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<div>I love straws, but ditched plastic a while back. We order beautiful handmade straws through <a href="https://www.strawesome.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="enhancr_card_2661401345">Strawesome: Reusable Glass Straws, Lifetime Guaranteed</a> created by a family in Michigan. They're sturdy, but also offer a lifetime warranty. Two of mine hit the granite counter just so and broke. They replaced them and the process was very easy. 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Every glass straw is handmade in Michigan. Great...</p></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></a></div><div><br></div><div>Another product I love are the My Eco 4-in-1 reusable bag system. They're the best bags I've found and they have an option to set up groups to track reuse efforts in real time: <a href="https://www.getmyeco.com/home/my-eco-groups/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.getmyeco.com/home/my-eco-groups/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Didn't mean to sound like an advertisement :)... just wanted to share two great products. Cheers!</div><div><br></div><div>Lucy</div><div><br></div>
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On Friday, November 16, 2018, 9:49:20 AM CST, Linda Franzblau via Lekooks <lekooks@lekook.org> wrote:
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<div><div id="yiv2938022397"><div>They make metal and or bamboo straws and we keep a bag of paper ones in the car when we do a drive thru. The paper gets soggy but we just then repeat with another one. <div class="yiv2938022397"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397"></div><div class="yiv2938022397">FYI The Bamboo or metal straws make a good holiday stuffer.<div class="yiv2938022397"><div class="yiv2938022397"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397"><div class="yiv2938022397">
<div class="yiv2938022397" style="word-wrap:break-word;"><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">Linda Franzblau</div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv2938022397" ymailto="mailto:Cre8tive444@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:Cre8tive444@gmail.com">Cre8tive444@gmail.com</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">916-531-3424</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397"></div><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397Apple-interchange-newline"></div><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397Apple-interchange-newline">
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<div><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397"><blockquote class="yiv2938022397" type="cite"><div class="yiv2938022397yqt1575564703" id="yiv2938022397yqt98284"><div class="yiv2938022397">On Nov 16, 2018, at 9:35 AM, Gerald Flakas via Lekooks <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv2938022397" ymailto="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org" target="_blank" href="mailto:lekooks@lekook.org">lekooks@lekook.org</a>> wrote:</div><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397Apple-interchange-newline"><div class="yiv2938022397"><div class="yiv2938022397" style="font-size:10pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">This is from WEAL, the Waukesha County Environmental Action League. They have initiated a program whose goal is to make Waukesha County a "Zero Waste Community", where none of our household and business wastes wind up in landfills. A first step in this initiative is a request to "Skip the Straw", since plastic drinking straws are not recycled, and are a prime example of unnecessary waste. Here is WEAL<br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397"> description of the program:<br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397"><div align="center" class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">WEAL Asks Members and Waukesha County Residents to <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">“Skip the Straw” </span><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;min-height:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;"><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">As a component of WEAL’s Goal Zero Waste: Waukesha County Initiative, WEAL is asking our members, and the general public, to join a global movement and “Skip the Straw.” <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">WEAL is also asking establishments serving beverages in Waukesha County to enact a “straw upon request” policy with a plan to transition to reusable or biodegradable alternatives for customers who ask to have a straw.</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><span class="yiv2938022397" style="display:inline !important;float:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);">Plastic straws may seem harmless but they contribute to the more than 150 metric tons of plastics in the world’s oceans. Reducing the amount of discarded plastic is crucial because if nothing is done by 2050 the oceans will have more plastics than fish.</span><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;min-height:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;"><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">Plastic straws are not collected for recycling and eventually end up in landfills, incinerators, along roadsides or in oceans, rivers, lakes and streams. They are also one to the top ten items collected during coastal cleanups according to the<span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"> Ocean Conservancy.</span></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">Plastic straws do not biodegrade they photodegrade into microplastics which can take more than 200 years. Microplastic fragments can be easily ingested by fish, birds and other wildlife and ultimately enter the food chain.</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">There are no precise figures on how many plastic straws are used each day in the United States. Estimates range from 375 million to 500 million. To put how many plastic straws are discarded every year in perspective, Disney estimates 175 million plastic straws are used annually at their properties and is switching to paper straws. <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">On a smaller scale, the Modern Honolulu and the Hilton Waikoloa Village in Hawaii tracked their plastic straw usage and found between the two hotels 1.4 million plastic straws were used in 2017. Both hotels now only offer paper straws upon request. <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div align="left" class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">Plastic Straw Regulations and Bans in the US and Around the World</span></div><div align="center" class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">Plastic Straw initiatives or bans are being enacted, or considered, across the globe. Island nations and coastal cities that are most impacted by single-use plastic pollution are spearheading efforts to “skip the straw.” Coastal communities understand plastic straws, and other single-use plastic items threaten the environment and as litter they are a deterrent for tourism. <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">The state of California recently enacted legislation requiring dine-in restaurants to only give straws when requested. Statewide plastic straw bans are being considered in Hawaii, New Jersey and New York. <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">A number of cities in the United States have banned plastic straws. Seattle’s ban on plastic straws and utensils went into effect on July 1st. In California, Monterrey, Malibu and Berkley have recently approved banning plastic straws. In Florida St. Petersburg, Miami Beach and Fort Myers Florida have also approved plastic straw bans. <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">The United Kingdom is proposing a ban on plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds. Queen Elizabeth II has already banned plastic straws and bottles from all royal estates. Scotland plans to ban plastic straws by the end of 2019. Belize plans to phase out plastic straws, shopping bags and plastic utensils by April, 2019 and Taiwan is planning to eliminate the use of plastic straws, bags and utensils by 2030. <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">Numerous restaurants, bars, hotel chains, cruise lines, airlines and other venues have decided to no longer offer plastic straws. Several sports arenas, including the Milwaukee Bucks new stadium, have also decided not to offer plastic straws. <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">What Can You Do?