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California Bill Proposes up to 6 Months Imprisonment for Unsolicited Plastic Straws

posted by martyb on Saturday January 27 2018, @07:46PM   Printer-friendly
from the That's-the-last-straw! dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

Existing law requires, except as otherwise provided, a person who violates any provision of the code to be guilty of a misdemeanor with each offense punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $1,000, or by imprisonment in the county jail for a term not exceeding 6 months, or by both.

This bill would prohibit a food facility, as specified, where food may be consumed on the premises from providing single-use plastic straws to consumers unless requested by the consumer. By creating a new crime and imposing additional enforcement duties on local health agencies, this bill would impose a state-mandated local program.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB1884

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  • (Score: 3, Interesting) by julian on Saturday January 27 2018, @08:30PM (1 child)

    by julian (6003) Subscriber Badge on Saturday January 27 2018, @08:30PM (#629122)

    It's just another case where the default settings can have a huge impact even if you still offer all the same choices. Most people just go with whatever is first presented to them, so that default behavior might as well align with our other values like reducing pollution. There are still straws if you really want one, but most people won't bother to ask.

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  • (Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 27 2018, @10:30PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 27 2018, @10:30PM (#629182)

    They could have just levied the plastic straws to a point where they're no longer economical. Around here, paper straws are increasingly common. The paper ones are just fine for most people as they're thrown out as soon as the beverage is finished.

    And then just left the criminal charges for people trafficking in them for use in their restaurants.

    For permanent, I've got a glass straw that works pretty well, but it's kind of a pain in that it has to be washed.