Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits restaurants with more than 10 locations from selling, preparing, providing, or transporting food or beverages using disposable foam containers and establishing civil penalties for violations in Nevada.

Highlights:

• Prohibits food dispensing establishments with 10 or more locations in Nevada from selling, preparing, providing, or transporting food or beverages using polystyrene foam containers (Sec. 3).

• Establishes a civil penalty of up to $100 per day for each willful and knowing violation (Sec. 3).

• Exempts food establishments with fewer than 10 locations in Nevada unless they operate in other states that have already banned polystyrene foam (Sec. 3).

• Defines “disposable foodware container” as any single-use item used for heating, preparing, packaging, serving, or transporting ready-to-eat food or beverages, including bowls, plates, trays, clamshells, cups, lids, and condiment containers (Sec. 3).

• Defines “polystyrene foam” as blown polystyrene and other expanded/extruded foams made from styrene monomer (sec. 3).

• Specifies that violations of this section are misdemeanors, distinguishing them from criminal provisions under existing law (Sec. 4).

• Authorizes establishments to use the existing inventory of polystyrene containers purchased before October 1, 2025, until depleted (Sec. 6).

• Expands the polystyrene foam container ban to all food dispensing establishments statewide, regardless of size or location count, starting January 1, 2029 (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that prohibits restaurants with more than 10 locations from selling, preparing, providing, or transporting food or beverages using disposable foam containers and establishing civil penalties for violations in Nevada.

Highlights:

• Prohibits food dispensing establishments with 10 or more locations in Nevada from selling, preparing, providing, or transporting food or beverages using polystyrene foam containers (Sec. 3).

• Establishes a civil penalty of up to $100 per day for each willful and knowing violation (Sec. 3).

• Exempts food establishments with fewer than 10 locations in Nevada unless they operate in other states that have already banned polystyrene foam (Sec. 3).

• Defines “disposable foodware container” as any single-use item used for heating, preparing, packaging, serving, or transporting ready-to-eat food or beverages, including bowls, plates, trays, clamshells, cups, lids, and condiment containers (Sec. 3).

• Defines “polystyrene foam” as blown polystyrene and other expanded/extruded foams made from styrene monomer (sec. 3).

• Specifies that violations of this section are misdemeanors, distinguishing them from criminal provisions under existing law (Sec. 4).

• Authorizes establishments to use the existing inventory of polystyrene containers purchased before October 1, 2025, until depleted (Sec. 6).

• Expands the polystyrene foam container ban to all food dispensing establishments statewide, regardless of size or location count, starting January 1, 2029 (Sec. 5).

Full Bill Text