TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Anne McIntosh, Community Development Director
Dana Murray, Environmental Programs Manager
SUBJECT: Title
Ordinance No. 18-0016 Regulating the Distribution and Sale of Single-Use Plastic Straws, Utensils, and Stirrers; and Expanding the Existing Polystyrene Product Prohibitions in the Municipal Code (Community Development Director McIntosh).
INTRODUCE ORDINANCE NO. 18-0016
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that City Council introduce Ordinance No. 18-0016.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The recommended action has limited fiscal impact upon the budget. Staff time will be incurred in meeting with stakeholders and conducting outreach.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Following City Council discussion and direction on April 17, 2018, staff has prepared an update to the City's plastic pollution ordinance to:
1. Prohibit the distribution and sale of single-use plastic straws, utensils, & stirrers;
2. Regulate the distribution of disposable single-use straws, utensils, and stirrers (Upon Request Policy); and
3. Update the City's polystyrene regulations to prohibit:
a. Polystyrene produce (vegetables, fruit) trays
b. Polystyrene egg cartons
c. Polystyrene packing materials
Please note that the raw meat polystyrene trays have not been included in this ordinance, per Council direction.
By including these updates to the Municipal Code, Manhattan Beach will have a plastic pollution ordinance modeled after best practices in this area of environmental protection.
BACKGROUND:
Plastic pollution, including single-use plastics and polystyrene, have raised environmental and health concerns related to water pollution, the welfare of marine life, and human health. Manhattan Beach adopted its first prohibition on the use of plastic products by takeout food vendors in 1988. The prohibition is codified as Manhattan Beach Mun...
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