Groups stir up interest in limiting plastic straws

Milo Cress, 16, speaks about reducing plastic straw waste Wednesday in front of Burlington’s City Hall. Photo by Kelsey Neubauer/VTDigger
BURLINGTON — When Milo Cress was 9 years old, he sat in a restaurant wondering why he had just been given a straw with his meal. It seemed so wasteful. After all, he didn’t use straws at home, so why would it be different while eating out?
Not long after, he began a “Be Straw Free” campaign, through which he hoped to educate busin