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	Response Count
Support	84.5%	87
Oppose	14.6%	15
Not Sure	1.0%	1

	Response Count
Support	90.3%	93
Oppose	6.8%	7
Not Sure	2.9%	3

	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		17.5%	18
No		82.5%	85

	Response Percent	Response Count
Yes		2.3%	1
No		97.7%	42

Would you support or oppose the City of Alameda requiring food vendors to only provide straws to customers upon the customer’s request?

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Would you support or oppose the City of Alameda requiring that all food vendors use to-go foodware that is either reusable, recyclable, or compostable?

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Do you own or manage a business in Alameda?

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If so, is that business a restaurant or a retail store that sells food and/or drink in to-go containers?

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What do you think about straws and to-go foodware in Alameda?

103 registered responses

Would you support or oppose the City of Alameda requiring food vendors to only provide straws to customers upon the customer’s request?

Is there anything else you’d like to share? Please do.

Would you support or oppose the City of Alameda requiring that all food vendors use to-go foodware that is either reusable, recyclable, or compostable?

Is there anything else you’d like to share? Please do.

Do you own or manage a business in Alameda?

If so, is that business a restaurant or a retail store that sells food and/or drink in to-go containers?

Additional comments:

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Would you support or oppose the City of Alameda requiring food vendors to only provide straws to customers upon the customer’s request?

Is there anything else you’d like to share? Please do.

Would you support or oppose the City of Alameda requiring that all food vendors use to-go foodware that is either reusable, recyclable, or compostable?

Is there anything else you’d like to share? Please do.

Do you own or manage a business in Alameda?

If so, is that business a restaurant or a retail store that sells food and/or drink in to-go containers?

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