SB 1167 (Blakespear)

OVERVIEW:

SB 1167 requires large chain restaurants to serve beverages in reusable cups for dine-in customers.

ISSUE:

This bill would expand upon existing efforts to reduce single-use foodware waste, which totals over 849,000 tons per year in California. Disposable cups make up a huge percentage of the most common materials found in waste characterization studies, in large part due to them being difficult to recycle or compost.

Position: Co-sponsored by 5 Gyres, Californians Against Waste, Heal the Bay, & Surfrider Foundation
Contact: Nick Lapis & Krystal Raynes

A group of four cheers their mug while enjoying their coffees served in reusable mugs

Status: Dead. Did not receive enough votes to pass Senate Environmental Quality Committee.

Current language, analysis, and votes: SB 1167