Title
Introduction of Ordinance Amending Alameda Municipal Code Chapter Four to Comply with Assembly Bill 1276 Regarding Single-Use Foodware Accessories and Standard Condiments. (Public Works 26141630 and 26241631)
Body
To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
In 2021, Assembly Bill (AB) 1276 "Accessories By Request" was signed into law prohibiting food facilities from providing specific single-use foodware accessories and condiments unless requested by the customer. The law also requires jurisdictions to authorize an entity, by June 1, 2022, to enforce the requirements. This Ordinance revises the City of Alameda's (City) existing Disposable Food Service Ware law to comply with AB 1276.
BACKGROUND
In 2017, the City Council passed the Disposable Food Service Ware law (Alameda Municipal Code (AMC) Chapter 4, Article 1, Section 4-4) to prohibit certain single-use plastics and clarify compostable food service ware requirements.
In 2018, the State of California (State) passed the Straws Upon Request law (AB 1884) which prohibited full service restaurants from providing a single-use plastic straw to a customer unless requested.
In 2018, the City Council approved the Zero Waste Implementation Plan Update (ZWIP Update), which included five strategies to be implemented over five years to achieve zero waste:
* Strategy One: Support zero waste culture in Alameda
* Strategy Two: Conduct targeted technical assistance with commercial and multi-family sectors
* Strategy Three: Create a food recovery program and enhance organics management
* Strategy Four: Update Alameda's construction and demolition debris (C&D) recycling ordinance and conduct outreach
* Strategy Five: Expand high diversion franchise agreement with waste hauler
In 2021, AB 1276 was signed into law to prohibit food facilities and third-party food delivery platforms from providing specific single-use foodware accessories and condiments unless requested by the customer. A...
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