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Here's one for all those paper straw haters
5mm diameter and 210mm length
found in their lightening deal section

About this item
Unique Design: These straws are beautifully designed with striped patterns and colorful colors to meet the needs of different groups of people. Can provide a better dining experience for your guests and add a variety of colors to your party.
Safety Material: plastic stripe can bend safety material straws, reusable straws. Adults, children and pregnant women can use it with confidence.
Easy to Use: The bendable option adds fun and convenience to your drinking experience, allowing you to always maintain the correct angle when drinking, a great tool for you to fully enjoy the nuances.
Comfortable Packaging:
Various colorful striped plastic flexible straws for all your hot and cold drinking needs.
Versatile: Suitable for restaurants, cafes, homes, schools, offices and gathering places. Perfect for drinks such as smoothies, milkshakes, smoothies, and smoothie coffee, to meet your every need.

Love their description LoL Haha, these seller boast so much

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  • mudguppy1 on 22/03/2023 - 11:23
    +98

    NO

        • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 22/03/2023 - 11:42
          +26

          Negged for not reading the article that basically is trying to "justify" that using other straws such as paper impact the environment more than plastic straws.

          The issue is not the use of said plastic straws, the issue is the disposal or recycling of said straws.

          If people knew what to do with their straws, plastics, etc and the facilities were there to have proper recycling, and actually did it properly 100% of the time, this wouldnt be as much of an issue.

          The issue is that people dont or get lazy.

          Since the "banning" of plastic straws, vendors have had to resort to 'biogradable alternatives', where paper straws are freaking useless (and cant be recycled anyway so it contributes more to landfill by weight), or biogradable plastic alternatives (i.e. made from sugar cane) some of them are fine, but others shatter/splinter easily, leaving you with "plastic particles" in your drink that you could potentially ingest, arguably giving you more of a direct health hazard

          • the-fuzz on 22/03/2023 - 12:01
            +17

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: Weird that the president of a plastic manufacturer would be anti-plastic alternatives…… Its not even plastic that is the problem - its SINGLE-USE PLASTIC

            • Mario g on 22/03/2023 - 13:00
              +6

              @the-fuzz: this comment is so funny -"Its not even plastic that is the problem - its SINGLE-USE PLASTIC" -

              so you think those plastic bags which are thicker and are made from same plastic and end up in the same place as the previous bags coles and Woolworths bags make such a huge difference, where do you think they end up…? Twice as much waste! Twice the Cost and not even a solution to the problem just like all the Kraft products/Wooden. Over 15 years ago people were bitching about the trees and Kraft products , well guess what we have gone back to that until some moron in government will complain about cutting down of trees and so forth then then we will end up with plastics again… seems like we have gone full circle once again and to no benefit what so ever with the cost being 3 times more.

              • doobey1231 on 22/03/2023 - 18:55
                +3

                @Mario g: Yeah I don't think they were thinking of woolies bags when making that comment.. plastic Siestema containers are more likely what they were thinking about.

                Colesworth should not be allowed to call those bags reusable, there should be a degree of testing required before a business can call something reusable.

                • Mario g on 23/03/2023 - 09:03
                  +1

                  @doobey1231: Being in the industry for over 30 years and now watching it evolve full circle from kraft/wooden —>plasitcs—->Kraft/wooden/reusable i can tell that the government and whoever are making these choices are complete morons!. The way they have overcome single use plastics is to make them thicker. The people on the committee that have influence all have a interest in plastics (manufacture) some examples( chanrol,BBC). These guys have been on the board of this so called Australian standards bio plastic association that give direct information about where we should be going with plastic products. So how can a company that has a vested interest in plastics make these decisions.

                  On the agenda next year are those plastic Chinese t/away containers but they will create a loop hole once banning them. They will make them thicker and call them reusable just like the plastic bags. Its all B.S.
                  We didnt have to ban anything because its all recyclable!. The government invested 800 million to bingo industries to set up recycle plants but that wont become operational until 8-10 years from now. If anything the govenment are making wrong choices at the cost of the consumer and thats why everything ahs gone up. The Foam that we used for the 1/4 chicken and chip packs are all recyclable, all the bags we use recyclable, the term reusable is a complete crock of Sh1t and a term used to inflate the price.

                  • Micsmit on 24/03/2023 - 03:06

                    @Mario g: Banning bags works from what I can see. But seems like the majority of people use reusable bags(not plastic or long life cycle plastics) at the checkout these days. It is a big win

                    • Mario g on 27/03/2023 - 08:42

                      @Micsmit: explain to me why it works - it all ends up in the same land fill. the only way this would work if the government actually setup a proper recycling plant.

              • Micsmit on 24/03/2023 - 03:04

                @Mario g: Let me get this right. You are fine with plastic pollution and want to keep using plastic straws for eternity?

                • Mario g on 27/03/2023 - 08:46

                  @Micsmit: What im trying to say is;

                  1. plastics are recyclable
                  2. The alternative is still ending up in land fill
                  3. Since the change over from plastics to paper where do you think paper / kraft comes from… paper pulp, trees, bamboo…no future in this. (the sugarcane you are using is actually toxic, its a natural product that moulds and therefor has to be treated with chemicals harmful to people) So next time your eating your takeaway food and scraping the bottom of that sugarcane container or what not that is soggy you are ingesting harmful chemicals.

                  **america has already banned sugarcane disposable food packaging because of the chemicals. It will be only a matter of time every other country follows suit.

                  Solution at the moment isnt working and is probably worse.
                  If we were to make a massive impact it would be to setup a proper recycling plant that the government has not and probably has no future to do.

