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Local business leaders tell subcommittee restaurants struggle with single‑use compliance
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Carlsbad business representatives told the economic development subcommittee that restaurants and market vendors face supply‑chain and cost barriers complying with new state single‑use/compostable rules and asked the city to provide more coordinated support and a follow‑up briefing.
Brett Schonzenbach, president and CEO of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce, told the Carlsbad Economic Development Subcommittee that restaurants are struggling to comply with new state single‑use and compostable rules because locally available suppliers often lack the required BPI certification and corporate purchasing channels do not always support franchisees.
"It's a lot for these small businesses to get their head around," Schonzenbach said, describing vendors who spent hundreds of dollars on items that later proved not to…
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