The Town of Westport passed a single-use plastics ordinance to help keep single-use food service containers out of our environment. Specifically, the ordinance prohibits “the sale and distribution by food service businesses of single-use food service containers containing primarily of plastic (including blown polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams, such as Styrofoam™), including (but not limited to):
- Cups
- Clamshells
- Bowls
- Trays
- Plates
- Containers
- All non-biodegradable straws (unless needed for a medical or physical conditions)
- All non-biodegradable stirrers”
If you’re a new business or an established business that wants to make sure you’re in compliance, learn about prohibited items and their acceptable alternatives. Or download this informative chart to find solutions for replacing plastic by product type.
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In 2008, Westport became the first municipality east of the Mississippi River to adopt an ordinance banning single-use plastic bags, aimed primarily at supermarkets and shops.