Single-Use Items in Suffolk County, NY (2026)

Suffolk County Code § 700-15(A)

Food service establishments shall only provide single-use beverage straws or beverage stirrers upon request by a consumer. This restriction shall not apply to prepackaged individual serving beverages where a small plastic straw is included in the packaging. Beverages purchased at a drive through window or at self-service beverage station shall be exempt from this provision. B. Food service e...

Suffolk County Code § 643-32

All concession licenses and license renewals entered into by the Suffolk County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Conservation on or after the effective date of this article shall contain a provision barring the concessionaire from selling or distributing single-use cups, utensils, plates, trays, bowls, or beverage straws made from plastic or other nonbiodegradable substances. This restricti...

Suffolk County Code § 446-34 (Prohibition)

No food service establishment, mobile food commissary or store shall possess, sell or offer for use any disposable food service item that consists of polystyrene foam. This prohibition shall not apply to packaging that is used for prepackaged foods that have been filled and sealed prior to receipt by the food service establishment, mobile food commissary, or store or to containers used to store...