Local TREND. State Preemption TREND. Business TREND. No Plastic Straws.
The cities that have banned plastic straws:
- New York City, Hawaii, and California have pending straw ban legislation.
- California: Alameda, Carmel, San Luis Obispo, Davis, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Oakland, Richmond, and Berkeley
- Washington: Seattle and Edmonds
- New Jersey: Monmouth Beach
- Florida: Miami Beach and Fort Myers
- Vancouver, BC
- Scotland
- Taiwan
- Prime Minister Theresa May announced a Britain-wide ban on the sale of plastic straws, stirrers, and plastic cotton swabs
The businesses that banned with plastic straws:
- Alaska Airlines
- Bon Appétit in all 1,000 of its cafes across 33 states, including locations like AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Getty Museum, Vassar College, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Portland in Oregon
- Queen Elizabeth II banned plastic straws and bottles from all royal estates, cafes, and gift shops
- Waitrose, London City Airport, McDonalds UK, and Costa Coffee
- Ryanair aims to be “plastic free” by 2023
- Marriott is implementing a straw ban at all 60 UK properties
Fast Company | Here are the U.S. cities that have banned plastic straws so far