Sentences with phrase «plastic drinking straws»

I got excited when a UK airport, ferry company and several restaurant chains took action on plastic drinking straws.

Now the BBC reports that UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove — who previously mulled steps like a tax on single use plastics — is dropping strong hints that plastic drinking straws might get banned from the country entirely.

The restaurants» Straw Wars campaign aims to reduce waste by pushing back on the use of cheap plastic drinking straws.

It will do this by implementing a range of measures, including replacing 2.4 million plastic drinking straws with paper; launching reusable coffee cups; and phasing out single - use carrier bags.

The first museum survey of Tara Donovan's sublime sculptures and installations, which are unexpected and ingenious assemblages of banal, everyday products ---- plastic and Styrofoam cups, wooden toothpicks, plastic drinking straws, paper plates, and Scotch tape — features sixteen works from 1996 to the present.

In Haze (2003), a work recently acquired for MCASD's collection through a grant from The Annenberg Foundation, Donovan assembled thousands and thousands of clear plastic drinking straws against the walls, turning a gallery into an undulating space of indeterminate color.

Covering an entire side of wall at Pace Menlo Park is Haze, (2003), comprised of several million translucent plastic drinking straws.

Lori then continues with a discussion about the environmental impact of plastic trash, with a focus on plastic drinking straws.

Cut down some plastic drinking straws to size, then split them lengthwise with a scissors.

Plastic drinking straws are also a proven aid to teething and make for great interactive play with your kitten.

If there is a budget, you can always give them plastic drinking straws to chew.

Materials included: 3 non-bending plastic drinking straws, 4 wintergreen Lifesavers candies, a piece of paper, 2 paper clips, masking tape, and scissors,» Stock explained.

Now he's poised to rewrite them again, with help from some plastic drinking straws.

In France, some disposable plastic items are banned and in the Britain, leading pub chain Wetherspoons has banned disposable, one - use plastic drinking straws.

Also in 2017, a new campaign, called Straw Wars, was launched to eradicate plastic drinking straws across London.

Its biggest - selling products are plastic cutlery and plastic drink straws.

The only things that students will need to make a simple thermometer are water, a clear plastic bottle (e.g., an 11 - ounce water bottle), food coloring, a clear plastic drinking straw, a clump of modeling clay, and rubbing alcohol.

One of the best «toys» for teaching this lesson is a plastic drinking straw.

The Last Plastic Straw is not against drinking straws, we are against plastic for single - use, and the plastic drinking straw is the poster child for useless single - use plastic.

Not exact matches

Maybe it's making for «no straw» in your drink when you go out, bringing your own bags to the grocery store, getting coffee or a smoothie in your own cup / jar, bringing your own silverware when you're out and about, switching from paper to cloth napkins, buying bread from a local bakery or making it yourself instead of buying in plastic, switching to a menstrual cup or washable cloth pads instead of disposable, there's so many different ways to produce less waste.

The Government of the United Kingdom has announced the end of the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic - stemmed cotton buds at the beginning of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Summit.

JD Wetherspoon has promised to remove single use plastic straws from all its pubs by the end of 2017, becoming the latest bar chain to move towards more sustainable drinking.

A ban on plastic straws, drinks stirrers and cotton buds could be in place in England next year after a consultation was announced by Prime Minister Theresa May today (19 April).

We wanted to demonstrate that plastic no longer has a place in Chivas drinks, and that small acts - such as refusing the straw - can make a big difference.

Calls to ban the use of single - use plastic straws have been gathering momentum: with the UK government last week announcing plans to ban them from sale and other drinks giants such as Bacardi and Diageo also pledging to eliminate their use across their businesses.

Britain's government wants to take action to ban plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds — and is urging other Commonwealth nations to follow suit.

In the ongoing war against plastic waste, leading names in the drinks industry, including Pernod Ricard's Chivas Regal blended Scotch and the world's largest spirits group Diageo, as well as bars and nightclubs, have pledged to remove straws from their businesses.

