Portland Is First City in Maine to Ban Plastic Straws, Stirrers and Splash Sticks

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By Surfrider FoundationOct 24, 2019, 10:10 am130 pts
By Melissa Gates After a local 2nd grade student successfully petitioned the Portland City Council in 2018 to mitigate plastic straw use in city-owned buildings, the Maine Chapter took it to the next level with Council interest to pass a citywide ordinance becoming the first municipality in Maine to ban…

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