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Plastic utensils now banned from takeout food orders, except by request

By Aidan Graham Posted on July 31, 2023
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New Yorkers will now notice something missing from their takeout food orders.

Restaurants are now prohibited from providing plastic utensils, packet condiments and napkins in food orders—unless customers specifically ask for them—under new regulations that took effect July 31, which stems from a law passed by the City Council earlier this year. 

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Plastic utensils now banned from takeout food orders, except by request

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