“Affected retail establishment” means any commercial business facility that sells goods directly to the ultimate consumer including but not limited to grocery stores, pharmacies, and retail stores.

“ASTM standard” means meeting the standards of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) International Standards D6400 or D6868 for biodegradable and compostable plastics.

“Biodegradable” means the entire product or package will completely break down and return to nature, i.e., decompose into elements found in nature within a reasonably short period of time after customary disposal.

“Customer” means any person obtaining prepared food from a restaurant or retail vendor.

“Disposable food service ware” means all containers, bowls, plates, trays, cartons, cups, lids, and other items that are designated for one-time use and on, or in, which restaurant or retail food vendors directly places or packages prepared food or which are used to consume foods. This includes, but is not limited to, service ware for takeout foods and/or leftovers from partially consumed meals prepared at restaurants or retail food vendors.

“Food vendor” means any restaurant or retail food vendor located or operating within the city of Bethel.

“Polystyrene foam” means and includes blown polystyrene and expanded and extruded foams which are thermoplastic petrochemical materials utilizing a styrene monomer and processed by any number of techniques including but not limited to fusion of polymer spheres, injection molding, foam molding, and extrusion-blow molding. Polystyrene foam is generally used to make cups, bowls, plates, trays otherwise known as Styrofoam. [Ord. 09-12 § 2.]