/tags/plastic-straws plastic straws en-US SAąúĽĘ´«Ä± Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:46:02 GMT /education/2020-03-10/spork-check-napkin-check-but-no-more-plastic-straws-in-miami-dade-school-cafeterias Forty-five million.That’s how many plastic straws Miami-Dade County Public Schools was sending to landfills every school year, according to estimates by… Tue, 10 Mar 2020 12:46:02 GMT /education/2020-03-10/spork-check-napkin-check-but-no-more-plastic-straws-in-miami-dade-school-cafeterias Jessica Bakeman /news/2020-01-06/group-criticizes-trend-to-limit-local-power TALLAHASSEE — A Tallahassee research group wants state lawmakers to temper a trend of tying the hands of city and county officials by “preempting” local… Mon, 06 Jan 2020 21:18:29 GMT /news/2020-01-06/group-criticizes-trend-to-limit-local-power Jim Turner / News Service of Florida /news/2019-08-05/plastic-straw-ban-heads-to-the-florida-legislature-once-more A fight over disposable straws could return to the state Legislature, even after Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this year vetoed a bill that would have blocked… Mon, 05 Aug 2019 09:58:33 GMT /news/2019-08-05/plastic-straw-ban-heads-to-the-florida-legislature-once-more News Service of Florida /2019-05-13/desantis-vetoes-bill-on-plastic-straw-bans In his first veto, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday rejected a bill that would have blocked local governments from banning plastic straws. Mon, 13 May 2019 15:01:40 GMT /2019-05-13/desantis-vetoes-bill-on-plastic-straw-bans Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida /show/the-florida-roundup/2019-03-10/florida-restaurant-industry-attorney-explains-support-for-ban-on-straw-bans Beach-goers across the state of Florida largely agree that there’s far too much plastic in the waterways.So why would the state want to pass legislation… Mon, 11 Mar 2019 01:22:14 GMT /show/the-florida-roundup/2019-03-10/florida-restaurant-industry-attorney-explains-support-for-ban-on-straw-bans /show/sundial/2019-03-06/debate-continues-over-local-plastic-bans-across-florida From toothbrushes, to water bottles, to straws, plastics are a part of everyday life. And yet the damage they cause to oceans and wildlife is well… Thu, 07 Mar 2019 00:03:05 GMT /show/sundial/2019-03-06/debate-continues-over-local-plastic-bans-across-florida Luis Hernandez, Chris Remington /news/2019-03-04/controversy-swirls-around-straws-and-sunscreen What started out as an effort to prevent local governments from regulating the distribution of plastic straws morphed Monday into a push for a study on… Tue, 05 Mar 2019 00:12:16 GMT /news/2019-03-04/controversy-swirls-around-straws-and-sunscreen News Service Of Florida /news/2019-02-05/delray-beach-is-latest-south-florida-city-to-vote-on-plastic-straw-ban Delray Beach commissioners voted Tuesday to ban single-use plastic straws in restaurants by mid-2020.The city is the first in Palm Beach County to pass… Tue, 05 Feb 2019 22:13:30 GMT /news/2019-02-05/delray-beach-is-latest-south-florida-city-to-vote-on-plastic-straw-ban Alexander Gonzalez /news/2019-02-01/two-new-new-bills-in-the-legislature-want-to-prevent-local-governments-from-banning-plastic-straws Local governments wouldn’t be able to regulate single-use plastic straws under a measure filed Thursday in the House.The proposal (HB 603) by Rep. Anthony… Fri, 01 Feb 2019 13:06:10 GMT /news/2019-02-01/two-new-new-bills-in-the-legislature-want-to-prevent-local-governments-from-banning-plastic-straws News Service of Florida /health-news-florida/2018-08-10/seminole-casinos-getting-rid-of-plastic-straws Fri, 10 Aug 2018 11:16:00 GMT /health-news-florida/2018-08-10/seminole-casinos-getting-rid-of-plastic-straws The Associated Press