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Waiver Application

Ordinance Regulating Single-use Plastic and Expanded Polystyrene

WAIVER ELIGIBILITY

The Director of Public Works may grant waivers, with or without conditions, based upon a determination that requiring a food facility or retail establishment to comply with this ordinance would result in undue hardship. Undue hardship may include, but is not necessarily limited to, the following situations:
  1. Compliance with the requirement that full-service restaurants utilize multiservice (reusable) foodware will result in undue hardship because of a restaurant's lack of adequate dishwashing facilities.
  2. Compliance with this ordinance will result in undue financial hardship for a food facility or retail establishment.
  3. A food facility or retail establishment purchased non-compliant products before receiving notice of the requirements of this ordinance. A waiver under these circumstances shall be granted for only as long as necessary, as determined by the Director of Public Works, for the food facility or retail establishment to use or sell such previously purchased products.
  4. There is a specific food-service application for which no compliant single-use article can feasibly be used, meaning compostable and recyclable articles are not readily available or cannot be used effectively. Under these circumstances, the Director of Public Works may authorize specific categories or types of non-compliant articles.
Generally, waivers may be granted for a specified period of up to one (1) year. During the waiver term, the food facility or retail establishment shall make diligent efforts to become compliant.

Before applying, please visit https://www.beverlyhills.org/plasticandfoam to review the compliance requirements and a list of example compliant products.

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Applicant Information

Full Name* 
Phone* 
Email*
What is your position within, or relationship to, the business?* 
If applicable, please list the names and email addresses of any parties or decision-makers who should be cc'd in correspondence about this application.
Business Information

Business Name*
Business License Registration Number*
Location of Business
Street Address (and unit, if applicable)*
Beverly Hills, California, Zip Code*
Waiver Request

Why are you requesting a waiver?*







If you chose "none of the above," please specify: 


Please expand on your choice above and briefly describe your reason for applying. You can attach any additional documentation, such as evidence of financial impact, to support your case.*


If applicable, which of the following food-service applications are you applying for?












Specify: 


Which of the following non-compliant materials are you requesting to continue using during the waiver term?*

(Plastics are distinguished by resin identification codes #1-7, usually labeled as a number inside chasing arrows at the bottom of a product.)







Specify: 

If you have any additional questions, please contact environmental@beverlyhills.org or (310) 285-2467

Please review your entries before submitting

 
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