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Reusable SF Coalition urges San Francisco to adopt on‑site reusable foodware policy
Summary
Advocates and city staff presented evidence that switching on‑site dining to reusable plates, cups and utensils reduces waste, lowers costs for businesses and can cut greenhouse‑gas footprints; commissioners discussed advancing a resolution and routing policy work to the policy committee.
Advocates for a reusable foodware ordinance asked the San Francisco Commission on the Environment on Dec. 6 to back a citywide policy that would require restaurants to serve on‑site diners on real plates, cups and utensils rather than single‑use disposables.
Eva Holman, co‑facilitator of Reusable SF, described coalition findings on microplastics and cited a 2019 study showing the Bay’s microplastic pollution. Miriam Gordon, a reuse consultant, summarized lifecycle analyses that find reusable ceramic, stainless‑steel and glass foodware can have three to ten times…
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