Bill > S04449

This bill amends the Environmental Conservation Law and the General Business Law to regulate the use of single-use food service items by restaurants and third-party food delivery services. The key provisions are: 1. Restaurants and third-party food delivery services can only provide single-use food service items, such as utensils, straws, and condiment packs, when explicitly requested by the customer. The default option must be that no single-use items are provided. 2. Restaurants and third-party food delivery services are prohibited from providing customers with single-use plastic food service items, except for plastic straws. 3. Single-use food service items provided by restaurants must not be individually wrapped in plastic. 4. Restaurants that receive orders through third-party food delivery services can rely on the information provided by the third-party service regarding the customer's request for single-use items. 5. The law is to be enforced by local health departments, with fines for violations ranging from $200 for the first offense to $500 for subsequent offenses within a 12-month period.