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Board passes first‑reading ordinance to ban polystyrene foodware, requires compostable alternatives
Summary
The Board passed on first reading an ordinance prohibiting polystyrene foam disposable foodservice ware and requiring biodegradable, compostable or recyclable alternatives; the vote was 11–0 as amended.
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed, on first reading as amended, an ordinance that would prohibit polystyrene foam disposable food service ware citywide and require restaurants, retail food vendors, city departments and contractors to use biodegradable, compostable or recyclable alternatives where affordable.
Supervisor Peskin, the ordinance’s lead, said the measure follows similar rules adopted in other California municipalities and would clarify local definitions. Peskin…
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