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title: "California Plans State-Wide Limit for Plastic Straws in Restaurants"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/7990922d-64f3-4635-8073-68f20f569ace
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/california-plans-state-wide-limit-for-plastic-straws-in-restaurants-2707648
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2018-08-24T19:14:47.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:31:16.033Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/4406c674fd509bc8f282ad4c695dae2d4029.jpg
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# California Plans State-Wide Limit for Plastic Straws in Restaurants

**TL;DR:** California plans to limit plastic straw use in restaurants statewide, with fines for non-compliance. The law would require customers to directly ask for straws in order to receive them.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-08-24. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/california-plans-state-wide-limit-for-plastic-straws-in-restaurants-2707648).*

## Story

This year, several companies including Hard Rock International have begun to move away from using plastic straws. According to a recent article in Yahoo Finance, California hopes to take this initiative to the next level by limiting their use across the entire state. The law would require customers to directly ask for straws in order to receive them.

The reason behind this change is an effort to reduce pollution and become more environmentally friendly. It follows other movements across the nation including a decline in plastic bag and utensil use. In order to enforce the plastic straw ban, California plans to fine restaurants who fail to comply on a daily basis.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- California (location)
- Yahoo (company)
- environmental regulation (topic)
- plastic straw ban (topic)
- restaurant compliance (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/california-plans-state-wide-limit-for-plastic-straws-in-restaurants-2707648). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/7990922d-64f3-4635-8073-68f20f569ace).