Seattle Is Banning Plastic Straws Next Summer, but Some Businesses Are Doing It Now

Next summer the city is ditching plastic straws—but some businesses aren't waitingby Chetanya RobinsonThis is where our straws end up Kai Schreiber/Flickr
A couple weeks ago Charles Mudede wrote about how Seattle will ban plastic straws and utensils from all restaurants, cafes, bars, and the rest of the service industry next July. But lots of businesses aren’t waiting until then. As of yesterday, all restaurants and cafes at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, all of Columbia Hospi