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Be Straw Free!
Organization:Facility Type: Info/Hotline
Status: Open
Address:
PO Box 4084, Burlington, VT 05406, USA
, WW 00000
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Website: http://www.bestrawfree.org/About.html
Client/Case Management Information
Contact Name:Go Strawless!
EMail:hello @ BeStrawFree . org
This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary
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from the website
About BeStrawFree.org
When fourth-grader Milo Cress learned that over 500 million straws are used every day in the US, he decided to stop using straws, and to begin an online project where others could join in to do the same.
This project approaches the issue in two ways: Reduce and Reuse.
For those people who prefer or need to use straws, Reusable Straws are often a good option. We realize it is not realistic for everyone to stop using straws completely.
The more straws we choose not to use, however, the better for us all.
Each time we choose not to use a throw-away straw we are helping reduce the amount of waste going into landfills and littering our oceans, lakes, rivers, and countryside.
- May 5th, 2011: Milo met with Mayor Bob Kiss, of Burlington, VT to discuss how the two can work together to make Burlington the first city in the US where it may become standard that restaurant staff offer cutomers a straw rather than putting a straw in every drink.
It's an "Offer-first" policy.
The Mayor presented Milo a formal Proclamation that offically recognizes this as a Best Practice in the City of Burlington.
This is an important milestone toward making Burlington, VT the
"First StrawFree City in America!"
- Earth Day, 2011: NECN News Broadcast and
National Restaurant Association Press Release !
- April: National Restaurant Association Recognizes Milo!
Milo is recognized by the National Restaurant Association for his suggestion that restaurants offer straws to patrons instead of putting a straw in every drink:
Chris Moyer, the Program Manager of the Conserve Initiative (of the National Restaurant Association) said, "I could not agree more with Milo that offering straws to guests instead of automatically giving them one is a quick and easy way restaurants can help reduce waste and conserve natural resources, as well as save money on supply purchases."
Created At: Mon May 23 17:27:24 +0000 2011
Updated At: Mon May 23 17:27:24 +0000 2011
Updated By: tfri
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