Where will you find the Boston Babe today? She's at the UN Sustainability Summit.

If you are a nature & wildlife enthusiast like myself, you are probably passionate about the effects that society's bad habits have wreaked on our planet.  One of our most common is the use of the plastic straw.  Do you know that in the US alone 500 million plastic straws are used every day?  Many of which end up floating in our oceans endangering fragile marine life. Like the movement to eliminate use of the insidious plastic bag, there are now re-usable straws made of silicone, glass and stainless steel.  One month ago I decided to substitute the plastic straw that I would get with my daily caramel ice latte with a re-usable straw and I'm not looking back! I even carry one now in my purse for dining out.

 

Are you up-for the challenge? Pledge to stop using single use plastic straws.

 

A set of re-usable silicone drinking straws as sold on one of the largest on-line retailers.