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Reducing Single Use Foodware Plastics and Polystyrene Products in the City of Glendale
Proposed Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations Webinar
The City of Glendale Office of Sustainability is hosting two webinars to explain the proposed regulations and get feedback from the community. Both webinars will cover the same information.
The webinars are scheduled for:
- Tuesday May 14, 2024, at 10:00 am.
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- Monday June 3, 2024, at 10:00 am.
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The Webinar Will Discuss:
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Reusable Foodware for Dining on Premises
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Disposable Foodware Recycling Standards
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Single-use Plastic Straws, Stirrers, and Utensils Prohibition
DOWNTOWN CENTRAL LIBRARY - Nancie Clare: The Battle for Beverly Hills
- Date: 06/28/2018 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
The untold history of Beverly Hills and how, against all odds, it remained an independent, exclusive, and glamorous enclave through the efforts of Hollywood’s film pioneers.
If you look at a map of the sprawling city lines of Los Angeles, you’ll notice a distinct hole in the middle. That is Beverly Hills, and there’s a reason why it remains an island in the sea of LA. It’s a tale inextricably linked with the dawn of cinema, a celebrity couple using their reputation to get what they wanted politically, and of course, the age old conundrum of California: water.
For film stars who moved out to California in the early 20th century, Beverly Hills was a refuge from tabloid-heavy Los Angeles. It was also a societal blank slate: unlike Los Angeles, saddled with the East Coast caste system, Beverly Hills’ developers were not picky about who settled there. It was the perfect place for Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks who both came from mixed-ethnic, impoverished backgrounds. It allowed them to become among the first actors to reach ‘superstar status’ through hard-work and keen entrepreneurial instincts—and to keep their steamy affair out of the press.
Today, listening to a celebrity advocating a cause doesn’t raise an eyebrow. But in 1923, it was something new. This is the story of how the stars battled to keep their city free from the clutches of a rapacious Los Angeles and lay the groundwork for celebrity influence and political power. With a nuanced eye and fantastic storytelling, The Battle for Beverly Hills is an irresistible tale of glamour, fame, gossip, and politics.
About Nancie Clare
Nancie Clare has been a Southern California-based journalist and writer her entire career, which includes eleven years as an editor at Los Angeles Magazine and most recently Editor in Chief of the award-winning LA, The Los Angeles Times Magazine, where she edited such best-selling and award-winning writers as Annie Jacobsen, Michael Connelly, Megan Abbott, Don Winslow and T. Jefferson Parker. Additionally, she edited essays by such celebrity-authors as Larraine Newman and Common.
After the Los Angeles Times shuttered the magazine, Clare wrote the text for Assouline’s In the Spirit of Beverly Hills, the publication of which was timed to the city’s centenary in 2014, and has contributed articles to The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Los Angeles Review of Books, NYU Alumni Magazine and Coast Magazine. Clare is the chief interviewer for the podcast Speaking of Mysteries.
Nancie Clare lives in Los Angeles with her husband, two dogs and one cat.
Why I Wrote The Battle for Beverly Hills
When I was doing the research for In the Spirit of Beverly Hills for Assouline, I came across the story of the proposed annexation of Beverly Hills to Los Angeles and how the celebrities who had moved to Beverly Hills had campaigned for its defeat. In spite of being an almost lifelong resident of Los Angeles as well as a journalist who covered the region, I had never heard of the attempted annexation. I thought I should like to read a book on the proposed annexation. There wasn’t one and I thought there should be.
It’s a story that has some pretty profound implications. For one, Beverly Hills looms large in the collective imagination of the world. No Beverly Hills, no Beverly Hillbillies, no Beverly Hills Cop, no Beverly Hills 90210. Had it been annexed, at most it would be a named suburb of Los Angeles like Hollywood, which had been a separate city and voted to annex itself to Los Angeles in 1910. The other factor that fascinated me is that Beverly Hills campaign against annexation was the first time celebrities, who were a pretty new phenomenon themselves, had used their fame to influence politics.
The City of Glendale is committed to providing a clean and livable space for all. Actions the City has taken in this area include implementing programs to reduce the amount of plastic waste in our City. The City has passed two (2) ordinances regulating plastic waste. The first focused on reducing single-use plastic foodware use in City operations (Ordinance No 6964), and the second focused on reducing disposable foodware accessories in Glendale businesses and organizations (Ordinance No 5973).