</span></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">Ask yourself if you routinely use straws for beverages consumed at home, or for beer or wine? If the answer is “no” why use a straw when you are away from home?</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;">Although reusable and biodegradable straws are the best options to replace plastic, it is always preferable to Skip the Straw altogether and just drink from a glass. </span><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">Not using a plastic straw won’t eliminate plastic pollution and litter, but this action raises awareness about environmental issues associated with single-use plastic items and encourages people to think about their impact on the environment. If you agree plastic straws contribute to pollution and litter, and believe not using a plastic straw is a good idea, WEAL is asking you to “skip the straw.”</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">Helpful Tips</span></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"></span></div><span class="yiv2938022397" style="display:inline !important;float:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);">When ordering a beverage, let your server know you do not wish to have a straw.</span><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;min-height:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;"><span class="yiv2938022397" style="display:inline !important;float:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);">Placing a plastic straw in beverages has become a routine. If you receive a straw when you asked not to have one, don’t get upset. Use the unwanted straw as an opportunity to mention why you have decided to “skip the straw.”</span><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;min-height:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;"><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">WEAL believes the time is right for establishments serving beverages to enact a “straw upon request policy” and give customers a choice on whether or not to have one.</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">WEAL also supports phasing out plastic straws in favor of reusable or biodegradable straws. <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">Alternatives to Plastic Straws</span></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"></span></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">There are a number of alternatives to plastic straws. Good quality paper straws are available, but will cost more than plastic straws. To keep costs down for your favorite restaurants, just ask not to have a straw.</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><span class="yiv2938022397" style="display:inline !important;float:none;background-color:transparent;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);">Some restaurants and bars across the country are offering reusable straws made from bamboo, steel, glass or silicone. Creative alternatives like pasta and reeds are also becoming popular, but keep in mind the most environmentally beneficial option is no straw.</span><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;min-height:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;word-wrap:break-word;"><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">Beverage serving establishments must be sensitive to the needs of disabled customers and not question why anyone is requesting a straw. In addition to having biodegradable straws upon request, beverage serving venues can purchase a small supply of reusable steel straws with silicone tips, or keep a few packages of plastic straws on hand to provide acceptable options for all customers who request straws.</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">If you don’t want to ask for a straw but prefer to use one, you can always bring your own. There are a number of options available that include a case and cleaning brush. One steel straw even folds into a case that can be put in a pocket, a purse or attached to a key chain.</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">Next Steps <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"></span></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"></span></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">If you know of any establishment in Waukesha County that has already enacted a “straw upon request” policy, please let WEAL know by contacting<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" class="yiv2938022397" id="yiv2938022397DBE2A1E5-7B78-4A2A-BE6C-8C5CF0EF19F1" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(235, 70, 64);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(235, 70, 64);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(235, 70, 64);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(235, 70, 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WEAL would like to recognize these establishments on our website, Facebook page and in newsletter articles. <br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;vertical-align:baseline;"></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;">Stay Informed</span></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><span class="yiv2938022397wz-bold yiv2938022397wz-underline" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:700;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;"></span></div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;">WEAL will be posting new information on the WEAL website and Facebook page, please share information on reducing single-use plastics with your family and friends.</div><div class="yiv2938022397" style="background-color:transparent;border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;color:rgb(110, 110, 110);font-family:Sans sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-size-adjust:none;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;line-height:19px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-top:0px;orphans:2;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-top:0px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;"><br clear="none" class="yiv2938022397" style="border-bottom-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-bottom-style:none;border-bottom-width:0px;border-left-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-left-style:none;border-left-width:0px;border-right-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-right-style:none;border-right-width:0px;border-top-color:rgb(110, 110, 110);border-top-style:none;border-top-width:0px;font-family:Sans 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