Single-Use Foodware
Accessories Reduction
Ordinance
David Krueger
April 26, 2022
DRAFT PRESENTATION
2City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 Overview of Single-Use Foodware and
Accessories Reduction Regulations:
• State Law – AB 1276
• Sunnyvale Ordinance
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3City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 • Take out/delivery vendors
m
ust provide “opt-in”
option
• All “accessory” items must
b
e unbundled
• Coffee shops/restaurants
p
rovide items on request
only
• For take-o ut and dine -in
• Goes into effect June 1,
2 022
New Law – AB 1276
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4City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 Single-Use Accessory
Items Include:
• Utensils
• Stir sticks
• Drink plugs
• Straws
• Chopsticks
• Sauce & condiment
p
ackets
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5City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 • Restaurants
• Coffee shops
• Caterers
• Cafeterias
• Delis
• Grocery stores
• Event venue
c
oncessions
• Food trucks
Affected Businesses:
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6City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 • Updates existing F oodware Ordinance (Chapter 5.39)
• Changes penalty from infraction to administrative
c
itation
Higher penalty
More efficient administration
• Recommendation approved at March 24, 2022
m
eeting of the Sustainability Commission
Sunnyvale’s Foodware Ordinance
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7City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 • City website has info on restrictions
bit.ly/lessfoodware
• Postcard was sent to all affected businesses
Outreach
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8City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 • Draft postcard was reviewed by
t
he Downtown Association, the
Chamber of Commerce, and
three restaurants
• Postcard directs readers in
S
panish and simplified Chinese
to translations of the entire
postcard in those languages on
the website
• Website translates the AB 1276
in
formation into multiple
languages
Outreach
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9City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 • The Chamber of Commerce is
g
oing to include the postcard in
an upcoming member
newsletter
• City and Specialty staff will
pr
ovide ongoing AB 1276
outreach and education to
businesses when meeting with
them regarding SB 1383
• City staff will also respond to
c
omplaints from the public
regarding non-compliance
• Outreach will be emphasized
o
ver enforcement
Outreach
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10City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 • Alternative 1: Introduce an Ordinance amending Chapter
5. 39 of Title 5 of the Sunnyvale Municipal Code to reduce single-use foodware accessories and condiments
• Adopt a Resolution to amend the Master Fee Schedule to add
fines and penalties for violations of Chapter 5.39
• Find that the action is exempt from the California
E
nvironmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15308
Recommendation
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11City of Sunnyvale – Single-Use Plastic Ordinance – April 26, 2022 • St aff to return to Council in late 2023 with further recommendations to discourage the use of single-use
plastic foodware
• Per Council direction on April 6, 2021
Next Steps
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