Seattle bans plastic straws, utensils in all food businesses

Seattle has become the first major city in the United States to ban plastic straws and utensils at all food service businesses.

The ban means that after July 1, about 5,000 permitted food service businesses can no longer provide such items.

Instead, companies in the city have to give customers "compliant options", including straws made of compostable paper or compostable plastic.