The City continues developing and implementing programs and policies to reduce plastic waste in Glendale. We are considering proposed regulations prohibiting polystyrene products' use, sale, and distribution. Furthermore, we want input from our community on proposed single-use plastic foodware regulations.
Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations
Proposed Polystyrene Regulations
Proposed Plastic Waste Reduction Regulations
The City’s Office of Sustainability is seeking feedback from food and beverage providers on proposed regulations that aim to reduce the use and disposable of single-use plastics in our City. As we have mentioned when discussing a polystyrene ban, there are several negative environmental impacts associated with plastic litter, namely:
- Plastic is the primary source of land litter in California. It comprises 7 of the top 10 litter products found on beaches, with food service ware ranking fourth highest.
- Plastic litter infiltrates City drainage systems and accrues in landfills with a lifespan likely lasting centuries.
- Urban runoff channels millions of tons of debris into oceans annually, threatening invaluable natural habitats and marine life.
- Traditional petroleum-based plastics rely on nonrenewable energy sources for production and recovery, contributing to an increasing global carbon footprint throughout their lifecycle.
The City is looking to develop plastic waste reduction regulations supported by the business community and the wider public. However, it is paramount that we hear the voice of the business community.
We have developed a short survey on the proposed regulations to obtain feedback from Glendale businesses. The Survey is accessed by using the following link: GlendaleCA.gov/PlasticsSurvey.
The Proposed Regulations:
Resources
The following firms and alternative food ware products are provided for your convenience. Their inclusion does not imply that the firms or the alternative food ware products they sell are endorsed by the City.
The County of Los Angeles also has a list of polystyrene alternatives.
Plastic Waste Reduction Webinar
Proposed Polystyrene Regulations
Proposed Title: Regulations for Polystyrene Foodware, Polystyrene Coolers, Polystyrene Packaging Materials, Polystyrene Egg Cartons, Polystyrene produce Trays and Polystyrene Meat and Fish Trays.
This policy proposes to ban the sale, use and distribution of certain polystyrene products. By regulating the distribution of these items, we can collectively reduce the amount of plastic waste and reduce trash in our community.
Proposed ordinance updates will be posted here and shared in the Office of Sustainability newsletter. It is anticipated the Polystyrene Regulation will go into effect late 2023.
Any questions or comments regarding the proposed regulations please contact the Office of Sustainability at 818-548-4844 or email Sustainability@Glendaleca.gov.
The City of Glendale will be doing outreach on the proposed polystyrene regulations. A draft of the ordinance can be found here.
Program Dates:
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July - July 3 & 5 Montrose Shopping Park
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September - September 28, Plastic Waste Reduction Webinar
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October 31 - Ordinance Introduction to City Council (Action Item 8a)
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November 7 - Ordinance Adoption by City Council
Letter from Sustainability Officer and Flyer (English), Flyer (Armenian), Flyer (Spanish)
Single Use Plastic Foodware Ban 
The City adopted Ordinance 5973 (GMC 8.46) that requires food and beverage providers located within the City of Glendale – including restaurants, bars, and convenience stores – to have customers ask for accessory foodware items, such as spoons, forks, knives, napkins, straws, and other items, before receiving them. The ordinance applies to third party delivery services, online orders, as well as dine-in, drive through, and take out customers.
The ordinance requires that food and beverage facilities:
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Not provide any Disposable Foodware Accessories without a customer request;
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Provide that customers “opt-in” to receive disposable foodware accessories with online and takeout orders;
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Ask a drive-through customer or delivery customer if the customer wants any disposal foodware accessories;
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Choose whether to provide specific disposable foodware accessories to a drive-through, take-out, or delivery customer to prevent spills or for safe transport or delivery of a prepared food or beverage, such as cup lids, cup sleeves, and beverage trays, even without a customer request.
For any questions regarding the ordinance please contact the Office of Sustainability at 818-548-4844 or email Sustainability@Glendaleca.gov.
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Foodware Aware Businesses in Glendale
Resources:
A non-profit that subsidizes the purchase of reusable food and drinkware for restaurants, schools, and more.
A program of the Clean Water Action and Clean Water Fund with the aim to prevent waste before it starts. They provide technical assistance to help food business operators reduce waste and cut costs by minimizing disposable packaging items. They also offer rebates for qualifying business towards the purchase of reusable food service ware.