Portland Moves Ahead With Likely Ban On Plastic Straws
June 26, 2018 | 1 min to read
Portland is all but certain to ban plastic straws after a City Council vote Wednesday.
Council members adopted a resolution instructing the city Bureau of Planning and Sustainability to come up with a plan to "reduce single-use non-recyclable plastics" and to ban plastic straws in particular.
Plastic straws are one of the most common forms of litter, Mayor Ted Wheeler said during a hearing, and are "littering Portland's waterfront, our streets and our parks." Wheeler said straws are of particular concern because they cannot be recycled in Portland.
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