Seattle bans plastic straws, utensils, becoming first major US city to do so

[VeggieDog]

http://www.fox5ny.com/news/seattle-bans-plastic-straws-utensils-becoming-first-major-us-city-to-do-so#/

Seattle has officially become the first major U.S. city to ban restaurants from giving plastic straws and utensils to customers in an effort to help the environment.


Since July 1, restaurants in the Emerald City are barred from providing customers plastic straws, cocktail picks or utensils unless someone specifically requests one. In that case, the customer should be given a compostable option, according to Seattle Public Utilities.

More at the link.

[Kermit]

Greenpeace will be happy about this.

[SBR Drew]

Gotta comment here. I love this idea. Next should be plastic bottled water...and those styrafoam to go containers.

[5918mike]

It's a start, plastic pollution should be a higher priority.

[RudyRuetigger]

It's a start, plastic pollution should be a higher priority.

you are right

you idiots on the west coast need to be controlled with everything you do because you do not know how to act (the you isnt you in particular, just the majority on the west coast)

[Foxx]

hmm

[petepan69]

what a bunch of commie morons..so dumb. Like it's really going to make a difference when the entire world uses plastic...LOL!! omg, you can't make this stuff up!!

[DwightShrute]

Gotta comment here. I love this idea. Next should be plastic bottled water...and those styrafoam to go containers.