Starting tomorrow, June 17, when you go into a restaurant, single-use foodware will only be available only upon request. Single-use foodware includes utensils, condiment cups/packets, straws, stirrers, and splash sticks. The City’s adoption of the ordinance to regulate single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments brings Goleta into compliance with AB 1276.

The new ordinance helps to regulate and reduce local single-use plastics and further divert waste from our landfills. Next, the City is looking into an ordinance to ban expanded polystyrene (EPS) foodware, following over 120 jurisdictions across California that already have restrictions on EPS to improve the health of safety of their communities and environment. 

Learn more about the new ordinance here. For more on the City’s Sustainability Program, go to https://cityofgoleta.org/sustainability.