The Last Plastic Straw

About us

The Last Plastic Straw is a movement to eliminate single use plastic at the source and a project of Plastic Pollution Coalition.
It is a global movement to eliminate plastic drinking straws from our landfills, our streams, our oceans, and our beaches. Simply request “no straw” at bars & restaurants and share your commitment with others. Encourage your favorite restaurant or bar to only provide straws on request from the customer and to use reusable or naturally compostable options to the plastic straw. Basically what we are asking you to do is DO LESS: less consumption, less waste, less straws.

Our Mission
The Last Plastic Straw strives to educate the public about the absurdity of single use plastic, its effects on our health, our environment, and our oceans. We aim to eliminate from the source, single use plastic pollution by asking for "no straw", using reusable, or natural compostable options when necessary.

I started The Last Plastic Straw in 2011 as a way to connect the individual in a positive, impactful, and tangible way towards a solution to the plastic pollution problem. By empowering and educating the public and private sectors on plastic pollution, and suggesting a simple act that can have a far reaching instantaneous effect on our planet.

The act of simply requesting “no straw” at bar’s and restaurants, and requesting that businesses only give out straws upon request. It would not only reduce the amount of plastic straws in our waste-stream overnight, it would be a positive in savings for businesses and municipalities. Additionally if a business were to replace the plastic straw with a fully compostable or reusable straw it would stop one big part of the stream of plastic pollution from the source.

Jackie Nunez is the Founder and Program Manager of the Last Plastic Straw.

For other net participants we can offer an expert guidance through trained staff, give an expert opinion, procure expert information and establish new contacts in the field of our work.