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Toolkit: A Guide to Sustainable Serviceware for Restaurants and Food Prep Businesses

FOCUS AREAS: Community Education, Community Planning & Policies, Plastic Ban, Plastics Pollution
KEYWORDS: Business, Contamination, Disposables, Educational Materials, Green Purchasing, Plastic, Policies, Pollution, Reports, Reuse, Single-Use, toolkits, Zero Waste Policies

Beginning January 1, 2024, restaurants and food prep businesses in Colorado will no longer be allowed to distribute polystyrene as required by the Plastic Pollution Reduction Act (House Bill 21-1162). This guide helps restaurants and food establishments avoid polystyrene products in compliance with Colorado’s new law and navigate serviceware choices with environmental and cost considerations in mind.

En español: Una guía de artículos de servicio de alimentos sostenibles

Published August 2023.