Although she doesn’t expect everyone to do this, she wants restaurants to limit their use of plastic straws to reduce waste. That’s why she started The Last Straw, a Toronto initiative that seeks to dissuade their use in the city’s food scene. He doesn’t carry other single-use plastic items, like skewers, and aside from what’s in the bathrooms, Peach doesn’t use disposable napkins, either, preferring linens instead. Lucas said she didn’t know how many restaurants would revert to using straws after Saturday. For about four months, plastic straws have been dished out on a request basis only, or for milkshakes.

Source: thestar April 21, 2018 20:26 UTC