Plastic Straws Are Now Banned in Victoria

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    jv on 04/02/2023 - 14:24

    Made from ground up oyster shells

    That would affect the many people with allergies to crustaceans and seafood though, wouldn't it?

    I hope the people handing those out in stores clearly notify people of what they contain.

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      itsme56 on 04/02/2023 - 14:51

      Oyster is not a shell fish or crustacean, it is a chitosan.

      “There is no evidence that chitosan would cause any reaction for someone with a seafood allergy."

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        jv on 04/02/2023 - 15:03

        People with shellfish allergies are allergic to oysters.

        https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/shellfish-all…

        Shellfish allergy is an atypical response by the body's immune system to proteins in certain marine animals. Marine animals in the shellfish category include crustaceans and mollusks. Examples are shrimp, crabs, lobster, squid, oysters, scallops and snails.

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          itsme56 on 04/02/2023 - 17:04

          @jv: Not the shells…

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  DiscoJango on 04/02/2023 - 18:14

  +2

  Something useful like plastic straws are banned, but 90% of the tons of useless plastic junk on this/aliexpress site is completely ok

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  frugalftw on 05/02/2023 - 11:53

  In the grand scheme of things, people who dislike the policy makers tend to physically move away, over time we have people who shares similar views congregating. It is a self-adjusting process. The world has been re-organising itself for the past few years. It'd be interesting to see what Victoria becomes. Apparently it's historically rather rebellious, not sure what happened.

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  brendanm on 05/02/2023 - 13:14

  When are they going to ban their stupid election signs that they nail onto trees, and then leave them there until they end up as litter everywhere?

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  robbie613 on 05/02/2023 - 14:17

  +1

  So when are they banning single use coffee cups? Surely everyone has at least one keep cup by now ;)

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    jv on 05/02/2023 - 22:32

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    Surely everyone has at least one keep cup by now

    I've never used a keep cup more than once, it is unhygienic.

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  akl977ad on 05/02/2023 - 16:50

  Just get a few extra straws. You can get through like 1/2 a Slurpee before the straw gets soggy. Then use the new one and bobs your uncle.

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    jv on 05/02/2023 - 22:33

    +1

    You can get through like 1/2 a Slurpee before the straw gets soggy.

    That's what I've been doing. Getting 3 straws each time. Killing 3 times the number of trees.

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  ribenaboy on 09/02/2023 - 08:48

  Stopped getting bubble tea because of their paper straws, just doesn't feel right

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    jv on 09/02/2023 - 09:55

    You can still buy plastic straws on ebay, so you can BYO… It's just a hassle though.

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