One Child’s Outsized Influence On The Debate Over Plastic Straws

July 22, 2018btollesonRSS Sample

Milo Cress says straws are among the most common disposable plastic items, along with bottle caps, that can be found polluting oceans and beaches.

One of the most common statistics that comes up in conversations around plastic straw waste comes from a study conducted by Milo Cress when he was just nine years old.

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