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Feel-Good Bans on Straws and Plastic Bags Don’t Help the Ocean

September 30, 2018 By Nicholas Kerr Leave a Comment

<This op-ed first appeared in National Review on September 19, 2018> They increase plastic use, energy consumption, and health risks. Better idea: Improve trash collection in Third World countries. Politicians in Seattle and San Francisco are being cheered on by some voters for their recent bans on plastic straws, having already banned plastic bags years […]

Filed Under: Policy Rants Tagged With: David Katz, LDPE, ocean, plastic, plastic bag, plastic bag bans, straw bans

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I’m Nicholas, a marketing consultant and dad in Dallas, TX. I like to follow policy debates, chat about parenting and share stories. Read More…

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