A bill being considered by the Colorado legislature could change the way plastic straws are used in restaurants and businesses in the state.
would prohibit establishments from handing out straws with drinks unless the customer specifically requests one.
The proposal comes as part of a nationwide trend of businesses and municipalities moving away from straws. The move comes in the aftermath of a 2015 viral video showing biologists removing a plastic straw from a sea turtle’s nose.
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Major companies like Starbucks , Disney, Hyatt and Marriott all pledged that they would start to phase out plastic straws from their businesses.
Then this past July, Seattle became the first major U.S. city to ban plastic straws altogether. Then in January, a California law went into effect that is similar to the proposal currently being considered in Colorado.
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