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Think Twice Before Your Next Sip and Skip the Straw
(Forest Preserve District - Will County) next time you hit the drive-through for lunch or an afternoon pick-me-up, think twice before using the plastic straw that inevitably comes with your drink.
National Skip the Straw Day, an event held the fourth Friday of every February to raise awareness about how many straws end up as litter and how these straws ultimately affect our environment.
Plastic straws have become the new plastic bags, the focus of laws and mandates to regulate and — ultimately — eliminate or greatly reduce their use. In July 2018, Seattle became the first major U.S. city to ban plastic straws, but others laws have followed suit. Click for full article...
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