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6.5.A. - Page 10 <br /> ORDINANCE NO. � � ����= <br /> BOARD OF SUPERVESORS, COUNTY OF SA�J MATEO, <br /> STATE a� CALIFORNlA <br /> � � � * � � � <br /> AN ORDiNANCE ADDING CHAPTER 4.1a7, COMPR151NG O� SECT{ONS 4.'�U7,010 <br /> Tl-lROUGH 4.1 U7,�84 70 TETLE 4 OF THE SAN MATEO CQUNTY <br /> ORDINANCE G4DE PR4FiIBITING FOOD VENDORS FROM 11SING <br /> POLYSTYRENE BASED DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE WARE <br /> The Board of Supervisors of #he County af San Mateo, State of California, <br /> ORDAlMS as follows <br /> SECTiON '1. Ghapter 4.'� 07, campris�ng of sections 4.107.D'[ 0 thro�gh 4,107.fl80, is <br /> hereby added to Title 4 of the San Matea County �rdinance Cocie and shall read as <br /> foliows: <br /> Chapter 4.1a7' PROH[BITlON ON THE U�E QF POLYSTYRENE BASED <br /> DiSPOSAB'�E FO�D SERVIGE W,�1RE BY FOOD VEND�RS <br /> 4.107.010 Findings and purpose. <br /> The Board of Supervisors fiinds and determines tha�: <br /> (a) Polysfyrene is a petfoleum-based, lightweight �lastic materiai commonly used as <br /> fiood service ware by retail food vendors operating in th� Gounty of San Mateo. <br /> Polys#yrene, often referred to by the trademark Styrofoam, has afso becorrme a <br /> problematie en�ironmental polEutant gi�en its non-biod�gradable, and nearly non- <br /> reusable nat�re. <br /> (b} Pofystyeene-based, single-use food service ware consfit�tes a substantial partion <br /> of the fitt�r wit�in the County of San Mateo. <br /> {�) Effec�ive ways to reduce the negati�e environmental impacts of dis�osable food <br /> �' �r r,-� ���> <br /> _. �.. _ _ F,. <br />