The purpose of this chapter is reduce
garbage in landfills and assist the city with meeting its stormwater
and recycling goals.
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1, 2013)
For the purposes of this chapter,
the following definitions shall apply:
"Compostable"
means that all materials in the product or package will be
biodegrade or otherwise become part of usable compost (e.g., soil
conditioning material, mulch) in an appropriate composting program
or facility. Compostable disposable food service ware includes ASTM
standard bio-plastics (plastic-like) products that are clearly labeled.
"ASTM standard" means meeting the standards of the American Society
for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Standards D6400 or
D6868 for compostable plastics, as those standards may be amended.
"Disposable food service ware"
means single-use disposable products used by food vendors
for serving or transporting prepared and ready-to-consume food or
beverages. This includes, but is not limited to, plates, cups, bowls,
trays and hinged or lidded containers. This definition does not include
single-use disposable straws, utensils, or cup lids.
"Expanded polystyrene" or "PS6"
means a thermoplastic petrochemical material utilizing the
styrene monomer, marked with recycling symbol No. 6, processed by
any number of techniques including, but not limited to, fusion of
polymer spheres (expandable bead polystyrene), injection molding,
form molding, and extrusion-blow molding (extruded foam polystyrene),
sometimes referred to as Styrofoam™, a Dow Chemical Company
trademarked form of polystyrene foam insulation. In food service,
expanded polystyrene is generally used to make cups, bowls, plates,
trays, and clamshell containers.
"Food vendor"
means any establishment located within the city of Pleasanton,
or any establishment which provides prepared food or beverages for
public consumption within the city of Pleasanton, including, but not
limited to, any store, supermarket, delicatessen, restaurant, retail
food vendor, sales outlet, shop, cafeteria (including schools and
corporate centers), catering truck or vehicle, sidewalk or other outdoor
vendor, or caterer.
"Prepared food"
means any food or beverage prepared for consumption using
any cooking, packaging, or food preparation technique by a food vendor.
"Prepared food" does not include uncooked meat, fish, poultry, or
eggs unless provided for consumption without further food preparation.
"Recyclable"
means any material included as part of the commercial recycling
program including, but not limited to, paper, glass, metal, cardboard,
and plastic.
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1, 2013)
A food vendor within the city of
Pleasanton that offers prepared food shall utilize only disposable
food service ware that is either recyclable or compostable. The use
of disposable food service ware manufactured with expanded polystyrene
(PS6) is prohibited, unless otherwise specified in this chapter.
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1, 2013)
Any violation of this chapter shall constitute an infraction punishable by Chapter
1.12 of this code. Alternatively, any violation of this chapter may be addressed through the administrative citation process under Chapter
1.24 of this code.
(Ord. 2064 §
1, 2013)