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OUR BEACH. PRISTINE. PRECIOUS.
June 6, 2018
Dear Restaurant Owners and Managers,
To keep our beaches and the Bay clean and pristine, the City of Newport Beach is making major investments,
along with upstream cities, to implement a comprehensive program eliminating trash that enters the Bay
through our 200 storm drains and the creeks from upstream.
Now we need your help to reduce single-
use food service ware. Coastal Cleanup
Day data shows eight of the top ten litter
items are food service ware. According to
California Coastal Commission, almost
90% of the floating marine debris is
plastic, which is a non-biodegradable
fossil fuel product that contains toxic
chemicals. Whether plastic or paper, it
takes bacteria into the ocean.
Please consider adopting a serve-upon-
request and/or a bring-your-own policy,
which are an easy way to reduce cost and
waste. Food service ware that is
commonly served upon-request or
encouraged to bring-your-own is shown
in the back side of this letter. Various
local businesses have already
implemented these practices, and are
proud to be viewed as “eco-friendly”
businesses.
The City also encourages the use of eco-
friendly food service ware: reusable or
compostable. A wide range of
compostable alternatives are available
from local and online vendors. For a
complete list of certified compostable
food service ware and where to buy
them, please refer to Biodegradable
Products Institute’s Compostable
Products Catalog (products.bpiworld.org).
Attached are additional references from
Sierra Club. The City of Newport Beach
does not endorse and is not affiliated
with any of the products or organizations.
Rain brings trash into Newport Bay
Help us clean up the Bay. It’s good for business!
OUR BEACH. PRISTINE. PRECIOUS.
SERVE UPON REQUEST
STRAWS
UTENTILS TO-GO
STIRRERS
LID SIPPER PLUGS
TO-GO BAGS
CONDIMENTS TO-GO
BRING YOUR OWN
CUPS
TO-GO CONTAINERS
Art by California Coastal Commission