Tuesday, September 25, 2018

California implements plastic straw ban at dine-in restaurants

A monumental week of reforms forged by California lawmakers saw no signs of slowing by Thursday when groundbreaking legislation was brought into effect by Governor Jerry Brown. The statesman, who has chastised the overuse of single use plastics on several occasions in the past, proudly signed a bill banning restaurants from distributing plastic straws with their customers' beverages. While diners will still be given a straw if they specifically ask for one, the small hurdle could make leaps in curtailing...

from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/california-implements-plastic-straw-ban-at-dine-in-restaurants
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