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Daniel dances in the studio.

Daniel is in his twenties, with short curly brown hair and wears glasses, jeans, and a gray TVO Kids T-shirt.

He slurps on a cup with a straw and says WELCOME TO
TVO K NEWS,
I'M YOUR NEWS ANCHOR, DANIEL,
AND THIS IS WHAT'S HAPPENING.

On a screen behind him appears a picture of colourful straws with the caption "Straw ban."

Daniel says YOU GUYS ARE ALL PROBABLY
FAMILIAR WITH THESE.
WHETHER IT'S YOUR FAVOURITE
JUICE BOX, A DELICIOUS POP,
OR AN EXTRA SWEET, THICK
STRAWBERRY MILKSHAKE,
YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN
HANDED ONE OF THESE GUYS.
BUT, RECENTLY,
ON MY TRIP TO BC,
I WAS HANDED MY MILKSHAKE
WITHOUT A STRAW.
WHEN I ASKED FOR ONE,
THE WAITRESS SAID THAT
VANCOUVER HAS BEEN TRYING
TO REDUCE THEIR WASTE
AND ARE SLOWLY PHASING OUT
THE USE OF STRAWS.
BUT WHY?
LET'S BREAK IT DOWN.
SINGLE USE PLASTIC ITEMS,
SUCH AS STRAWS,
ARE USUALLY USED FOR
JUST A FEW MINUTES
BEFORE BEING TOSSED AWAY.

He tosses the straw in his cup away.

(CRASHING IN DISTANCE)

He says UNFORTUNATELY,
BECAUSE THEY ARE SO SMALL,
THEY ARE OFTEN NOT RECYCLED.
THESE DISCARDED STRAWS REMAIN IN
OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR CENTURIES,
BECAUSE PLASTIC DOES NOT
USUALLY DECOMPOSE
WITHIN A HUMAN LIFETIME.
AS A SOLUTION TO THIS,
VANCOUVER BECAME THE FIRST
CANADIAN CITY TO BAN
PLASTIC STRAWS.
ALONG WITH STRAWS, FOAM CUPS
AND TAKEOUT CONTAINERS
WILL BANNED STARTING IN 2019.
THIS IS ALL IN AN EFFORT
TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOAL
OF BEING WASTE FREE BY 2040.

(CLAPPING)

Daniel says BUT, VANCOUVER IS NOT THE ONLY
CITY TAKING THESE STEPS.
IN ONTARIO, MANY BUSINESSES
SUCH AS RESTAURANTS
AND INSTITUTIONS ARE RESTRICTING
THEIR USE OF STRAWS
AND FINDING
ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS.
THIS IS ALL GREAT NEWS!
AFTER ALL, WHO NEEDS A STRAW
FOR A MILKSHAKE ANYWAY?

He drinks from the cup and says MMM.

He gets a milkshake moustache and says TVO KIDS,
STAY TUNED BECAUSE
WE'VE GOT MORE HEADLINES
COMING UP NEXT.

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