In an article published on September 24, 2018, by news provider EcoWatch, reporter Olivia Rosane informed that the U.S. State of California has adopted a law that bans plastic straws in dine-in restaurants. The Governor of California, Jerry Brown, signed the legislation on September 20, 2018. The law will enter into force on January 1, 2019, and “prohibits restaurants from providing straws unless a customer requests one,” Rosane explained. However, the law “covers only sit-down eateries, not fast food restaurants, delis or coffee shops,” she further noted.
Governor Brown stated: “It is a very small step to make a customer who wants a plastic straw ask for it” and “we must find ways to reduce and eventually eliminate single-use plastic products.”
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Olivia Rosane (September 24, 2018). “California becomes first state to regulate plastic straws.” EcoWatch
Plastics News (September 21, 2018). “California gets statewide plastic straw law.”
Sophia Bollag (September 20, 2018). “Next year in California, you’ll have to ask for that straw.” KQED
American Chemistry Council (September 21, 2018). “California straw legislation will help reduce waste.”
