The Delaware Senate voted 12-8 to pass a bill that would restrict food establishments from offering plastic straws and food packaged in polystyrene foam containers in an effort to cut down on the proliferation of single-use plastics. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate Bill 134 would prohibit providing certain single-use items made from plastic, such as sandwich picks. Plastic straws could be provided only if requested by a consumer.
- Why not take the tax off gas? Just like our powers in office to think so small, when huge problems are occurring now. — Cindy Burge
- The first plastic-bag ban didn’t work. The second one is. They fixed it, and I agree with getting rid of plastic. I’m for this! — Beth Gallagher
- Forty-two human beings in Delaware died from opioid overdoses in May alone, and our legislators are concentrating their efforts on plastic straws. These people need to be dumped in November. — Bob Skuse
- Do they understand the cost to small businesses? This is a disgrace. They forced a tax on us with Bloom Energy, and only 15% of their current job openings are in Delaware! — Cal William
- While Democrats worship their masks that are littered everywhere. — Ryan Fenimore
- So they can give me a paper straw wrapped in plastic. — Bob Hice
- Time to vote them out in November. — Shawn McGrath
