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How Did Plastic Straws Take Over the World?

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  • Nearly 500 million plastic straws are used in the U.S. every day and as many as 8.3 billion pollute beaches worldwide; Seattle has banned their use, as has two airlines and several companies, in an effort to reduce plastic pollution

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