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DENVER – The House Committee on Energy and the Environment has rejected a bill that would have limited the number of plastic straws distributed in Colorado restaurants.
The bill, which had the support of the Colorado Restaurant Association, would have prevented a restaurant, food vendor or other food service establishment from providing a plastic straw for single use unless a customer do not ask.
Representative Susan Lontine (D-Denver) sponsored the bill and told Fox31 that local control ultimately was one of the biggest reasons for the bill's failure.
"It seems to me that local control is the basis of concern," wrote Lontine texting Joe31, political reporter at Fox31.
Opposition MPs argued that the bill would have limited what local governments can do to restrict the use of plastic straw.
"The average lifespan of a single plastic straw is around 400 years," said Monday Brian Loma, an environmentalist.
But Loma was against the bill because it did not completely prohibit the use of plastic straws.
"This bill does not go far enough," Loma told legislators.
Some companies have implemented a similar policy or have opted for compostable paper straw. Starbucks said it will eliminate plastic straws from all its sites by 2020.
The issue does not complete the debate on the issue of plastics at the State Capitol, as bills on the regulation of plastics are likely to be introduced later in this session.
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