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• Complaint -based enforcement by Minneapolis Health Department: • $200 fine. • Potential revocation, suspension, denial, or nonrenewal of license. St. Paul Packaging ordinance • Still working through approval process. • Environmentally acceptable packaging for food or beverage intended for immediate consumption must be returnable/reusable, recyclable, or compostable. • Food establishments must provide an opportunity to appropriately dispose of the packaging via either recycling and/or composting. • Enforceable by Director of the Department of Safety and Inspections. • Violations considered petty misdemeanors for a fine of $200. Alternative products to polystyrene: • Recyclable plastics: o Polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE #1) —commonly seen in plastic water bottles. o High Density Polyethylene (HDEP #2) —commonly seen in milk jugs. o Polypropylene (PP #5). • Commercially compostable products: o Must be BPI certified compostable or Compost Manufacturing Alliance certified. o Labels such as "biodegradable," "plant -based," "degradable," etc. are not certified compostable unless they include the above certifications. • Aluminum containers. Recommendations: If the City wishes to enact an environmentally acceptable food packaging ordinance, we recommend following the lead of other nearby cities' implementation tactics: Organic waste collection o Roseville currently only has one food waste drop-off site within city limits, which is not accessible by public transit nor is it pedestrian -friendly. o St. Louis Park and Minneapolis had curbside organic waste collection in place at the time these ordinances passed. o Restaurants using compostable materials are required to provide organics collection for customers. • Business technical and rmancial assistance o Ramsey County and BizRecycling assistance. • Hennepin County provided free signage to businesses and access to recycling grants to Minneapolis and St. Louis Park. o Packaging fair for businesses to attend and talk with manufacturers of recyclable and compostable takeaway food containers (St. Louis Park organized this during their implementation process). • Educational opportunities o Listening sessions for local restaurants to ask question and provide comments. o Organics recycling education for residents.