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Non -packaging food service items shall mean items that are not packaging, but are used to consume food, including straws and utensils. Recyclable packaging shall mean 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 receiving and processing the materials and have existing robust recycling markets as determined by the St. Louis Park Public Works division by rule promulgated pursuant to Section 12-205. 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. Zero waste packaging shall mean and include reusable packaging, single -use recyclable packaging, and single -use compostable packaging. Sec. 12-203. Prohibitions and duties. (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 St. Louis Park pursuant to a Hennepin County or Minnesota Department of Agriculture permit or license, or 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) Sell or convey at retail or possess with the intent to sell or convey at retail any food or beverage packaging which is not zero waste packaging. The presence on the premises of the food establishment of packaging which is not zero waste packaging shall constitute a rebuttable presumption of intent to sell or convey at retail, or to provide to retail customers packaging which is not zero waste packaging. (b) To reduce contamination in recycling and organics, mobile use -food establishments shall implement the following by January 1, 2020, and all other food establishments shall implement the following by July 1, 2020: (1) Single -use cups and containers that are utilized with lids shall have lids of the same category of packaging. a. Recyclable packaging shall only have recyclable lids; b. Compostable packaging shall only have compostable lids. (2) 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: a. The words "certified compostable," "commercially compostable" or other language, as approved by the St. Louis Park Public Works Division by rule promulgated pursuant to Section 12-205. "Made from plants," "bio-based," or "biodegradable" are not acceptable alternatives on their own,- b. The logo of a third -party certification or testing body indicating the cup meets compostability standards, as approved by the St. Louis Park Public Works Division by rule promulgated pursuant to Section 12-205. (c) All food establishments shall implement the following in relation to non -packaging food service items by January 1, 2020: