10/21/2019 BOARD OF SELECTMEN Agenda Packet

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§126-10. 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 containers, straws, cup lids, and cutlery, which are made of polystyrene. It shall also include single-use disposable packaging for uncooked foods prepared on the premises, as well as disposable catering trays made of polystyrene. "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 Sanitary Code- Minimum Sanitation Standards for Food Establishments, 105 CMR 590.000,et. seq.,shall be considered Food Establishments for the purposes 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 sell 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. §126-11. Use Regulations Polystyrene disposable food service containers, cutlery, and new polystyrene packing peanuts shall not be used or sold by food establishments and/or retail establishments within the Town of Mashpee on or after July 1, 2021. Any stock remaining after that date shall be accepted for disposal free of charge, through June 30, 2021, at the Mashpee Transfer Station/Recycling Center. This Bylaw shall not apply to: 1. Polystyrene packing peanuts and foam packaging reused from shipments coming to Mashpee. 2. Prepackaged meat and produce trays, egg cartons, and other food or beverage products bought from a wholesaler or an out-of-town supplier. 3. Polystyrene foam freezer chests. 11