- December 26, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
As of Jan. 1, businesses will have to ask customers before including plastic silverware or condiments in takeout orders, and packaged bundles of single-use items are banned. Local restaurants say it will take some time to adapt.
Kristine Johnson, head bartender at Kalama’s Playa Azul II, said it’s going to take an adjustment period.
“I suppose we’re not used to doing that and people will probably get upset that those things are not in there,” she said.
Country Folks Deli Owner Paige Espinoza said it’s “just another obstacle.”
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“We will have to ask everybody if they need plastic silverware,” she said. “There’s not really any other option.”
The change is the result of a new law meant to reduce waste and litter.
“Automatically including disposable silverware, straws and condiments with…
