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Eating out – and taking out – just got a whole lot greener. As of Friday, June 1st, San Francisco restaurants and food vendors are no longer allowed to use Styrofoam "food service ware" (e.g. take-out containers), thanks to the Food Service Waste Reduction Ordinance.
However, you may still spot Styrofoam around town because establishments are required to replace it with compostable (paper- or plant-based bio-plastic) or recyclable (e.g. aluminum) products only if it is affordable to do so. Affordable in this case means within 15 percent of the cost of Styrofoam goods.