Business Non-Recyclable Food Service Container Ban
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Sure, the photo on the left was taken after the storm drains were flushed by a major rain, and the one on the right is just another beautiful day in Santa Monica, but you get the picture – our take out should never leave such a bad after taste. And, although we have a long way to go to address the problems from food related litter, we have come a long way.
Thank you to the over 600 food establishments and countless community members that have successfully participated in Santa Monica’s Non-Recyclable Food Service Container Ban. In place since February 2008, the ban is an important first step in eliminating plastics from our beaches.
Eat well, buy locally and protect our valuable natural resources by never littering.
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Help Us Enforce the Ban
If you see any banned non-recyclable food service containers, labeled
with a #6,
please complete this brief form.
You'll be helping in the battle to protect our environment,
especially
the Santa Monica Bay.
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Consultations for Food-Vendors
Appointments are available for one-on-one consultations to help find quick solutions to your container needs. We have sample containers on hand to show you the type of products on the market.
Contact: Josephine Miller, 310-458-4925, josephine.miller@smgov.net
Useful Websites:
California Integrated Waste Management Board: www.ciwmb.ca.gov/Venues/
California
Resource Recovery Association: www.crra.com/vserc/index.html
Sustainable Works Business Greening Program: http://www.sustainableworks.org/business.html
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Santa Monica Container Ban in the News :
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Los Angeles Times Article
Self Magazine Article
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Santa Monica Daily Press Article
Santa Monica Mirror Article
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Sorting out the issues
Trash: Southern California's mission to clean up the confusion: A report on how to reduce, reuse, recycle, and a bit of history - Los Angeles Times, January 29, 2011
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To-Go Containers Go Green
Expanded polystyrene and non-recyclable plastic together make up the
largest amount of waste that ends up on Santa Monica’s beaches. These
pollutants cause significant environmental damage as they are commonly
mistaken for food by marine animals and seabirds. By banning these types
of disposable plastic food containers, the ordinance will help to
reduce the amount of these materials that pollute Santa Monica’s beaches
and bay.
Santa Monica has joined sister cities across the
country in banning
non-recyclable plastic food to-go containers - an important interim step
toward protecting our oceans, lakes and streams from the ravages of
plastics litter.
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Last updated: Monday, 10/17/2011
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