Celebrate National Skip the Straw Day with UCRRA!

We’re celebrating National Skip the Straw Day with a free swag give-a-way! Stop by the UCRRA Main Office on Friday, February 27th to claim a free, reusable, stainless steel gift, compliments of the Recycling Outreach Team. We’ll have bottles, utensil kits, and straws to give away while supplies last. Limit 1 swag item per visitor. Grab a free item, browse our educational media in our front lobby and let us help you get one step closer to reducing single use disposable plastics.

No appointment necessary – walk-ins welcome!

National Skip the Straw Day is an event held the fourth Friday of every February to raise awareness about how many straws end up as litter and how these straws ultimately affect our environment. According to National Today, Skip the Straw Day was created by a group of young activists in Whitehall, Michigan in 2017. The teenage activists called themselves “The Coral Keepers” and established Skip the Straw Day in response to the state of plastic pollution on the planet and the damaging effects of plastic waste on creatures in the world’s largest oceans. 

Learn more about Ulster County’s Skip the Straw Law here.