Seattle Becomes The First Major American City To Ban Plastic Straws And Utensils

In a first-of-its-kind law for any major American city, Seattle has instituted a ban on plastic straws and utensils at all food service businesses.

Many plastic straws are too small and flimsy to
 be processed by recyclers and so end up in the ocean.

Upon request only, those vendors may provide people with a compostable straw or utensil.

Since 2008, Seattle has been rolling out a citywide ban on single-use plastics and removed exemptions from the list of prohibited items each year. Since there are now “multiple manufacturers of approved compostable utensils and straws,” those items’ plastic counterparts will no longer get a pass, the city said in its notice.

Read the Huffington Post story by Lydia O’Connor - “Seattle Becomes The First Major American City To Ban Plastic Straws And Utensils.”