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Local eateries fight plastic straws

Monday 16 October 2017 | Written by Rashneel Kumar | Published in Local

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Local eateries fight plastic straws
Le Rendez-Vous Café owner Guillaume Kapfer posing with bamboo straws (right) which he now serves the customers dining in, rather than plastic straws. 17101505

Used plastic straws have become a burden to the environment and at least three local eateries have started initiatives to curb the problem in the Cook Islands.

Used plastic straws have become a burden to the environment and at least three local eateries have started initiatives to curb the problem in the Cook Islands.


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