What happened to Bill 40? Why are we still seeing disposable foodware?

Images from 2019 Bill 40 Rally & Bill Signing

We need your help! On December 10, 2020, Mayor Caldwell put into effect a 90-day “Education Period” for Disposable Food Ware Ordinance 19-30 (formerly Bill 40 - one of the most comprehensive bans on food service single-use plastics) set to take effect on January 1, 2021, now beginning April 1, 2021. (Learn more about Ordinance 19-30 here.) We need your support now more than ever to assure Ordinance 19-30 comes to its full and timely fruition, without further hindrance. 

• On January 15, a final public hearing will be held to finalize the administrative rules used to enforce Ordinance 19-30 and determine what kinds of exemptions will be approved. 
• To prevent industry lobbyists from pushing for a 2 year exemption for ALL affected businesses, we are asking the community to show their support at this hearing by allowing for only single-product exemptions, not blanket industry exemptions for years:

HOW TO SUPPORT ORDINANCE 19-30:

• Please sign this petition to support the takeout plastics ban - Ordinance 19-30
• Register to speak and show your support at January 15 hearing via Webex
• Submit testimony via mail
• Are you a business owner? Sign the Business Sign-On Letter in Support of the Disposable Food Ware Ordinance and share with friends.
• Are you a teacher and/or student passionate about plastic pollution? Have your class register to speak and show support at the January 15 hearing via Webex and/or submit testimony via mail as an individual student, teacher or class.  

Please refer to the Statement in Response to Food Service Plastics Ban Delay & How To Support Ordinance 19-30 written by Kōkua Hawai'i Foundation, Surfrider Foundation & Zero Waste O'ahu for more detailed information.