Plastic straw bans in Massachusetts (as of 10/14/19)

• Andover
• Brookline
• Chelmsford
• Gloucester
• Harwich
• Lexington
• Melrose (straws only available upon request)
• Provincetown
• Rockport
• Swampscott

McDonald’s and Starbucks have vowed to phase out plastic straws by 2020.

State-wide Bans

• California is the only state to do so.  A law signed by then-Gov. Jerry Brown last year bars full-service restaurants from automatically giving out single-use plastic straws.  Cities like Los Angeles, San Francisco and Seattle have imposed even more restrictive bans that include fast food venues.

LOCAL NEWS

10/15/19 – Massachusetts lawmakers considering statewide ban on plastic straws

10/14/19 – Ban on plastic straws weighed [by Massachusetts Lawmakers]

08/26/19 – Swampscott plastic-straw ban begins in September

05/28/19 – Plastic straws are out in Swampscott, Salem eateries also trading plastic for paper

08/10/19 – BOSTON GLOBE ARGUMENT: Should cities and towns ban plastic straws?