https://phys.org/news/2018-07-home-islanders-nets-abandoning-plastic.html > They're the latest partners in a movement to eliminate plastic straws because of harmful environmental impacts. > Seattle banned them this month and is believed to be the first major U.S. city to do so. Starbucks, Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt and American Airlines followed with plans to abandon straws, too.