Skip the Straw Pledge

Plastic straws are one of the many single-use plastics that litter beaches, pollute oceans and harm wildlife. 500 million plastic straws are used in the United States every day. That’s enough straws to fill 125 school busses – every day. Each year, we use enough straws to wrap around the earth 2.5 times. To preserve natural resources and keep Florida’s environment free of pollutants, DEP asks residents to minimize waste and recycle within their communities. Take the pledge and Skip the Straw for at least one week to help keep Florida's marine wildlife safe and our beaches, oceans and waterways clean.

Take the pledge for your classroom or school to "Skip the Straw" and help keep Florida's marine wildlife safe and our beaches, oceans and waterways clean.

Skip the Straw Pledge *This question is required.

We pledge to skip the straw for a week.

1. Teacher/Green Team Leader

First Name *This question is required.

Last Name *This question is required.

Email: This question requires a valid email address.

Number of students making the pledge: *This question is required. This question requires a valid number format.

School Name: *This question is required.

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Tell us more about what your classroom or school does to help reduce single-use plastic pollution.

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Skip the Straw Pledge - Schools