A plastic stirrer for your morning coffee? Fuhgettaboutit. A straw to sip your favorite fruity cocktail? Nope.

New York soon could become the largest U.S. city to ban plastic straws and force its 8.5 million residents to use only compostable items when eating and drinking, joining a worldwide push to reduce the amount of plastic trash.

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