Patrick Keck | February 23, 2023

With the backing of environmental groups, state lawmakers introduced bills on Wednesday that would require Illinois restaurants to do away with single-use foodware.

Brent Schwoerer, the owner of Engrained Brewing Company in Springfield, said during a press conference at the state Capitol, his restaurant already uses reusable straws and to-go food containers at its Lincolnshire Boulevard location.

“Sustainability has been something important to me ever since I was a kid,” he said. “It makes complete sense that we should eliminate single-use plastics.”