Meeting Time: November 14, 2023 at 11:30am PST
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5 23-0866 Subject: Reusable Foodware And Plastic Litter Reduction Ordinance Report From: President Pro Tempore Kalb And Councilmember Gallo Recommendation: Adopt An Ordinance To Reduce Litter On Our Streets And In Our Water Ways By: (1) Requiring Prepared Food Vendors To Use Reusable Food Service Ware For Dining On Premises, (2) Allowing Customer-Provided Reusable Beverage Cups And Food Containers For Take-Out, (3) Requiring That Prepared Food Vendors Shall Only Provide Disposable Foodware Accessories Upon Request, (4) Requiring Reusable Beverage Cups At City Facilities, (5) Requiring Reusable Beverage Cups At Large Venues, (6) Requiring Reusable Beverage Cups At Large Events, (7) Prohibiting The City Purchase, Sale, Or Distribution Of Packaged Water, (8) Encouraging The Installation Of Accessible Water Bottle Refill Stations At City Owned And Operated Facilities, And (9) Requiring Compliant Disposable Food Service Ware For Food Service; And Making California Environmental Quality Act Findings

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    LEANA ROSETTI 12 months ago

    Please support this important ordinance. It's time for Oakland to be a leader in reducing plastic waste, which is so unnecessary and yet so harmful to our health and our planet. The additional cost to our environment far outweighs the additional cost of reusable supplies. I am confident Oaklanders will appreciate this for generations to come.