FILE- In this May 23, 2018, file photo, plastic drinking straws are photographed in New York. Australians will find fewer plastics on the shelves at most supermarkets as retailers bend to customer demands to reduce waste. Retail giant Woolworths said all its stores in Australia and New Zealand will no longer sell plastic straws by the end of this year. It also will offer reusable shopping bags when it phases out plastic shopping bags on June 20, and will expand its program to remove plastic wrap from fruit and vegetable for another 80 products. (AP Photo/Barbara Woike, File)
House Votes to Stop Plastic Straw Use – By OAN Newsroom (oann.com) / June 8 2018
The House recently voted to ban the use of plastic straws in their cafeterias to raise environmental awareness.
The vote Thursday was offered by Representative Steve Cohen as an amendment to an energy and water bill set to be passed Friday.
Cohen claimed the vote was an opportunity for the government to show the public they are “environmentally aware.”
There was no objection to the vote and it was quickly passed.
FILE- In this May 23, 2018, file photo, plastic drinking straws are photographed in New York. Australians will find fewer plastics on the shelves at most supermarkets as retailers bend to customer demands to reduce waste. Retail giant Woolworths said all its stores in Australia and New Zealand will no longer sell plastic straws by the end of this year. It also will offer reusable shopping bags when it phases out plastic shopping bags on June 20, and will expand its program to remove plastic wrap from fruit and vegetable for another 80 products. (AP Photo/Barbara Woike, File)
Over 500 million plastic straws are used in America every day,with most ending up in oceans leading to water pollution and killing of marine life.
However, the plastic industry is firing back, claiming the issue stems from non-effective waste management plans.
