Taking Plastic Straws Out of the Ballgame
Parts Per Billion
English - July 25, 2018 13:42 - 8 minutes - 7.45 MB - ★★★★★ - 48 ratingsNature Science News Politics Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It seems you can't go a week anymore without someone announcing they're banning plastic straws in the name of reducing water pollution. As Bloomberg Environment's Sam McQuillan reports, even the sporting world is getting into the act. For the latest episode of Parts Per Billion, we talk with Sam about why sports stadiums are announcing bans on plastic straws and about the star power behind this nascent movement.
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