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The City of West Hollywood has a history of adopting environmentally progressive policies and laws intended to reduce the City’s environmental footprint and reduce the amount of plastic polluting oceans and landfills. Research shows that the amount of plastic production and use continues to substantially increase worldwide. The vast majority of all plastic produced – 79 percent – is accumulating in landfills or becoming litter. Nearly every piece of plastic still exists on Earth, regardless of whether it has been recycled, broken down into microscopic bits, or discarded into the ocean.
In 1990, the City of West Hollywood adopted an ordinance prohibiting restaurants, retail vendors, food packagers, retail food vendors, and non-profit food vendors from distributing and selling polystyrene food packaging.
In 2012, the City of West Hollywood adopted an ordinance prohibiting retail establishments from providing plastic carryout bags to customers at the point of sale where customers were purchasing goods.
In 2022, the City of West Hollywood adopted an ordinance expanding on existing California law by prohibiting any food facility from providing non-compostable single-use foodware accessory items (e.g. plastic straws, cutlery, containers) to consumers.
These ordinances are consistent with the City of West Hollywood’s longstanding commitment to support green and sustainable business practices. Click on the widgets below for more information on these specific ordinances.
Please contact the Neighborhood and Business Safety (Code Enforcement) Division with any questions, comments, or reports of possible violations at (323) 848-6516 or by email code@weho.org.