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<br /> ANNUAL TOWN MEETING MINUTES: MARCH 25, 2019
<br /> March 25, 2019 §82-2.Definitions
<br /> The 2019 Annual Town Meeting,held in the Margery Milne Expanded Polystyrene (EPS): A type of petroleum-based
<br /> Battin Hall in the CaryMemorial Building,1605 Massachusetts plastic often referred to as "foam" or "Styrofoam." It is not
<br /> Avenue, commenced with the William Diamond Fife and recyclable in local municipal programs. Common examples
<br /> Drum Corps leading the Lexington Minutemen to post the of EPS include clamshell food containers,plates,coffee cups,
<br /> colors, followed by the playing of the National Anthem. and meat or produce trays.EPS products are usually marked
<br /> Moderator Deborah Brown called the meeting to order at with the abbreviation"PS"or a"6"inside the chasing arrows
<br /> 7:35 p.m.A quorum in excess of 100 members was present. recycling symbol.
<br /> ARTICLE 2: ELECTION OF DEPUTY TOWN Food Serviceware and Packaging:Serviceware and packaging
<br /> MODERATOR AND REPORTS OF TOWN typically provided by Food Establishments, Retails Stores,
<br /> BOARDS AND COMMITTEES and in Town Buildings or Premises,including but not limited
<br /> to cups, plates, bowls, trays, clamshells, and other food and
<br /> MOTION: That Barry Orenstein be approved as Deputy beverage containers, meat, fish, and produce trays, egg car-
<br /> Moderator. tons and beverage coolers.
<br /> Article 2 Adopted- by voice vote. Compostable: Products that are made entirely of organic
<br /> ARTICLE 30: AMEND TOWN BYLAWS — materials such as wood, paper, bagasse, cellulose, or plant-
<br /> based plastic that meet the American Society for Testing
<br /> REDUCE/BAN POLYSTYRENE MATERIALS and Materials (ATSM) International Standard D6400, or
<br /> (Citizen Article) (Articles 30 and 31 voted after its replacement, or that are Certified Compostable by the
<br /> discussion of both Articles.) Biodegradable Products Institute(BPI).
<br /> MOTION: That the Town amend its Code of Bylaws by add- Reusable: Products that are cleanable and durable and which
<br /> ing a new Bylaw,Chapter 82,as follows: can be used more than once in their same form.
<br /> CHAPTER 82. EXPANDED POLYSTYRENE Food Establishment: Any operation that stores, prepares,
<br /> (EPS) FOOD SERVICEWARE AND packages,serves,vends or otherwise provides food for human
<br /> PACKAGING REDUCTION consumption,as further defined in the State Food Code, 105
<br /> CMR 590.001.
<br /> §82-I.Purpose and Intent
<br /> Retail Store An establishment that offers the sale and display
<br /> The purpose of this bylaw is to reduce and eliminate the sale of merchandise within a building.
<br /> and distribution of single-use Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)
<br /> Food Serviceware and Packaging in all Food Establishments, Town Building or Premises:A building or land owned or used
<br /> retail stores, and Town Buildings or Premises in the Town of by the Town for municipal or school purposes.
<br /> Lexington.Due to the use of petroleum,benzene,styrene,and §82-3.Use Regulations.
<br /> other harmful chemicals in its production,the manufacturing A. Except as expressly set forth in this bylaw, EPS Food
<br /> and improper disposal of EPS could have detrimental impacts
<br /> on the environment and human health. After its short-lived Serviceware and Packaging shall not be distributed or sold
<br /> use, EPS is not recyclable in municipal programs, does not at Food Establishments, Retail Stores, or Town Buildings or
<br /> Premises with a floor area of 10,000 square feet or more in
<br /> degrade in landfills, persists for hundreds of years, and can
<br /> accumulate in the environment and wildlife. the Town of Lexington on or after January 1,2020. EPS Food
<br /> Serviceware and Packaging shall not be distributed or sold
<br /> By restricting the sale and distribution of single-use EPS Food at Food Establishments, Retail Stores, or Town Buildings or
<br /> Serviceware and Packaging in Lexington and requiring it to Premises with a floor area of less than 10,000 square feet in
<br /> be replaced with,preferably,Reusable or Compostable prod- the Town of Lexington on or after July 1,2020.
<br /> ucts,or non-EPS products,the bylaw will help protect public
<br /> health and the natural environment,waterways,and wildlife. B.Businesses and organizations currently selling or distribut-
<br /> ing EPS food serviceware and packaging materials are strong-
<br /> ly encouraged to replace them with Reusable or Compostable
<br /> food serviceware and Compostable packaging materials.
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<br /> TOWN OF LEXINGTON 2019 ANNUAL REPORT 29
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