County Council agrees to ban on plastic straws by 2022
Bill would take effect in May, allows restaurants one year to comply
By Rose Horowitch |
December 15, 2020
The Montgomery County Council has passed a bill to phase out plastic straws in restaurants over the coming year.
Photo by Rose Horowitch
The Montgomery County Council has approved a bill phasing out the use of plastic straws at local restaurants.
The county’s Department of Environmental Protection drafted the bill, which local environmental groups and some businesses supported. If County Executive Marc Elrich signs the bill, it will go into effect in May 2021, and start a one-year clock for restaurants to phase out plastic straws.