Berkeley Proposes Tax on Disposable Food Containers. ... as well as Seattle and Fort Myers, Florida, that limit the use of disposable, single-use items like straws or plastic utensils.

BERKELEY (KPIX 5) – Berkeley is considering a trailblazing idea when it comes to curbing the use of disposable food packaging and it could make people pay extra for to-go items.

The Disposable-Free Dining plan would also require to-go containers to be 100 percent compostable or recyclable, chosen from a pre-approved list. Straws, napkins and coffee stirrers would be free ...

In 2020, 200,000 tonnes of single-use packaging items were thrown away in Singapore, ... Disposable food containers are generally made of plastic resins mixed with some additives, ...

In 2019, the Bar Harbor college was the first campus to sign Post-Landfill Action Network’s “Break Free From Plastics” pledge to eliminate single-use disposable plastics at the campus.

That includes containers, cups, dishes and utensils given out by restaurants and food facilities in the county’s unincorporated areas, home to about 1 million residents. “In […] ...

SANTA ROSA (BCN) -- Under a new ordinance by the Santa Rosa City Council, restaurants are banned from offering disposable utensils for dine-in customers and can only provide plastic to-go ...

Santa Rosa limits disposable food containers by: Bay City News. Posted: Aug 4, 2021 / 03:36 PM PDT. ... “Single-use plastics are littering our streets, clogging our waterways, ...

NYC fast-casual restaurants may have to serve food in reusable containers. ... The officials behind the new bill say that 561 billion disposable food service items ... “Single-use plastics ...