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Starting today (July 31), takeaway and delivery restaurants will no longer provide disposable cutlery, sauces and napkins. If the client wants to receive these additions, he must specifically ask for it, says Silive. This law applies to all food service establishments in New York City.
The new rules, published by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY), stem from a local law that Mayor Eric Adams signed into law in February of this year. The law, unofficially dubbed Skip the Stuff, is hoped to help reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills.
Restaurants and other catering businesses will not be liable for violations in the first year of the new rule. Starting next July, businesses will be fined $50 for the first violation, $150 for the second, and $250 for the third and each subsequent violation within 12 months.
Under the law, customers will be able to request cutlery, sauces, and napkins through delivery service apps like Seamless or UberEats, and restaurants will start from this data when ordering. By default, all delivery service apps from July 31st will indicate that the customer did not ask for cutlery, sauce bags, napkins, or extra food containers.
Pros and cons
The author of the bill, City Councilwoman Marjorie Velasquez (D-Bronx), said more than 100 million pieces of plastic utensils are thrown away every day in the US, and the country spends $40 billion annually on plastic utensils.
“While many of us try to recycle or save these items for the future, most of them end up in landfills where they can enter the water system and harm the environment,” she said. “We hope that reducing this waste will help our environment at no cost to businesses, consumers, and our city.”
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The law received broad support from environmental organizations and the Democratic majority in the city council, but the Republican parliamentary delegation in the legislature voted against it.
City Councilman Ari Kagan (R-Brooklyn) said he was concerned the new law would have a negative impact on small businesses.
“I believe that small businesses like cafe restaurants should not be penalized for sauces or napkins in a takeaway order,” he said. “We need to support our small businesses, especially after this devastating pandemic.”
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From July 31, food in New York will be delivered without plastic dishes, napkins and sauces
Starting today (July 31), takeaway and delivery restaurants will no longer provide disposable cutlery, sauces and napkins. If the client wants to receive these additions, he must specifically ask for it, says Silive. This law applies to all food service establishments in New York City.
The new rules, published by the Department of Sanitation (DSNY), stem from a local law that Mayor Eric Adams signed into law in February of this year. The law, unofficially dubbed Skip the Stuff, is hoped to help reduce the amount of plastic that ends up in landfills.
Restaurants and other catering businesses will not be liable for violations in the first year of the new rule. Starting next July, businesses will be fined $50 for the first violation, $150 for the second, and $250 for the third and each subsequent violation within 12 months.
Under the law, customers will be able to request cutlery, sauces, and napkins through delivery service apps like Seamless or UberEats, and restaurants will start from this data when ordering. By default, all delivery service apps from July 31st will indicate that the customer did not ask for cutlery, sauce bags, napkins, or extra food containers.
Pros and cons
The author of the bill, City Councilwoman Marjorie Velasquez (D-Bronx), said more than 100 million pieces of plastic utensils are thrown away every day in the US, and the country spends $40 billion annually on plastic utensils.
“While many of us try to recycle or save these items for the future, most of them end up in landfills where they can enter the water system and harm the environment,” she said. “We hope that reducing this waste will help our environment at no cost to businesses, consumers, and our city.”
On the subject: Plastic bag ban comes into force in New York
The law received broad support from environmental organizations and the Democratic majority in the city council, but the Republican parliamentary delegation in the legislature voted against it.
City Councilman Ari Kagan (R-Brooklyn) said he was concerned the new law would have a negative impact on small businesses.
“I believe that small businesses like cafe restaurants should not be penalized for sauces or napkins in a takeaway order,” he said. “We need to support our small businesses, especially after this devastating pandemic.”
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