While there is widespread support in the industry for cutting waste, and groups such as Marriott and All Bar One have already removed plastic straws from their businesses, many industry leaders are reluctant to back an initiative which would force consumers to pay more for their drink.

Environmental campaigners have applauded the UK Government's plan to ban plastic straws, cotton buds and drinks stirrers and are now urging Downing Street to take action against all «problem plastic».

The movement against the use of plastic straws has recently been gathering momentum — particularly within the drinks industry.

Drinks giants Diageo, Pernod Ricard and Bacardi have also pledged to stop using plastic straws and stirrers across their businesses, while drinks industry group the Scotch Whisky Association has also pledged its support as part of its Environmental StrDrinks giants Diageo, Pernod Ricard and Bacardi have also pledged to stop using plastic straws and stirrers across their businesses, while drinks industry group the Scotch Whisky Association has also pledged its support as part of its Environmental Strdrinks industry group the Scotch Whisky Association has also pledged its support as part of its Environmental Strategy.

The chain used to serve plastic straws in 25 % of its drinks, the equivalent of 13,000 a day across all its its venues, or 4.7 million a year.

The Sox announced Thursday they will be the first Major League Baseball team to serve drinks without single - use plastic straws for nearly an entire season.

Conventional plastic straw are a negative on the environment, so they'll be serving drinks with compostable straws (and sometimes no straws at all).

A ban on plastic straws, drinks stirrers and cotton buds could be in place in England next year after a consultation was announced by Theresa May today (19 April).

We found several soda and beer cans, fast food drink cups, plastic bags, and other miscellaneous trash, including 1 glove, a mini-highlighter (that Ava kept for herself), a piece of wood, candy wrappers, and straws.

The top part of the straw that kids drink out of is made of silicone and the bottom part is made of a firmer plastic.

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Materials • Printer • Paper • Scissors • Crayons and markers (optional) • Tape • Two drinking straws • Hole punch • Kite string • Measuring tape or ruler • Paper clip • Plastic grocery bag or other thin plastic bag • An open, clear area outside Preparation • Download the Sled Kite Template (pdf) and print it out on a sheet of eight - and - a-half-inch by 11 - inchPlastic grocery bag or other thin plastic bag • An open, clear area outside Preparation • Download the Sled Kite Template (pdf) and print it out on a sheet of eight - and - a-half-inch by 11 - inchplastic bag • An open, clear area outside Preparation • Download the Sled Kite Template (pdf) and print it out on a sheet of eight - and - a-half-inch by 11 - inch paper.

The United Kingdom is taking a stand against plastics by banning the sale of single - use straws, cotton buds, and drink stirrers.

The United Kingdom is taking a stand against plastic waste by banning the sale of single - use straws, cotton buds, and drink stirrers, according to a recent announcement by Prime Minister Theresa May.

We couldn't figure out how she'd gotten the carrot tops to balance so perfectly in the drink until we spotted her handy tip: «Snip a plastic straw to about two inches in length, slip two or three stems inside, and set in the champagne glass,» she writes.

By accepting, you're committing to saying no to single - use plastic straws when drinking on the go.

Sure the more extreme options like living a vegan or zero - waste lifestyle make a bigger impact but that does nt dismiss the importance of smaller ones like drinking from a reusable waterbottle and refusing to use plastic straws.

I have one of those plastic to - go cups with a straw, so it actually feels like I'm drinking a store - bought smoothie... [Read more...]

Plus you know that thing where you're drinking down a smoothie that's a bit on the chunky side and plastic straws just collapse with the effort of trying to suck up that chunk?

I don't drink with straws, plastic or glass.

Hello Elizabeth, In the article it mentions staying away from plastics, Bisphenol A (found in polycarbonate plastic and epoxy resin specifically, does that mean avoiding plastic straws, storage of food products in Rubbermaid containers and drinking bottled water?

Earlier this year pub chain JD Wetherspoon stopped automatically putting plastic straws in drinks for customers and from January 2018 will only use biodegradable paper straws.

Unwrap the burger, squirt ketchup on the fries, stick the plastic straw through the hole in the lid of your drink.