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As good as this will be for the environment and aesthetics, just have to think the bubble tea vendors as well as regular green tea vendors who sell their drinks in sealed containers to be pierced by a sharp straw are not going to be fans of this ban.

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Those bubble teas come in a plastic cup with a plastic lid and then they give you a plastic bag too! This will be a big change for a lot of vendors.

Well since January 1st, they cannot give you a plastic bag for free anymore. That's already a push in the good direction!

They should switch to a paper bag which is biodegradeable.

There are biodegradable[1] non traditional-plastic bags too. Might be more expensive in the beginning.

[1]http://biobagusa.com/products/retail-products/

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