Luckily bans on plastic straws are catching on in cities, restaurants, bars and businesses across the country including Seattle, Berkeley, Manhattan Beach, San Diego, Huntington Beach, Pacific Grove, Asbury Park, New York, Chicago, Fort Myers Beach and Miami. According to the office of Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May, the country plans to ban the sale of plastic straws and other single use products, and is pressing Commonwealth allies (a network of 53 countries) to also take action to reduce single-use plastic waste. In a meeting to discuss the ban, May said “plastic waste is one of the greatest environmental challenges facing the world.” And the movement keeps heating up with International Straw Free Day and National Skip the Straw Day earlier this year. Single-use straws are at the center of a growing environmental movement to raise awareness about our plastic waste problem, and one reusable straw can have a profound impact.