You might have read about the “straw ban” that has been instituted in numerous cities in California. The ban has been implemented to end the danger that single-use plastic straws cause in the ocean. Straws, due to their shape and size, can’t be recycled. Where do so many end up? In the ocean. After a heartbreaking video of a sea turtle with a straw stuck deep inside her nostril went viral, cities across the state called for restaurants and small businesses to reduce their plastic footprint. The plastic that inevitably finds its way from trashcan or beach into the ocean lasts forever, as the materials used to make straws never…