SUPPORT THE SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAW BAN

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Single-use plastic straws are a life and death problem for whales, fish, sea turtles, and other marine wildlife. Right now, the Single-use Plastic Straw Ban can help protect New York’s waters from plastic pollution.

This bill would prevent food establishments in New York City from offering consumers single-use plastic beverage straws. Food service establishments would still be allowed to offer consumers single-use and reusable straws that are safe for the environment. It also allows food service establishments to provide appropriate straws to people with disabilities.

Make your voice heard. Tell Mayor de Blasio and the City Council: the Single-use Plastic Straw Ban is a lifeline for New York’s waters and wildlife.

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Subject Please Support the Single-use Plastic Straw Ban

Dear Mayor Bill de Blasio and New York City Council Member,

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As a supporter of the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), I'm writing to urge you to support passage of Int. 936 which will restrict food service establishments from offering single-use plastic beverage stirrers and straws.

Single-use plastic straws and stirrers cannot be recycled, so they either end up in landfills or as litter where they eventually wind up in the ocean. Scientific studies demonstrate that single-use plastics are entering New York's waterways, and threatening wildlife and ultimately human health. Eventually these plastics break down into smaller pieces, known as microplastics, which wildlife, and potentially humans, ingest.

This bill (Int. 936) prevents food establishments in New York City from offering consumers single-use plastic beverage straws. It allows food service establishments to offer consumers single-use and reusable straws that are safe for the environment. It also allows food service establishments to provide appropriate straws to people with disabilities.

Please join New York City Council Member Rafael L. Espinal, Jr., in his efforts to protect our waters from plastic pollution and vote for passage of Int. 936 -- the Single-use Plastic Straw Ban.

Sincerely,

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