§ 10.12.160. Prohibition on sale and use of expanded polystyrene food service products—Education and outreach.

A.

For the purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them:

1.

"Expanded polystyrene" means blown polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams that are thermoplastic petrochemical materials utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by a number of techniques, including fusion of polymer spheres or expandable bead polystyrene, injection molding, foam molding, and extrusion-blow molding or extruded foam polystyrene.

2.

"Expanded polystyrene food service products" means food containers or, including dishes, hot and cold beverage cups, trays, cartons for eggs and other foods, prepared food or leftover containers, and other products made of expanded polystyrene and used for selling, providing, or serving food that are intended by the manufacturer to be used once for eating or drinking or generally recognized by the public as items to be discarded after one use.

3.

"Food service business" means a full-service restaurant, limited-service restaurant, fast food restaurant, cafe, delicatessen, coffee shop, supermarket, grocery store, commercial retailer with grocery departments or food service, vending truck or cart, food truck, business or institutional cafeteria, including those operated by or on behalf of City departments and agencies, and other business selling or providing food within the City for consumption on or off the premises.

B.

A food service business shall not sell, or offer food for sale in, expanded polystyrene food service products. This subsection B does not apply to food or beverages filled and sealed in expanded polystyrene containers outside of the City before a food service business received them.

(Ord. No. O-22-18, § I, 10-22-2018)

Editor's note

Section II of Ord. No. O-22-18, adopted Oct. 22, 2018, states "this ordinance shall apply to businesses operating in the City of Annapolis on or after September 1, 2019.