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This activity asks students to consider single-use plastic straws and their externality. Students are assigned to read a news article ( https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/05/31/615580695/last-straw-for-plastic-straws-cities-restaurants-move-to-toss-these-sippers) prior to class. Students should be able to identify and understand the pollution externality associated with plastic straws. Since the market fails, students are asked to analyze and compare different environmental policies to decrease single-use plastic straw pollution. By having to choose the best policy, students will be able to compare costs, benefits, and trade-offs within and across different policies. Students should also consider each policy's feasibility and ease of monitoring when making their choice.

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