In this Article:
Food service business means a full-service restaurant, limited-service restaurant, fast food restaurant, café, delicatessen, coffee shop, supermarket, grocery store, vending truck or cart, food truck, business or institutional cafeteria, including those operated by or on behalf of County departments and agencies, and other business selling or providing food within the County for consumption on or off the premises.
Home compostable means a material that has the ability to completely biodegrade in an outdoor, non-industrial environment, leaving no toxic substances or residue. Home compostable includes products that meet the OK Compost Home certification standard adopted by Vincotte.
Marine degradable means a material that has the ability to completely biodegrade under marine environmental conditions including marine waters or marine sediments, leaving no toxic substances or residue. (2020 L.M.C., ch. 39, § 1; 2023 L.M.C., ch. 21
, § 1.)
Editor’s note—2020 L.M.C., ch. 39, §§ 2 and 3, state:
Sec. 2. Effective Dates. Section 1 of this Act takes effect 12 months after this Act become law. Section 3 of this Act takes effect 91 days after this Act becomes law.
Sec. 3. Transition Period. On or after May 1, 2021, a restaurant must not provide a straw to a dine-in customer except: (1) upon the request of the customer; or (2) in a self-service straw dispenser.