Section 21-2301. EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE PROHIBITION

 

2301.1 By January 1, 2016, no food service entity shall sell or provide food or beverages in expanded polystyrene food service products, regardless of where the food or beverage will be consumed.

 

2301.2This section shall not apply to food or beverages that were filled and sealed in expanded polystyrene containers before a food service entity received them or to materials used to package raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, fish, poultry, or seafood for off-premises consumption.

 

 

authority

District Department of the Environment Establishment Act of 2005, effective February 15, 2006 (D.C. Law 16-51; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-151.01 et seq. (2013 Repl.)); the Sustainable DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2014 (“Act”), effective December 17, 2014 (D.C. Law 20-142; D.C. Official Code §§ 8-1531 et seq. (2016 Supp.)); and Mayor’s Order 2015-069, dated February 4, 2015.

source

Final Rulemaking published at 62 DCR 16315 (December 25, 2015); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 64 DCR 1094 (February 3, 2017).