There’s been a groundswell across the country against the use of plastic straws and now a high-profile Plano restaurant has joined the campaign. Whiskey Cake, the New American restaurant in Plano that’s part of the Frontburner restaurant group, has initiated a new program saying no to straws. “As a part of our operational philosophy and being the first green restaurant in Plano, we are supporting the movement to reduce straw waste,” says a company spokesman. “Millions of plastic straws are used each day in the United States. We want to do our part in reducing straw pollution so we’re saying no to straws.” Straws have become the most egregious example of the problem of disposable plastic, which is filling the world’s oceans and trashing its beaches. It’s an issue in Dallas as well, where mountains of plastic refuse wash up on the shores of White Rock Lake every time there’s a big storm.