Do One Thing: Nix Plastic Straws

Getting ready for a big end-of-year bash? Consider nixing the plastic straws. Americans use about 500 million straws each day—about 1.6 per person—and these slippery little tubes of non-biodegradable plastic wreak havoc on the environment, slipping through the cracks of landfills and recycling processing plants to join the spiraling plastic garbage patches that choke our oceans and marine life. If your cocktail recipes require straws, consider those made from bamboo—then compost them!

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