Lillian
Appearances
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
You should just do it. It takes five minutes. You just go in there, vote, and get out. No time, no effort.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
You know, that's a good question. It's a perfect symbol for our overuse and dependence on single-use plastics, right? So what am I supposed to do?
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
I think that really started with the straw video, the plastic straw getting stuck up the sea turtle's nose. It has over 35 million views on YouTube.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
I can't guarantee that. You know, people might not connect with seeing a person, a full-grown adult, with a straw up their nose the same way they connect with a sea turtle.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
We actually go out and do some random inspections and we talk to business owners about the new rules and how to come into compliance with them.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
So once we enter a business, usually we kind of take a look around, right? We want to see if we can see any straws.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
Yeah, I mean, we're looking at the straws. What races are more likely to use straws? Definitely not the people.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
Okay, that's excellent. So these are absolutely in compliance.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
It looks like these are plastic, right? So you are currently out of compliance. That's right. You're busted.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
I'm sorry. So what I'm going to do today is I'm just going to give you a warning letter. OK.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
Yeah, that was absolutely useless in getting people to come into compliance.
The Daily Show: Ears Edition
In the Field with Ronny Chieng
Yeah, it takes a lot of time and energy and those one-on-one conversations to really enact real change.