Straws are a thing of the past at Banjos cafe at Charles Sturt University’s Orange campus, which has signed on for the university’s Straw No More campaign.
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The campaign, which is being rolled out at all CSU campuses is to stop a total of 65,000 plastic straws from all its campuses from going into landfill or the environment each year.
The campaign followed a War on Waste campaign to reduce the number of disposable coffee cups sold at CSU food outlets by more than 50 per cent since August 2017.
They are particularly problematic if they enter waterways where they can cause significant harm to wildlife.
- CSU Food and Beverage manager Mr Brett Russell
CSU Food and Beverage manager Mr Brett Russell said plastic straws contribute to littering.
“They are particularly problematic if they enter waterways where they can cause significant harm to wildlife,” Mr Russell said.
“Plastic straws are literally used for a few minutes before we throw them away, and every plastic straw ever made is still somewhere on our planet, so they are never really thrown away; there is no away.”
Paper straws are available upon request for those with disabilities who need them.
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Tanya Marschke
I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.
