Stick a spork in it: Concord bans restaurants from offering single-use plastics, condiments

Concord city officials have voted to prohibit restaurants from providing single-use plastic utensils and condiment packets unless customers ask for them.

The Concord City Council unanimously approved the ordinance at its Oct. 25 meeting to bring the city in compliance with 2021’s Assembly Bill 1276 passed by the state Legislature and signed into law by the governor. Local governments are required to begin enforcing the law this year.