Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 2, 2019
7min681
But she's targeting creative solutions.
Tag: plastic straw ban
Janelle Irwin TaylorAugust 2, 2019
Ryan NicolApril 29, 2019
4min661
"Sometimes we need to step in, particularly when local government is putting our citizens at risk."
Ryan NicolMarch 4, 2019
4min750
The ban would be in place while DEP studies straws' environmental impact.
Janelle Irwin TaylorDecember 10, 2018
6min472
The St. Petersburg City Council will consider a conditional ban on plastic straws and single-use plastic foam containers. The council will take up the proposed ban at its meeting Thursday. The ordinance would regulate straws in all food establishments citywide and ban polystyrene to-go containers in establishments on city-owned property or rights of way. The […]
Ana CeballosFebruary 28, 2018
2min726
A broad amendment to the Senate vegetable garden bill that would have preempted local ordinances that ban plastic straws, or really any plastic utensils, was withdrawn Wednesday after facing scrutiny. “I am going after the paper straws,” Sen. Rob Bradley said. The powerful state senator and sponsor of the bill (SB 1776) filed the utensil […]