Resolution No. 2023-11 to Approve a Home Compostable Disposable Food Service Ware Product List for 2024 (Approvel 112823)Page 1 of 3
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-11
A RESOLUTION of the City Council of Bainbridge Island,
Washington, approving a home compostable disposable
food service ware product list for 2024.
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 2021-34 on November 9,
2021 amending Chapter 8.24 Disposable Food Service Ware and Waste Reduction of the
Bainbridge Island Municipal Code (BIMC) with changes that took effect on January 1,
2023; and
WHEREAS, City staff has worked with the Bainbridge Island Chamber of
Commerce, Bainbridge Island Downtown Association and Bainbridge Island Zero Waste
to provide education and outreach regarding products and practices that meet the
requirements outlined in BIMC Chapter 8.24; and
WHEREAS, updates to BIMC 8.24 were presented at the August 8, 2023 City
Council meeting recommended based on feedback from local businesses and City staff
experience implementing the requirements outlined in BIMC 8.24; and
WHEREAS, on September 12, 2023 the City Council adopted Ordinance No.
2023-23 amending Chapter 8.24 of the Bainbridge Island Municipal Code to make
updates to BIMC 8.24 per feedback from the local business community and City staff;
and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 2023-23 amending BIMC Chapter 8.24 calls for the
City Manager or their designee to establish for City Council review and adoption each
year a list of home compostable disposable food service ware items that are required; and
WHEREAS, a 2024 Home Compostable Disposable Food Service Ware Product
List was developed by City staff based on the availability, cost, and performance criteria
outlined in Ordinance No. 2023-23 and that list was shared with the public for feedback
from September 29 – October 29, 2023; and
WHEREAS, the 2024 Home Compostable Disposable Food Service Ware
Product List was updated based on community feedback, which included one response
received in Vietnamese that was translated, and presented to City Council for review on
November 14, 2023; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2023, City Council recommended approval of the
2024 Home Compostable Disposable Food Service Ware Product List.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BAINBRIDGE ISLAND DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. There is established a 2024 home compostable product list that
includes the following 16 items:
• Clamshell containers
• Cone cups
• Cup sleeves
• Cutlery (forks, knives, spoons, chopsticks, including paper-bundled sets)
• Drinking straws
• Food boxes/folded paper takeout boxes with polylactic acid (PLA) lining
• Food contact paper/wax paper
• Hot beverage cups
• Napkins
• Pizza boxes (takeout)
• Platters (large oval plates)
• Salad bowls
• Serving tongs
• Stirrers
• Takeout/catering trays/breakfast platters (multiple compartments or one
large compartment)
• Tasting spoons
Section 2. This list shall be posted on the City’s website and the City Manager or
their designee shall engage in outreach efforts to advise retail food establishments of any
amendments to the list.
Section 3. The City Council may direct the City Manager to amend this list from
time-to-time as new items become available or are discontinued.
Section 4. If any one or more sections, subsections, or sentences of this resolution
are held to be unconstitutional or invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portion of this resolution and the same shall remain in full force and effect.
Section 5. This resolution shall take effect on January 1, 2024.
PASSED by the City Council this 28th day of November, 2023.
APPROVED by the Mayor this 28th day of November, 2023.
Brenda Fantroy-Johnson, Mayor
ATTEST/AUTHENTICATE:
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By: ___________________
Christine Brown, MMC, City Clerk
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK: November 22, 2023
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: November 28, 2023
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-11