Changes and Effective Dates
CITY OF SOLANA BEACH
Guidelines for New
Single-Use Plastics Ordinance
November 1, 2019
Restaurants and food vendors must allow customers to use their own reusable drink cups instead of single-use ones. Food vendors may refuse, at their sole discretion, any customerprovided reusable cup that appears inappropriate in size, material, or condition for the intended beverage, or that appears to be excessively unsanitary.
May 1, 2020
Retail stores may not sell or distribute the following
polystyrene foam (Styrofoam™) products unless they are
wholly encased with a more durable material: coolers, ice chests, or similar containers; pool or beach toys; dock floats, mooring buoys, or anchor or navigational markers. In addition, residents and visitors may no longer bring these items onto City beaches.
Stores may not sell or distribute packing materials, shipping boxes, or packing peanuts that are not recyclable*, not compostable*, or are made of polystyrene foam (Styrofoam™).
November 1, 2020
Retail stores, restaurants and food vendors may not sell or distribute plastic straws, utensils, stirrers, splash sticks, cocktail sticks or toothpicks. Reusable or compostable* items (like wood or bamboo) are allowed.
Retail stores, restaurants and food vendors may not sell, distribute, or serve prepared food in any food service ware that is not recyclable*, is not compostable*, or is made of polystyrene foam (Styrofoam™).
Only-Upon-Request Policy. Restaurants and food vendors
may only distribute single-use food service ware accessories (like utensils, straws, napkins, or condiments) that comply with this ordinance and ONLY IF a customer specifically requests an item. This applies to customers ordering onsite and those ordering take-out or delivery from home.
November 1, 2021
Retail stores may not distribute eggs, meat or fish using polystyrene foam egg cartons or meat/fish trays.
What’s Happening?
City Council amended the Municipal Code (SBMC 5.03, 5.05) to regulate the use of single-use plastics in Solana Beach. The amended code includes many new regulations we hope to
summarize in this flyer.
These new measures will mean cleaner city streets and ocean waters, but we know they also mean changes for you and your customers. Use this guide to learn more about alternatives that will work for you.
Who Needs To Get Ready?
The new ordinance applies to:
• City facilities
• Restaurants and bars
• Grocery and liquor stores
• Retail stores
• Concession/event vendors and food trucks
• Farmers markets/stands and takeout stands
*RECYCLABLE means material that can be sorted, cleansed, and reconstituted using the City’s available curbside collection programs.
EDCO accepts and recycles any plastic with a recycling symbol of #1-#7. *COMPOSTABLE items must be completely made of non-plastic plant material that will biodegrade in the environment. No PLA.
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City Facilities & Events
Take Action & Plan Ahead!
1. Use up your existing inventory of plastic utensils, straws, stirrers, splash sticks, cocktail sticks, toothpicks and other non-compliant food service ware before November 1, 2020.
2. Choose compliant food service ware that complies with the new requirements.
3. Designate clearly marked collection containers for recyclables and trash (and to get ahead…a receptacle for organic food waste1 ).
1 EDCO is scheduled to open up an anaerobic digester facility in 2021 that will convert all organic materials (food waste, paper, bamboo, wood, grass... basically anything that grows) into methane gas that will power their fleet of trucks.
CITY OF SOLANA BEACH
635 S. Highway 101, Solana Beach, CA 92075
www.cityofsolanabeach.org/plasticfree
FOR MORE INFORMATION
Contact Rimga Viskanta, Senior Management Analyst
[email protected] or (858) 720-2467
What’s IN?
REUSABLE Straws, Utensils & Food Service Ware
• Reusable is the best and preferred option, especially for customers who are dining on site
Glass
Bamboo
Metal
Silicone
*RECYCLABLE Food Service Ware
• EDCO recycles plastics #1-7, but #5 plastics are preferred due to the healthy domestic recycling market and ability of EDCO electronic sorters to capture these items
*COMPOSTABLE Straws, Utensils & Food Service Ware
• Compostable items must be entirely made of non-plastic plant material that will biodegrade in the environment
Bagasse
Bamboo
Wood
Paper
ONLY UPON REQUEST: Provide compliant food
service ware accessories only upon costumer request
• Restaurants are encouraged to use dispensers and paper ramekins rather than pre-packaged condiment packets
DURABLE BEACH SUPPLIES & TOYS
Hard Reusable Plastic Cooler
Insulated Bag Cooler
HDPE Slick Bodyboard
Reusable Beach Toys
What’s OUT?
7 SINGLE-USE PLASTIC Straws, Utensils, Stirrers, Splash Sticks, Cocktail Sticks & Toothpicks
(Effective November 1, 2020)
7 Compostable materials that are
lined or coated with plastic are
not allowed
7 PLA plastics are not allowed
7 POLYSTYRENE FOAM or STYROFOAM™ Products
(Effective May 1, 2020)
• Prohibited polystyrene foam products are not
allowed onto City beaches - polystyrene foam never
decomposes, even when wet, and is a serious source of
marine debris pollution
Prohibited Styrofoam Products
7 Any food service ware
7 Shipping materials, shipping
boxes & packing peanuts
7 Coolers, ice chests, & similar
containers
7 Pool or beach toys
7 Dock floats, mooring buoys, or
anchor or navigational markers
7 Egg cartons or meat/fish trays
(Effective November 1, 2021)
May 1, 2020
No one may sell or distribute packaged water (one liter or less) at a city event or facility unless it is in an aluminum can or a glass bottle. Reusable, recyclable*or compostable* cups are allowed.
November 1, 2020
No one may sell or distribute plastic beverage bottles (one liter or less) at a city event or facility. Reusable, recyclable* or compostable* cups are allowed.
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Only Upon Request Policy
ORGANIC
Can I please have.....
Do allow customers to use their own reusable drink
cups at all restaurant and food vendor location.
Allow Reusable Drink Cups
CUSTOMER
ONLY distribute single-use straws, utensils,
condiments, or napkins to customers who specifically
request them (in-person or via food order app).
use Organic Utensils
All straws, utensils, stirrers, splash sticks, cocktail sticks, & toothpicks must be wooden or other
organic material that can be discarded into
EDCO green organics recycling bins.
100%
ORGANIC
Use Recyclable containers
All to-go containers must be recyclable in
accordance with EDCO's plastics or organics
recycling requirements (no polystyrene foam).
Additional Green Practices to Consider
Use paper bags without stickers
or staples for to-go orders
Use reusable foodware
for onsite dining
Do not sell beverages in
single-use plastic bottles
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