I want to go STRAWLESS

So everyone has their quirks right?

Quirks such as picking up lucky pennies, or keeping volume levels on the TV/stereo at even numbers or numbers divisible by five, or making sure toilet paper rolls go on with paper rolling over the roll and not under, or peeling labels off bottles, or making a wish at 11:11am/pm or 12:34am/pm or needing to leave the plastic protector on a cell phone or laptop screen, and the list goes on.

One of my quirks use to be: trying to use only 1 STRAW when I went to a bar.

I realised that it was a complete waste to use more than one straw in one night of partying. I am only one person - I only need one straw.

I would make a point to always asked the waiter, bar server or kind friend venturing to the bar for my drink : No straw for me thanks!

I still use the occasional straw - I am not the recycling queen yet! But then I heard about Milo Cress. This young fellow (approx. 10 yrs. old) and I had a similar outlook on straws and straw use. I had a quirk and he had a vision (so he definitely won that competition).

Milo made a website, has a board of directors and made the "Offer-first" policy for restaurants to adopt (do not automatically put a straw in every drink — give the customer the option).

After watching him speak about his mission, I was convinced — "the more straws we choose NOT to use, the better for us all". Now instead of 1 straw a night, I want to go STRAWLESS!!

One way for you to start is to simply order your drink without a straw because that is one less straw used.

Below is the video I watched of Milo speaking at a Sustainability Lecture at Boston University. When you have 20 minutes to spare — take a look. He is amazing!

Go check out Milo's website and learn more about him at: http://bestrawfree.org/About.html

In Milo's words, "The best way to predict the future is to help create it!"

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE!

Helpful links:

A list of quirks I found online to help with this post: HERE

If you like straws and can't live without them the solution is: HERE
To donate to Be Straw Free contact: director@BeStrawFree.org