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EPS SURVEY STUDYExploring Use of Expanded Polystyrene Food Ware in Food Service EstablishmentsCity of Milpitas, California42944Prepared byFGREENra©✓ n

item_08B network)1TABLE OF CONTENTSExecutive Summary................................................................3Methodology...............................

.......................................4Findings / Results...............................................................7Appendix 1Summary of survey item_08B

responses by question...................................11Appendix 2Sampling of responses to open ended survey questions......................14Append

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ix 3Survey questionnaire in English, Vietnamese, and traditional Chinese......16Appendix 4Fact sheet in English, Vietnamese, and traditional Chinese..

EPS SURVEY STUDYExploring Use of Expanded Polystyrene Food Ware in Food Service EstablishmentsCity of Milpitas, California42944Prepared byFGREENra©✓ n

item_08B .............................................31Appendix 6Identification used by field surveyors and photos of surveys in progress..402EXECUTIVE SUMMAR

YExpanded Polystyrene (EPS) is a petroleum-based plastic material commonly used as foam food ware containers in the food service industry. Its chemica item_08B

l properties contain Styrene, a known carcinogen, it is difficult and uneconomical to handle and recycle, especially if soiled by food, and it easily

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breaks down into smaller pieces, making it difficult to clean up in creeks and catch basins. To address this problem, the City of Milpitas (City) is c

EPS SURVEY STUDYExploring Use of Expanded Polystyrene Food Ware in Food Service EstablishmentsCity of Milpitas, California42944Prepared byFGREENra©✓ n

item_08B strict State requirements to reduce the amount of trash that ends up in storm drains and our creeks, especially single-use plastic bags and EPS foam f

ood containers. The EPS foam food ware ban would give the City an important credit towards achieving the required trash source reduction goals. July 1 item_08B

, 2018 is the proposed effective date for the EPS foam food ware ordinance.GreenPro Network was commissioned to develop and execute a statistically re

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liable field survey to determine the use of EPS foam food ware containers among food service establishments in Milpitas. The purpose of the study is t

EPS SURVEY STUDYExploring Use of Expanded Polystyrene Food Ware in Food Service EstablishmentsCity of Milpitas, California42944Prepared byFGREENra©✓ n

item_08B ide information that helps create an action plan to facilitate the smoothest possible transition of the ordinance for food establishments, and; 2) Gui

de development of resources that address the concerns of food establishment owners and managers affected by the ordinance.This project was implemented item_08B

within Milpitas city limits and used a standard survey methodology as the primary vehicle for data collection. It encompasses a quantitative and syst

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emized (non-random) selection of food establishments and added a qualitative approach in order to maximize the inferences gathered from the data colle

EPS SURVEY STUDYExploring Use of Expanded Polystyrene Food Ware in Food Service EstablishmentsCity of Milpitas, California42944Prepared byFGREENra©✓ n

item_08B ive approach, 51.6% of food establishments surveyed use EPS foam food ware for either dine-in or take-out service and almost 48.4% use a recyclable or

compostable product. Because of the impressive amount of completed interviews, there is a 95% confidence level and 2.85% confidence interval for this item_08B

survey. For example, the result that 48 .4% of food establishments do not use EPS foam food ware has a confidence rate of +/- 2.85%.Quantitative stra

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tegies were employed to infer key factors for the qualitative results. Consequently, survey responses paint a clear picture of the general sentiment a

EPS SURVEY STUDYExploring Use of Expanded Polystyrene Food Ware in Food Service EstablishmentsCity of Milpitas, California42944Prepared byFGREENra©✓ n

item_08B ments surveyed, especially among ethnically owned businesses. We observed a higher incidence of resistance to the ban based on ethnic3background of th

e respondents, which could be a result of a cultural bias. These and other observations are summarized in the Finding / Results section of this report item_08B

.METHODOLOGY

EPS SURVEY STUDYExploring Use of Expanded Polystyrene Food Ware in Food Service EstablishmentsCity of Milpitas, California42944Prepared byFGREENra©✓ n