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Green to go packaging shall mean and include any of the following: Compostable packaging: packaging that is separable from solid waste by the generator or prior to collection for the purpose of composting. Compostable packaging must be made of unlined paper (unless lining is certified compostable), certified compostable plastic that meets ASTM standards or other cellulose -based packaging capable of being decomposed through composting or anaerobic digestion. Recyclable packaging: food or beverage packaging that is separable from solid waste prior to collection for the purpose of recycling. Recyclable packaging must be accepted by the local material recovery facilities (MRF) receiving and processing the materials and have existing robust recycling markets as determined by Hennepin County. This includes glass bottles, aluminum cans and plastic food and beverage packaging. Plastic food and beverage packaging that is acceptable as determined by Hennepin County. Mobile food unit shall mean "mobile food unit" as defined in Edina City Code. Non -packaging food service items shall mean items that are not packaging, but are used to consume food, including straws and utensils. Reusable packaging shall mean food or beverage packaging that is capable of being refilled at a retail location or returned to the distributor for reuse at least once as a container for the same food or beverage. Single -use shall mean an item designed and intended for a single use. ( Ord. No. 2021-11 , § 1, 11-3-2021) DIVISION 2. ON -SITE COLLECTION FOR RECYCLABLES AND COMPOSTABLE PACKAGING Sec. 20-638. Rules. (a) No person owning, operating or conducting a food establishment or any person or organization providing free food or beverage products within the City of Edina in a manner which would require a permit or license, shall do or allow to be done any of the following within the city: (1) Provide or possess for sale any packaging which is not green to go. Presence of food and beverage packaging other than Green to Go will be presumed as non-compliance with this article. (2) This subparagraph shall not apply to manufacturers, brokers or warehouse operators, who conduct or transact no retail food or beverage business. (b) To reduce contamination in recycling and organics, mobile use -food establishments and all other food establishments shall implement the following: (1) Single -use cups and containers that are utilized with lids shall have lids of the same category of packaging. (2) Recyclable packaging shall only have recyclable lids. (3) Compostable packaging shall only have compostable lids. (c) Compostable cups shall be labeled to clearly indicate to the consumer that the cup is compostable. Labeling must include at least one of the following: (1) The words "certified compostable," "commercially compostable" or other language which meet ASTM standards. "Made from plants," "bio-based," or "biodegradable" are not acceptable alternatives on their own. (Supp. No. 12, Update 4) Created: 2022-07-29 14:55:ee [EST] Page 2 of 4