Sec. 48-53. Prohibition on use of polystyrene food service products.
Montgomery County, Md., Code § 48-53 (2026)
Sec. 48-53. Prohibition on use of polystyrene food service products.LinkCopy Citation
(a)
A food service business must not sell or provide food in polystyrene food service products, regardless of where the food will be consumed.
(b)
Subsection (a) does not apply to:
(1)
food or beverages that were filled and packaged in polystyrene containers outside of the County before a food service business received them; or
(2)
materials used to package raw, uncooked, or butchered meat, fish, poultry, or seafood for off- premises consumption.
(a)
The prohibition on use of expanded polystyrene food service products contained in Section 48-53 and the prohibition on the sale of expanded polystyrene food service products and polystyrene loose fill packaging contained in Section 48-56 take effect on January 1, 2016.