That anti-straw movement? It's all based on one 9-year-old's suspect statistic
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The origin of the movement to ban plastic straws may come as a surprise: It began with a 9-year-old boy named Milo Cress and his 2011 campaign, "Be Straw Free," which launched to raise awareness about plastic waste.
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