Sec. 48-55. Education and outreach; recyclable and compostable food service ware list.

   (a)   Education and outreach. The Executive must conduct an education and outreach campaign before and during implementation of the provisions of this Article. This campaign should include:

      (1)   informational mailers to and direct contact with affected businesses; and

      (2)   distribution of information through County internet and web-based resources; and

      (3)   news releases and news events.

   (b)   No later than 180 days after the effective date of this Act, the Executive must publish a list of vendors offering affordable compostable or recyclable disposable food service ware products. The Executive must review and update this list annually for at least 5 years after it is first published. (2015 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1.)

Sec. 48-56. Prohibition on sale.

   A person must not sell or offer for sale in the County:

   (a)   polystyrene food service products; or

   (b)   polystyrene loose fill packaging. (2015 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1; 2020 L.M.C., ch. 34, §1.)

   Editor’s note—2015 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 2, states, in part: Effective date.

   (a)   The prohibition on use of expanded polystyrene food service products contained in Section 48-53 and the prohibition on the sale of expanded polystyrene food service products and polystyrene loose fill packaging contained in Section 48-56 take effect on January 1, 2016.

Sec. 48-57. Exemptions.

   If the Executive determines that there is no available affordable compostable or recyclable alternative to a disposable food service ware item, this item must be listed on an exemption list and made available to the public. Sections 48-53 and 48-54 do not apply to a disposable food service ware item on the exemption list or for the first 6 months after an item is removed from the list. The Executive must review and update the exemption list annually to determine whether any items should be removed because an affordable compostable or recyclable alternative has become available. (2015 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1.)

Sec. 48-58. Enforcement.

   (a)   Any violation of this Article is a class B civil violation. Each day a violation exists is a separate offense.

   (b)   The County Attorney may file an action in a court with jurisdiction to enjoin repeated violations of the Section. (2015 L.M.C., ch. 1, § 1.)

ARTICLE VII. PROHIBITED RELEASE OF BALLOONS.