Plastic straw bans and on-request rules are also preempted by Ohio Revised Code §3737.83, leaving Cleveland restaurants free to distribute plastic straws absent voluntary policy or ADA-compliant alternatives.
Plastic straws fall within the auxiliary-container definition in ORC §3737.83, so Cleveland cannot enact a straw ban or upon-request-only rule like California's SB 1335 or New York City's local law. Some Cleveland restaurants voluntarily switched to paper or compostable straws or moved to on-request service, but it is a business choice, not a city mandate. Disability-rights advocates note that even where bans exist, ADA compliance requires accommodating customers who medically need flexible plastic straws — a concern that has driven on-request rather than total-ban models elsewhere. Cleveland has no enforceable rule.
There is no Cleveland or Ohio enforcement against plastic straw distribution; preemption under §3737.83 makes any local rule unenforceable in court.
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