Business gets behind the Last Straw
ONE Whitsunday business is implementing a national campaign to rid our water ways of non- biodegradable plastic straws.
Bareboat charter company Whitsunday Escape has taken up The Last Straw campaign and encourages Whitsunday locals and businesses to do away with what marketing manager Christina Unterwurzacher described as "unnecessary".
"You don't need a straw to drink your Coke. People are not babies," she said.
"For most people, giving up straws won't affect their quality of life. They're an unnecessary convenience."
Ms Unterwurzacher said Whitsunday Escape is making trying to make people aware of the harm single use drinking straws can have on marine creatures in the Whitsundays.
Whitsunday Escape will be driving the movement in locally and are inviting local business arrange a time to promote the cause.
"We will register their business on the official website, if they want our help, and provide them with signs to display in their venue," Ms Unterwurzacher said.
"There is an alarming disconnect between what's in our hands and where it comes from, or what it means for the future.
"A straw in my drink might seem innocent enough, but multiply that by the billions used each year and it creates a problem."
