Sec. 19-140. Prohibition on sale or provision of expanded polystyrene food service products and polystyrene loose fill packaging
Codified through Bill No. CB-018-2026, adopted May 12, 2026, effective July 24, 2026. Source: Municode, Supplement 2026 Update 2. Editorial notes and legislative history omitted.
Prince George's County, Md., Code § 19-140 (2026)
Sec. 19-140. Prohibition on sale or provision of expanded polystyrene food service products and polystyrene loose fill packagingLinkCopy Citation
(a)
A food service business shall not sell or provide food in expanded polystyrene food service products, regardless of where the food will be consumed.
(b)
Subsection (a) shall not apply to prepackaged soup or other food that a food service business sells or otherwise provides to its customers in expanded polystyrene containers that have been filled and sealed prior to receipt by the food service business.
(c)
Subsection (a) shall not apply to food or beverages that were filled and sealed in expanded polystyrene containers outside of the County before a food service business received them, or
(d)
To materials used to package raw, uncooked or butchered meat, fish, poultry, or seafood for off-premises consumption.
(e)
A person shall not sell or offer for sale in the County polystyrene loose fill packaging.