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Leah Leilani is an avid environmentalist, but she’s come to realize that an eco-friendly life is even harder to achieve because she’s disabled. As such, she can understand both sides of the hot debate over the banning of plastic straws, which make life easier for people with diabilities but are also damaging to the environment.

Click here to read Leah’s thoughts on the plastic straw controversy.

What’s your opinion on plastic straws? Do you try to reduce your environmental impact in any other ways?

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