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Waste Pro Opens New Facility in West Palm Beach
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United Way Announces Hunger Relief Grant to Increase Number of Children Receiving Weekend Meals
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Boca Council to begin process of lifting ban on medical marijuana
January 31 - February 6, 2020 SPORTS
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Online Graduate Nursing Program Soars To No. 7 In National Rankings
Spanish River Students win MIT Grant to Detect Sepsis
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Lynn Men’s Lacrosse Continues Tradition of Giving Back
Delray Beach To Ban Plastic Straws By Boca Raton Tribune Staff DELRAY BEACH - The millions of plastic straws consumed in the United States each day is bad for marine life and a city advisory board is pushing for a ban on them at bars, cafes and food establishments in Delray Beach. The Green Implementation Advancement Board unanimously passed a resolution asking City Commissioners to pass an ordinance that would limit the use of single-use plastic straws in restaurants. Proponents say it will vastly reduce the litter and other environmental impacts of the millions of plastic straws currently used each day in the United States. “As a coastal community, the city of Delray Beach derives much of its economy from its beaches and waterways and therefore has the duty to be a responsible steward of the environment” according to a news release on the City’s website. “Discarded plastic straws are a litter nuisance problem that threatens wildlife and degrade the ecosystem.”
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