Single-Use Items in Ulster County, NY (2026)
2 rules for unincorporated Ulster County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Plastic Straw Rules
Ulster County restaurants and fast food establishments may only give out plastic beverage straws when a customer specifically asks for one.
Plastic Straws Upon Request Only in Ulster County
Some RestrictionsUlster County Code § 205-19(A),(B)
Restaurants and fast food service establishments shall only provide a single-use plastic beverage straw, single-use plastic cutlery, and single-use plastic to a dine-in customer upon the customer's request. B. Restaurants and fast food service establishments shall only provide a single-use plastic beverage straw, single-use plastic cutlery, and single-use plastic stirrers to a customer purch...
Takeout Containers
Ulster County bans polystyrene foam food service ware under the Food Service Waste Reduction Act. No chain restaurant, food service establishment, or County facility, concession, or permitted event may sell, provide, or use disposable foam cups, plates, trays, or takeout containers. The Commissioner of Health enforces the ban, with a warning before fines that can reach $1,000 a day for repeat violators.
Polystyrene Foam Food Ware Ban in Ulster County
Heavy RestrictionsUlster County Code § 205-10
§ 205-10. Use of disposable polystyrene foam food service ware prohibited. A. No chain food service establishment shall sell or otherwise provide prepared food in any disposable food service ware that contains polystyrene foam. B. No food service establishment shall sell or otherwise provide prepared food in any disposable food service ware that contains polystyrene foam. C. No County facilitie...
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