Summary.
SB 568 prohibits food vendors from dispensing cooked food in polystyrene foam or styrofoam containers.
Position and Status.
CAW Supports.
SB 568 has been placed on the inactive file. Previously it passed from the Assembly Appropriations Committee on 8/25 and was headed next to the Assembly floor for a vote.
Description.
This bill would prohibit the distribution and use of polystyrene foam containers by food vendors for prepared food. It includes definitions for customers, food vendors, polystyrene foam food containers, and prepared food. Food vendors in school districts or local governments with styrofoam recycling programs that meet or exceed a 60% recycling rate are exempt.
SB 568 would reduce the amount of polystyrene foam in the waste stream and environment.
Take Action: Write to your Assembly Member here and urge their support of this bill at the next vote.
CAW Staff Contacts.
Sue Vang (916) 443-5422 
Senator Alan Lowenthal
State Capitol, Room 2032
Sacramento, CA 95814
Current Language, Analyses and Votes.
Additional Resources:
Support:
American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees
AXE Restaurant
Be Green Packaging, LLC
Berkeley Chamber of Commerce
Big Sur Bakery and Restaurant
Big Sur Lodge
Big Sur River Inn Restaurant
Big Sur River Inn Store
Big Sur Roadhouse
Biosphere Industries
Boku International LLC
Bowman Design Group
Breast Cancer Fund
California Coastkeeper Alliance
California Coastal Commission
California League of Conservation Voters
California Resource Recovery Association
California School Nutrition Association
Californians Against Waste
Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority
City of Arcata, Environmental Services Dept.
City of Belmont
City of Capitola
City of Culver City
City of Encinitas
City of Long Beach
City of Manhattan Beach
City of Milbrea
City of Monterey
City of Palo Alto
City of Pasadena
City of Richmond
City of Santa Cruz Public Works
City of Santa Monica
City of Sebastopol
City of Sonoma
City and County of San Francisco
Classic Organic Farm & Market
Clean Water Action (co-sponsor)
County of Santa Cruz
Deetjens Inn Restaurant
Defenders of Wildlife
Eco Greenwares
Ecology Action
Egg Plantation Restaurant
Endangered Habitats League
Environment California
Environmental Defense Fund
Environmental Working Group
Fernwood Resort and Redwood Grill
Fremont Chamber of Commerce
Gerlind Institute for Cultural Studies
George's at the Cove (restaurant)
Global Gourmet Catering
Greanleaf Project Management
GreenTown Los Altos
Heal the Bay
Ike's Quarter Café
Inn of the Seventh Ray
Institute for Local Self-Reliance
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors
Los Angeles County Solid Waste Management Committee/Integrated Waste Management Task Force
Karl Strauss Brewery Restaurants
Malibu Surfing Association
Mar Vista Community Council
Marin Sanitary Service
Mediterranean Gourmet Pizza
Mineta San Jose International Airport
Napa Recycling and Waste Services
Natural Resources Defense Council
Ocean Beach People's Organic Market
O'Neill Sea Odyssey
Orange County Interfaith Coalition for the Environment
Passion Fish (Café)
Planning and Conservation League
Power Source Cafe
Rawvolution Café
Revive Drinks
Ripplewood Resort
Sacramento Unified School District, Superintendent
San Diego Coastkeeper
Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors
Santa Clara Valley Water District
Save Our Shores
Sea Turtle Restoration Project
Seventh Generation Advisors
Sierra Club California
Sierra Mar at Post Ranch Inn (Restaurant)
Solid Waste Association of North America
South Robertson Neighborhood Council
Stone World Bistro
StopWaste.Org
Surfrider Foundation (co-sponsor)
Teens Turning Green
The Plastic Pollution Coalition
The Valley Women's Club
The Watershed Project
United States Green Building Council (California Advocacy Committee)
Viv Biz Club
West Los Angeles Neighborhood Council
Worksafe, Inc
World Centric
Opposition:
Alliance of Foam Packaging Recyclers
American Chemistry Council
Black Business and Professional Association
Brawley Chamber of Commerce
California Chamber of Commerce
California Film Extruders and Converters Association
California Forestry Association
California Grocers Association
California Manufacturers and Technology Association
California Restaurant Association
Chambers Alliance of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties
Dart Container Corporation
El Centro Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau
El Monte/South El Monte Chamber of Commerce
Food Service Packaging Institute
Fullerton Chamber of Commerce
Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce
Greater Corona Chamber of Commerce
Greater Fresno Area Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Environmental Association
Lake Elsinore Valley Chamber of Commerce
Lemoore Chamber of Commerce
Long Beach Chamber of Commerce
Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce
Manhattan Beach Chamber of Commerce
Monterey Park Chamber of Commerce
Murrieta Chamber of Commerce
National Federation of Independent Business
Natural Environmental Protection Company
Oxnard Chamber of Commerce
Pactiv Corporation
Rendondo Beach Chamber of Commerce
Regional Black Chamber, San Fernando Valley
Seawright Custom Precast, Inc.
Society of the Plastics Industry
South Bay Association of Chambers of Commerce
Southwest California Legislative Council
Stockton Chamber of Commerce
Temecula Valley Chamber of Commerce
The Dardanelle Group
Valley Industry and Commerce Association
Wildomar Chamber of Commerce
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