Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic Disposable Food Service Ware & Single-Use Water Bottles (Town By-Laws ~ Effective January 1, 2021 ~ Rockport, MA)
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Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic Disposable Food Service Ware & Single-Use Water Bottles (Town By-Laws ~ effective January 1, 2021 ~ Rockport, MA) Disposable Food Service Ware (containers, cutlery, cups, etc) Shall be made entirely of wood, paper, bamboo, bagasse, cellulose or meet standards for “Compostable” (clearly labeled with ASTM D6400 or D6868) cutlery from recycled plant fibers container from recycled plant fibers paper cup bowl from recycled plant fibers cup carrier from recycled plant fibers Acceptable Materials for Disposable Food Service Ware ● Paper ● Bamboo ● Edible grain material ● Corn ● Wood ● Mushroom material ● Cellulose ● Recycled plant fibers ● Edible plant-gelatine Brought to you by the Rockport Green Team and Seaside Sustainability, Inc. Disclaimer: Seaside Sustainability does not receive funding from any company included in this guide. Water Bottles Single-Serving Water Bottles (1L or less) containing plastic shall be either 100% Compostable (clearly labeled with ASTM D6400 or D6868) or made with at least 50% paper, bagasse or cellulose 1) bottle made of plant fiber 2) canned water 3) boxed water Acceptable Alternatives to Plastic Water Bottles ● Plant fiber (1) ● Seaweed fiber ● Canned water in an aluminium can (2) ● Glass bottle ● Boxed water made of 74% of paper (3) ● Reusable Bottle (filled with tap water) Vendors who supply products from acceptable materials: ● Bioware by Huhtamaki (containers, cups, lids, wraps, bags) ● Bare by Solo by Dart (containers, cups, cones) ● World Centric (containers, cups, lids, cutlery, bags, trays, straws) ● Harvest Fiber by Genpak (containers, lids, trays) ● Earth Choice (containers, cups, cutlery) ● Greenware by Fabri-Kal (containers, cups) ● Vegware (containers, cups, straws, trays, gloves, stickers, wrap) ● Onyx (containers, cups, lids, cutlery, trays) ● Mansfieldpaper (containers, cups, plates, bowls, cutlery, trays, straws ) ● Urth Pact (bottles) ● Better Bottles by For The Better Good ( bottles) ● Cove (bottles) ● Open Water (canned water) ● Boxed Water Is Better (boxed water) Brought to you by the Rockport Green Team and Seaside Sustainability, Inc. Disclaimer: Seaside Sustainability does not receive funding from any company included in this guide. .