SANTA FE CITY COUNCILOR PETER IVES IS PROPOSING A MEASURE THAT WOULD ENCOURAGE BUSINESSES TO DISCONTINUE THE USE OF PLASTIC STRAWS IN THE CITY DIFFERENT, SAYING THEY’RE BAD FOR THE ENVIRONMENT. FOR NOW, THERE WOULD BE NO OUTRIGHT BAN…ALTHOUGH THAT COULD COME LATER.
THE SANTA FE NEW MEXICAN REPORTS THE IDEA CAME FROM A STUDENT AT THE INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN INDIAN ARTS, WHO’S ALREADY RECRUITED SEVERAL LOCAL RESTAURANTS TO HER INITIATIVE CALLED “STRAWLESS SANTA FE.”
