The straw ban catalyst was an endangered sea turtle with a straw in its nose going viral: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-last-straw-footage-of-a-turtle

The straw ban catalyst was an endangered sea turtle with a straw in its nose going viral: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-last-straw-footage-of-a-turtle-with-a-12cm-plastic-straw-stuck-up-its-nose-highlights-the-severity-of-plastic-pollution-in-the-worlds-oceans-a3740136.html https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/the-last-straw-footage-of... I'm not sure if people are intentionally misrepresenting this, but it wasn't about the total amount of plastic used or climate change. It's more similar to the old can ring plastic that became a meme for it's danger to wildlife.