straws which pollute the ocean. americans use an estimated 500 million drinking straws lady. that adds up to more than 6,000 school buses full of straws per year. new york city council is also considering a proposal that could fine restaurants for givering them out. plastic straws are already banned in some places. we can sip out of cups. the city of malibu voted to stop handing them out. starting on june 1st. it s polluting all of our oceans. it s affecting the people who go swim. mcdonald s is urging shareholders to vote against the study saying it s unnecessary and could hurt its existing plan for all packaging from coming from recycled materials. but mcdonald s is already testing new paper straws and moving them behind the counter. nbc news, los angeles. all right. getting rid of the plastic straws and getting environmental