A Model Foodware and Packaging Reduction Ordinance for City, County, or State Government (2022)

This Model Foodware and Packaging Reduction Ordinance can be used to guide policy drafting efforts at the local, state, or federal level. As a whole, it provides a comprehensive approach to building reduction and reuse in food service, while controlling threats to human health posed by high priority chemicals in food packaging, and ensuring that disposable foodware meets specific criteria. The model can be treated like a menu of options. Policy makers select specific provisions to create stand-alone policies, and take a more narrowly focused approach.