07/22/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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Proposed Article General Bylaw. Polystyrene Reduction Bylaw. To see if the Town will vote to amend the Mashpee General Bylaws as follows: #-1. Purpose and Intent The use and disposal of polystyrene has significant impacts on our Town and our environment, including but not limited to: 1. Farm to marine and terrestrial animals through ingestion and entanglement. 2. Unsightly pollution and degradation of the terrestrial and aquatic environment, requiring costly cleanup efforts. 3. Disposal costs of difficult to recycle plastics for solid waste collection and recycling facilities. With the goal of protecting the health of its citizens and the unique natural beauty and irreplaceable natural resources of the Town of Mashpee, and given that inexpensive, safe alternatives to polystyrene are easily obtained, the Town will phase out the use of certain polystyrene plastics by June 1, 2019. #--2. Definitions "Polystyrene Disposable Food Services Containers and Cutlery" shall mean single-use disposable products for serving or transporting food or beverages, including without limitation take-out foods and/or leftovers from partially consumed meals prepared by a restaurant and/or retail food establishment. This includes but is not limited to plates, cups, bowls, trays, hinged or lidded containers, straws, cup lids, and cutlery. It shall also include single-use disposable packaging for uncooked foods prepared on the premises, as well as disposable catering trays. "Expanded or Foam Polystyrene" and "Polystyrene" shall mean blown polystyrene (polystyrene that has been expanded or blown using a gaseous blowing agent into a solid foam) and expanded and extruded forms, which are thermoplastic petrochemical materials utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by any number of techniques including but not limited to fusion of polymer spheres (expandable bead polystyrene), injection molding, form molding, and extrusion blown molding (extruded foam polystyrene), sometimes called Styrofoam, a Dow Chemical Co. trademarked form of polystyrene foam. It bears the recycling number 6. "Food Establishments" shall mean any operations, including without limitation schools, farmers markets and other public venues that store, prepare, package, serve, vend or otherwise provide food for human consumption. Any establishment requiring a permit to operate in accordance with the State Food Code, 105 CMR 590.000, et. seq., shall be considered Food Establishments for the purpose of this bylaw. "Retail Establishments" shall mean any commercial business facility that sells goods directly to consumers including but not limited to grocery stores, pharmacies, liquor stores, convenience stores, retail stores and vendors selling clothing, food, and personal items, dry cleaning services, theaters and all other food services establishments. "Public Venues"shall mean operations including but not limited to schools, meeting halls, churches, Town offices,the Senior Center, Recreation Department facilities, and the Library.