For A Strawless Oceancreated by Lonely Whale
September 2017

A Citywide Takeover by Lonely Whale

Leading Seattle businesses and cultural icons committed to marine-degradable alternatives to single-use plastic straws — radically reducing plastic-straw consumption in Seattle.

In September alone, 2.3 million single-use plastic straws were permanently removed from the city. On launch of Strawless In Seattle, the Mayor of Seattle announced that in July 2018, Seattle will become the largest metropolitan city to ban the single-use plastic straw.

The first campaign of its kind, Strawless In Seattle supports Strawless Ocean's global initiative to remove 500 million plastic straws from the U.S. waste stream in 2017.

Which celebrity athlete stole Seattle's plastic straws?

The "Stolen In Seattle" reveal video drove national attention to the campaign. Watch the reveal.

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Learn how to switch to a marine-degradable option.

Meet our leading partners

Strawless In Seattle was made possible by leading Seattle businesses and institutions:

Featured Press

It's one thing to personally decide against using straws, but it's another thing altogether for a whole business or city to decide to go plastic-straw free.— Fast Company

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** A note from Lonely Whale on inclusivity: Lonely Whale's movement For A #StrawlessOcean recognizes and strongly advocates for the needs of our allies in the disability community who require a straw to drink. We are committed to working with our allies in the disability community, politics, and business to ensure that legislation is inclusive, to identify plastic straw alternatives that work for everyone, and to make these alternatives readily available at any establishment, city, or country that has banned the single-use plastic straw.