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HomeMy WebLinkAbouttrash reduction letter to restaurants 060618 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