with plastic straws. some say the billions of plastic straws americans use every year are harmful to nature and are ts be eliminated. many restaurants are supplying straws only by request or eliminated them altogether. in seattle, they are banned, yoi can be fined or go to prison for distributing them. the executive director of lonely whales joins us now. thanks for coming on. >> for having me. >> tucker: unlike some people, i don't think it's crazy to worry about what plastic does to see animals, and i'm bothered by the effect that stress have on turtles. honestly, i don't like that. i guess what bothers me is the solution. the overwhelming majority of plastic waste in the oceans does not come from the united states we aren't a big littering country, it comes from asia. why not put pressure on the asian countries that are dumpin