Great news! I hope this passes, and I would love to see it spread further. I believe that there are countless more sustainable options to single use plastic – straws, for example, when needed could be made from something other than plastic. Hopefully North America will follow soon after. 🙂
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/22/ban-on-plastic-straws-stirrers-and-cotton-buds-pollution-could-come-into-force-by-2019?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress
Plastic straws and cotton buds could be banned within a year (EU/UK)
