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    Editorial: Eliminating plastic straws is good, but it won't save the planet. Let's go even further

    by The Los Angeles Times Editorial Board, Los Angeles Times Aug 06, 2018 3 minutes

    The common plastic beverage straw appears to be on the outs. Seemingly every day another city or company or celebrity vows to say no to straws because of the terrible ecological damage that disposable plastic is wreaking on the planet, especially the ocean. #Stopsucking is a popular social media meme. Local and chain restaurants have quietly transitioned to paper straws or no straws at all. Some airlines and hotels have stopped handing

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