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Committee advances expanded polystyrene ban to full Board with amendments
Summary
The committee forwarded an ordinance to ban sales of polystyrene foodware and other polystyrene products to the full Board with amendments and waiver provisions, after extensive public comment from environmental groups and the foam industry.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee voted without objection June 16 to forward an ordinance expanding San Francisco’s restrictions on polystyrene products to the full Board with amendments and implementation leeway for some product categories.
Sponsor remarks framed the ordinance as a continuation of San Francisco’s 2007 foodware restrictions and described the proposed measure as "the toughest anti‑polystyrene law in the country," adding new product categories and a waiver process for where feasible alternatives do not…
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