The Berkeley, Calif., City Council will consider the Disposable Foodware and Litter Reduction Ordinance, which is aimed at reducing single-use disposable foodware, at a hearing on April 24.
“Single-use disposable foodware is a local and global problem, one with enormous financial and environmental costs,” said Council Member Sophie Hahn, the ordinance’s co-author, in a statement. “As a city striving toward zero waste, we do a good job with composting and recycling, but it is not enough. We need to start reducing our waste as well.”
