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Attachment 4 Title 4 — HEALTH AND SANITATION Section 4XX.01. GREEN TO GO PACKAGING DIVISION 1. GENERALLY Sec. 4XX.01. Purpose and objectives. The purpose and intent of this article is to: (1) Promote waste reduction. a. Lowering the amount of greenhouse gases emitted during the incineration and landfilling of non - recyclable and compostable food and beverage packaging and non -packaging items. b. Assisting the City in reaching the waste reduction goals established by the State of Minnesota and Ramsey County. (2) Promote waste prevention. a. By encouraging the use of reusable food and beverage packaging when possible. b. By reducing or eliminating products that create waste such as single -use, disposable food and beverage packaging and non -packaging items that cannot be recycled or composted, and must be disposed of by incinerating or landfill. (3) Promote waste recycling by maximizing the amount of single -use food and beverage packaging and non -packaging items that can be recycled or composted. (4) Minimize contamination in organics and recycling. Sec. 4XX.02. Definitions. The following words shall have the meaning ascribed to them, unless the context clearly indicates a different meaning: Certified compostable shall mean that a material or product will biodegrade without leaving a residue or any toxicity in the soil. Any compostable plastics or lined papers must meet the ASTM standards for compostable products, as certified by the Biodegradable Products Institute or other similar independent certification bodies. Commercially compostable shall mean that certified compostable materials will biodegrade at a commercial site used to compost organic materials where the environment is carefully controlled and regulated to facilitate optimal degradation. Food and beverage packaging shall mean packaging used to serve food and beverage products intended for immediate consumption including cups, plates, bowls, serving trays, to -go containers, clamshells, wrappers, and lids. Food establishment shall mean a "food establishment" as defined by Roseville City Code. 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. Page 47 of 77