C3liio m ia Re a·il c od e . - KEY CHANGE: “COMPOSTABLE” PLASTIC Prohibition on plastic now includes compostable plastic May allow as an exception for some products that have no viable, fiber-based alternative VS PROS •Not petroleum based •Could be industrially composted CONS •Does not function differently as litter •Unlikely to be accepted by our organic waste processor initially KEY CHANGE: FEES/INCENTIVES Implementation challenges Still may be confusing to calculate, especially where both apply Puts burden on front line worker to determine fee and determine applicability Lingering COVID concerns Lack of reusable food ware alternatives (not-customer supplied) Some vendors already have an incentive for reusables (e.g., reduced price refills) Options: Remove requirement Postpone implementation Change –allow for charge and encourage an incentive +$.25 Disposable Charge -$.25 Reuse Credit KEY CHANGE: DISPOSABLE FOOD WARE – COMPOSTABLE PATH Today •All food ware types allowed 1/1/22 •Polystyrene ban •Non-plastic accessories 1/1/23 •Only fiber-based compostable food ware and accessories •Comprehensive Food and compostable food ware collection service PLASTIC AVOCADO AVOCADO AVOCADO PLASTIC PLASTIC PLASTIC PLASTIC PLASTIC PAPER PAPER PAPER FIBER FIBER FIBER FIBER FOAM FOAM FOAM KEY CHANGE: DISPOSABLE FOOD WARE – COMPOSTABLE OR RECYCLABLE Today •All food ware types allowed 1/1/22 •Polystyrene ban •Non-plastic accessories •Recyclable or compostable 1/1/23 •Accessories are fiber-based compostable •Comprehensive food and compostable food ware collection service OUTREACH /INCENTIVES/ACTIVITIES Scholarships for businesses –disposable product upgrades, reusable food ware Washing equipment “Bio-Forum” with businesses –full system conversation Technical outreach/assistance to businesses Product testing Reusable food ware pilot