Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the use of containers made from polystyrene.

Highlights:

• Prohibits an individual from selling or offering for sale in the state an expanded polystyrene food service products on or after July 1, 2019 (Sec. 9-2202).

• Prohibits a food service business or school from selling or providing food in an expanded polystyrene food service product on or after July 1, 2019 (Sec. 9-2202).

• Authorizes a county to impose a penalty on an individual or food service business that violates this act a penalty of no more than $250 (Sec. 9-2206).

• Defines “expanded polystyrene” as 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 expandable bead polystyrene, injection molding, foam molding, and extrusion-blow molding  (Sec. 9-2201).

• Defines “expanded polystyrene food service product” as a product made of expanded polystyrene that is used for selling or providing food, and includes the following products (Sec. 9-2201):

• Food containers;

• Plates;

• Hot and cold beverage cups;

• Meat and vegetable trays; and

• Egg cartons.

• Specifies that “expanded polystyrene food service product” does not include (Sec. 9-2201):

• Prepackaged soup or other food that a food service business sells or otherwise provides to its customers in expanded polystyrene containers that have been packaged before receipt by the food service business;

• Food or beverages that have been packaged in expanded polystyrene containers outside the state before before receipt by the food service business;

• Materials used to package raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, fish, poultry, or seafood for off-premises consumption; or

• Nonfoam polystyrene food service products.

• Defines “food service business” as a business that sells or provides food for consumption on or off the premises in the state, and will include (Sec. 9-2201):

• Restaurants, fast food style restaurants and cafes;

• Delicatessens;

• Coffee shops, supermarkets and grocery stores;

• Vending trucks and carts;

• Movie theaters and dinner theaters; and

• Business and institutional cafeterias, including those operated by or on behalf of the state.

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits the use of containers made from polystyrene.

Highlights:

• Prohibits an individual from selling or offering for sale in the state an expanded polystyrene food service products on or after July 1, 2019 (Sec. 9-2202).

• Prohibits a food service business or school from selling or providing food in an expanded polystyrene food service product on or after July 1, 2019 (Sec. 9-2202).

• Authorizes a county to impose a penalty on an individual or food service business that violates this act a penalty of no more than $250 (Sec. 9-2206).

• Defines “expanded polystyrene” as 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 expandable bead polystyrene, injection molding, foam molding, and extrusion-blow molding  (Sec. 9-2201).

• Defines “expanded polystyrene food service product” as a product made of expanded polystyrene that is used for selling or providing food, and includes the following products (Sec. 9-2201):

• Food containers;

• Plates;

• Hot and cold beverage cups;

• Meat and vegetable trays; and

• Egg cartons.

• Specifies that “expanded polystyrene food service product” does not include (Sec. 9-2201):

• Prepackaged soup or other food that a food service business sells or otherwise provides to its customers in expanded polystyrene containers that have been packaged before receipt by the food service business;

• Food or beverages that have been packaged in expanded polystyrene containers outside the state before before receipt by the food service business;

• Materials used to package raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, fish, poultry, or seafood for off-premises consumption; or

• Nonfoam polystyrene food service products.

• Defines “food service business” as a business that sells or provides food for consumption on or off the premises in the state, and will include (Sec. 9-2201):

• Restaurants, fast food style restaurants and cafes;

• Delicatessens;

• Coffee shops, supermarkets and grocery stores;

• Vending trucks and carts;

• Movie theaters and dinner theaters; and

• Business and institutional cafeterias, including those operated by or on behalf of the state.

Full Bill Text