5 Eco-Friendly Drinking Straw Alternatives So You Can Skip Plastic

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By Lorraine ChowMay 28, 2018, 8:58 am250 pts
Last week, New York City lawmakers introduced a bill banning plastic straws in all bars and restaurants in the Big Apple, joining the growing worldwide war against this environmental scourge . "There are 500 million straws being used everyday in the U.S.," Councilman Rafael L. Espinal Jr., the bill's lead…

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