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    USA TODAY‏Verified account @USATODAY Apr 19

    The United Kingdom announced plans Thursday to ban the sale of plastic straws, stirrers and cotton swabs as the global war against plastic pollution gains momentum.https://usat.ly/2JVGEYZ 

    3:00 PM - 19 Apr 2018
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      1. La Vida Biloba‏ @lavidabiloba Apr 22
        Replying to @USATODAY

        It’s time we all do something, lots of changes... going back to reusable utensils 🥄 and stop being so lazy... @nurialoriteayan

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      1. janelle‏ @JaneticsInk Apr 19
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        And those plastic disposable flossers!

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      1. giovani F‏ @fullmetalgio Apr 19
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        @annalise_webb hahahaha

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      2. giovani F‏ @fullmetalgio Apr 19
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        @annalise_webb looks like we are on point with our discussion!

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      1. Michael Ryan‏ @ramadan0861 Apr 19
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        Wow how "progressive"

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      1. Angela Cornell 🌊 ☮️ 💙 🦅 🐊‏ @AngelaCornell5 Apr 19
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        This and plastic bags should be the goal

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      1. ROBERT SORRELLS‏ @littlebobby1952 Apr 19
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        THE WHOLE WORLD " MUST CHANGE WE ARE DESTROYING THE PERFECT PLANET DAILY " ! WHEN EARTH IS GONE SO ARE YOU !

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      1. Buster‏ @Clthames5 Apr 19
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        Anything we can replace with a nature-friendly product should be replaced. McDonalds did it decades ago. But it needs to be a world wide effort.

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      1. fray'dinsc‏ @FrayLeah Apr 19
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        I haven’t used plastic straws for years

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      1. Jose Sidenei Mellow‏ @jsidenei837 Apr 19
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        The UK is going to solve this global terrible ecological issue alone.. 🧐

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      1. Ramblin' Man‏ @RamblinManNC Apr 19
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        Liberal governments everywhere look for opportunities to control people. Cotton swabs...seriously?

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      1. Pyxie R‏ @pyxieshmyxie Apr 19
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        Cotton swabs?!?! Hopefully just the plastic handled ones!

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      1. Karl Sorensen‏ @swazi1966 Apr 19
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        How about this as answer to problem. It is not a city but the UK

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      1. Mairead‏ @maireadrothman Apr 19
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        We need to do the same here.

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