Keep Terrebonne Beautiful has started a project to reduce the number of plastic straws heading to landfills.
The nonprofit group is collaborating with bars and restaurants and encouraging them not to give out straws right away and instead wait for customers to ask.
“This is a preventative way to keep straws out of the trash,” said Amanda Gibson, a group member who has helped spearhead the initiative. “It helps restaurants save money in the long run, and it also gets people thinking of small ways to reduce trash.”
Gibson, a Houma-area nutritionist, said she got the idea after seeing it work in other parts of the country.