California Becomes First To Ban Plastic Straws From Restaurants Statewide

Do you live in the Golden State? If so, say goodbye to a mainstay of soda counters: the humble plastic straw. Food & Wine reports that Governor Jerry Brown of California has just signed a law that bans full-service restaurants from passing out plastic straws with drinks. Customers will have to ask wait staff for a straw if they want to sip on their iced tea. According to Brown, the inconvenience of asking for a straw pales in comparison to the damage that single-use plastics are doing to our pla...