Campaign on West Coast strives to crush thirst for plastics, one straw at a time
VANCOUVER — Some businesses in an ocean-side town on Vancouver Island are eliminating plastic drinking straws, taking a first slug against plastic waste.
Businesses in the tourist destination of Tofino have been asked to stop routinely handing out straws and to provide biodegradable options on request, said Michelle Hall, co-chair of a non-profit group that’s spearheading the campaign.
“They’re really quite useless, we can say goodbye to straws,” said Hall, who is with the Pacific Rim chapter of the Surfrider Foundation.
“I just wanted to start with something that was way more achievable.”