4 rules for unincorporated Westchester County, New York.
Verified from official government sources
Westchester County Local Law Chapter 471 imposes a five-cent fee on paper carryout bags and predates New York's statewide plastic carryout bag ban under Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-2801, which took effect in 2020.
New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-3001 prohibits food service businesses, retailers, and caterers from selling or distributing expanded polystyrene foam single-use food containers and loose fill packing peanuts statewide including Westchester.
New York Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-2705 prohibits Westchester restaurants and retailers from automatically providing single-use plastic beverage straws; straws must be supplied only when affirmatively requested by the customer.
New York's Skip the Stuff law amends Environmental Conservation Law Section 27-2706 and bars Westchester restaurants from automatically including plastic utensils, condiment packets, and napkin packs with takeout or delivery orders without an affirmative request.
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