Alternatives to Single-Use Plastic Disposable Food Service Ware & Single-Use Water (Town By-Laws ~ effective January 1, 2021 ~ Rockport, MA)

Disposable Food Service Ware (, cutlery, cups, etc) Shall be made entirely of wood, , bamboo, bagasse, cellulose or meet standards for “Compostable” (clearly labeled with ASTM D6400 or D6868)

cutlery from recycled plant fibers 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

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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) 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) ● 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, , wraps, ) ​ ● 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) ​

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