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Yarmouth Board of Health approves temporary waivers to let businesses exhaust plastic stock while they switch to compostable alternatives
Summary
The Yarmouth Board of Health on May 4 approved a series of temporary variances letting businesses use existing plastic tableware and cups while they transition to compostable or recyclable alternatives, setting staggered reevaluation dates (July–Columbus Day–December) and asking businesses to notify staff when inventory is exhausted.
The Yarmouth Board of Health voted May 4 to grant multiple temporary variances that allow local businesses to use existing inventories of plastic tableware and cups while they transition to approved compostable or recyclable alternatives.
Board staff opened item 4 by noting eight waiver requests on the agenda. Small operators, hotels and restaurants described large pre-existing inventories bought in bulk and limited access to affordable, available compostable alternatives. Piyush Patel said he represents three hotels and asked for time to use existing cutlery and cups while sourcing replacements. Allen Davis of Cape Cod Creamery and Damien Grozier, general manager of the Hole in One, described supply shortages and steep price differences for acceptable…
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