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CC - (1) Discussion of a Proposal from Ballona Creek Renaissance to Ban Single-Use Polystyrene Take-Out Food Containers; and (2) Direction to City Manager as Deemed Appropriate.
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Meeting Date: August 8, 2016
Contact Person/Dept: Joe Susca/Public Works-Administration
Phone Number: 310-253-5636
Fiscal Impact: Yes [] No [X] General Fund: Yes [] No [X]
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [X] Attachments: [X]
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (08/02/16); (E-Mail) the Ballona Creek Renaissance (07/15/2016); CR&R (07/15/2016); Samantha Martinez of Kindel Gagan Public Affairs Advocacy (07/15/2016); The California Restaurant Association (07/15/2016); The Downtown Business Association (07/15/2016); The Culver City Chamber of Commerce (07/15/2016); the Following E-Mail Distribution List Subscribers: Sustainability / Environmental Issues and Public Notifications (08/02/2016).
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson (07/28/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council (1) discuss a proposal received from Ballona Creek Renaissance to (a) ban single-use polystyrene take-out food containers citywide; and (b) require Culver City restaurants to provide compostable cutlery with their take-out food orders; and (c) require restaurants to ask their customers whether they want cutlery included with their take-out order; and (2) provide direction to the City Manager as deemed appropriate.
BACKGROUND
Plastic products primarily come in seven different formulations that vary in pliability to meet the rigidity needs of a particular application. Formulations one through five are recyclable. Formulation number six is polystyrene, which is not compostable and does not decompose in a landfill.1 Formulation number seven plastic is a catch-all designation and deno...
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