A couple of weeks in and this dude is already grasping at straws.
That’s definitely a top priority.
Eh, about as High priority as switching them out in the first place.
Get your head out of your ass. This is a gift to the oil industry and destroys the environment. There are new biodegradable straws that are 100% as good as plastic and won’t wind up embedded in sea life.
The new straws are %100 as good as my ass, and the gift to the oil companies was producing just as much plastic while tainting the consumers opinion on environmental conservation.
I just drink out of the cup like a sadist.
Had the check this wasn’t the onion
I was just in the US and everywhere was still using plastic straws and cups anyway.
Yes by far plastic is more common still. I almost never see paper ones.
And when I do, I throw a shit-fit and hope our god emperor outlaws them. Or maybe I just don’t notice or care.
Government picking winners.
This would work itself out over time. No one likes soggy straws. It’s actually caused some innovation. They have straws made from plants now that aren’t too bad.
Get out of here with your woke straws. If it isn’t guaranteed to kill a dolphin every time I take a drink I don’t want any part of it.
Will it make eggs cheaper?
Fuck paper straws but it is absurd that he is pursuing an EO on them.
We should either use plant based plastics for them or just not use them at all.
Yeah, I’ve used some pretty good cellulose ones, they must cost 5% more to make though, so it’s impossible.
My only complaint on some of the ones that I have used is that when they break, they can be pretty sharp. Doesn’t really matter to me because I am an adult and don’t have a habit of cheating on straws. But I could see that being an issue for kids.
Or just don’t use straws if you don’t have a reason too. I can see when you have a fountain soda whilst on the road but not too often outside of that (yes, I am aware there are medical reasons but that is few and far between for most of us).
We should either use plant based plastics for them or just not use them at all.
I mean, no one is forcing you to use a paper straw if you’d prefer not to use one at all.
I’ve read that paper straws are lined with plastic, specifically PFAS, since paper will naturally fall apart in water. A thin lining if plastic is technically less plastic, but if it’s PFAS then IMO it’s just worse than a 100℅ plastic straw.
I doubt they are lined with plastic because they absolutely do fall apart. They last about five minutes before they start to fall apart. Paper straws are nothing new. My parents grew up with them.
I don’t think there’s a standard. Some are, some aren’t.
