By Julianne Bartosz
Nothing says stirring things up like going straw-less. The White Sox, along with concessionaire partners, Delaware North Sportservice, Gibson’s ChiSox Bar & Grill and Levy, are joining Shedd Aquarium’s “Shedd the Straw” initiative to reduce the use of single-use plastic straws at Guaranteed Rate Field.
Let’s look at the stats, courtesy of Shedd Aquarium:
· As much as 8.8 million tons of plastic — the same weight as 54 billion baseballs — goes into the ocean each year.
· Every second, 1,700 baseballs worth of plastic trash enters the ocean.