Every day, Victoria residents throw away over 75,000 single-use items. These can include:
- disposable coffee cups
- takeout containers
- stir-sticks
- plastic utensils
To reduce single-use item waste and encourage the use of reusable products, the City is developing a bylaw to include the following regulations:
- requiring food ware accessory such as utensils, stir sticks and straws to be distributed by request
- requiring that businesses use only reusable products for dine-in services
Business Resources
The City, as part of Zero Waste Victoria, has created a Sustainable Takeout Guide. The guide provides product and purchasing guidelines for food service business in Victoria. Read the guide:
- Sustainable Takeout Guide (English) [PDF/920KB]
- Sustainable Takeout Guide (Cantonese) [PDF/1.1MB]
- Sustainable Takeout Guide (Mandarin) [PDF/1.1MB]
- Sustainable Takeout Packaging Supplier List [PDF/93KB]
The City has also created resources related to the Checkout Bag Bylaw :