IN THE NEWS
Bethesda Magazine
December 2020
County Council agrees to ban on plastic straws by 2022
CNN
October 2020
Canada will ban single-use plastic items by the end of next year
New York Times
October 2020
Americans May Add Five Times More Plastic to the Oceans Than Thought
CNN
September 2020
Starbucks has officially abandoned straws in favor of sippy cup lids ... well, mostly
PBS
July 2020
COVID-19 has resurrected single-use plastics. Are they here to stay?
NPR
April 2020
Coronavirus Fears Prompt Suspensions Of Bans On Single-Use Plastic Bags
WAMU
June 2019
D.C. Businesses Will Soon Be Fined $800 For Providing Plastic Straws
CNN
May 2019
Whole Foods will ban plastic straws and offer smaller produce bags
VPR
May 2019
Vermont House Passes 'Toughest' Bill In Country Aimed At Plastic Pollution
Washington Post
April 2019
Beyond paper straws: More hacks for reducing plastic at home
LA Times
April 2019
After straw ban, California builds a non-plastic future
Washington Post
March 2019
Europe bans single-use plastics. And glitter could be next.
NPR
March 2019
Stomach Of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing But Nonstop Plastic'
The Kojo Nnamdi Show
February 2019
D.C. Sets Its Sights On The Last Straw
Washington Post
January 2019
On patrol with the enforcer of D.C.’s plastic-straw ban
Forbes
January 2019
The End Of Plastic Cutlery, Plates And Straws: EU Market Says Goodbye To Single-Use Plastic Products
WAMU
January 2019
Plastic Straws Now Officially Banned In D.C.
BBC
October 2018
Single-use plastics ban approved by European Parliament
USA Today
October 2018
Endless shrimp are OK, but Red Lobster says no to endless plastic straws
CNBC
September 2018
California governor signs bill to reduce plastic straw use, cut waste 'choking our planet'
CNBC
September 2018
Plastic straws are out of fashion: Here's why takeout containers may be next
Washington Post
June 2018
SeaWorld, Ikea and Royal
Caribbean are getting rid of plastic straws and bags
NBC Washington
July 2018
Plastic Straw Ban Proposed for DC
Fox 5 DC
July 2018
Cava will ditch plastic straws for soybean-based paper straws by November 2018
Washington City Paper
July 2018
D.C. Could Join Seattle and Eliminate Plastic Straws Citywide in 2019