          • Laserface on 22/03/2023 - 12:02
            +36

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: you are essentially arguing that it is the responsibility of the consumer, which is the biggest lie ever told when it comes to anything.

            you cannot make ethical choices when there is no choice to be made (the world pre-plastic straw ban)

            • Hasbulla on 22/03/2023 - 13:22
              +12

              @Laserface: Drink like an adult and don't use a straw.
              How's that for an ethical choice?

              Plenty of non-americanised countries don't use straws/

              Straws should be for babies and people that can't drink in other ways.

              The first step of the waste cycle is utilization.
              No straw (of any kind), no waste.

              • Trentgibbo3 on 22/03/2023 - 15:15
                +3

                @Hasbulla: It's much better for your teeth enamel to use a straw. So while it's easy to call people babies for using them it's really just better for your health (especially if you don't have great teeth)

                • Laserface on 22/03/2023 - 16:32
                  -5

                  @Trentgibbo3: find me a person who cites this as the primary reason they use a straw and i will show you a liar.

              • boretentsu on 22/03/2023 - 15:48
                +1

                @Hasbulla: How do you propose to drink bubble tea???

                • UncleRico on 22/03/2023 - 15:50
                  +6

                  @boretentsu: The same way Adam Bandt and Penny Wong do it when they catch up for tea and muffins - snout-first in the trough!

              • fprjet on 24/03/2023 - 10:51

                @Hasbulla: There are benefits to drinking from a straw, those who drink acidic juices( orange juice, lemon juice) are at risk f destroying tooth enamel

                (Fruit juice acids cause almost as much damage. Citrus juices such as orange, grapefruit, and lemonade made from scratch can wear down tooth enamel. Studies show that frequent consumption of orange juice reduces the hardness of tooth enamel by nearly 84%. But this doesn't mean that you should stop drinking juice.)

                Also people who drink apple cider vinegar also are told to drink through a straw to protect tooth enamel…

            • Trentgibbo3 on 22/03/2023 - 13:25
              +5

              @Laserface: There has been metal straws for a very long time.

              The fact we even consider plastic straws to be a problem compared to billions flying a private jet for a holiday in Greece is hilarious. All of Australia can go without straws and Elon produces more c02 and environmental impact in two trips.

              • Chandler on 22/03/2023 - 13:53
                +2

                @Trentgibbo3: Single-use plastic bans isn't about CO2 or climate change, it's literal waste hurting/killing wildlife and damaging ecosystems.

                • lunchbox99 on 22/03/2023 - 14:05
                  +5

                  @Chandler: You think it damages more than the land cleared for your house, the land cleared for your roads, the land cleared for your water and power facilities, the land cleared for farming?

                  Straws are not the problem. The way we live is the problem. Shopping bags and straws are a distraction to keep people docile while the world burns.

                  • Protractor on 22/03/2023 - 19:05
                    +2

                    @lunchbox99: Justifying one for of harm by highlighting another is what humans do. That's why our nest is full of shite .
                    Party on with the plastic, I doubt anything can reverse the micro plastic impacts now anyway. We will replace the plaque inside us for plastic.
                    Good luck vital organs

                • billsa on 22/03/2023 - 15:00
                  +3

                  @Chandler: how is me using a straw & then binning it hurting any wildlife?

                  • Chandler on 22/03/2023 - 15:02

                    @billsa: That's not - it's all the straws getting out into the environment that are. As per my other comment, that could be due to (other) consumers not binning their straws, bins or other waste-handlers not containing their straws or ultimately disposing of the straws appropriately.

              • AdrianW on 22/03/2023 - 14:13
                +4

                @Trentgibbo3: Have you tried using a metal straw? It's an easy way to damage your teeth.

                • Trentgibbo3 on 22/03/2023 - 15:13
                  +2

                  @AdrianW: I use one nearly everyday.. I use things called lips to suck up liquid. I don't use teeth. That's like saying you can't use a metal water bottle without smashing your teeth

                  • cookie2 on 22/03/2023 - 16:15
                    +1

                    @Trentgibbo3: Metal straws are dangerous and can't be compared to a metal bottle. A metal straw is a long slim tube that is partially inserted in your mouth. If you can't see how it could be more of a risk than a water bottle then maybe you yourself have a metal tube in your brain. Ever wonder why kids get taught not to put their pens in their mouth? Besides being unhygienic it very obviously increases any risk of hurting yourself by accident.

              • Laserface on 22/03/2023 - 16:38
                -1

                @Trentgibbo3: different problems. plastic in the ecosystem is a huge, huge problem that we are now seeing some ramifications of (infertility the big one thanks to micro plastics such as BPA and other endocrine disruptors)

                billionaires flying between their offices in private jets is also a huge problem and people like Musk should have disposable straws shoved up their urethra until they cut it out.

              • imurgod on 22/03/2023 - 19:51
                -1

                @Trentgibbo3: As soon as you use nonsense whataboutisms, you've lost the argument.

                Forget Elon, what about the emissions of rockets that are used to better mankind?

                What about all the medical gear designed to cure people and stop the spread of disease?

                We could go on and on so that you can justify using pointless plastic straws.

                • Trentgibbo3 on 22/03/2023 - 20:52
                  +2

                  @imurgod: Lol no. Using a buzzword like whataboutism makes you lose the argument.

                  You're missing my point. Consumers have absolutely no impact on the environment while corporations and billionaires can undo everything that a million people can with one selfish decision (which they do often and without care).

                  • imurgod on 22/03/2023 - 21:09

                    @Trentgibbo3: Oh it's the big bad billionaires and corporations!

                    You're right. Nothing has ever been achieved without the big bad billionaires and corporations doing good for the world so let's simply not do anything at all. That'll help.

                    You should learn some history and simple economics premises sometime.

            • Chandler on 22/03/2023 - 13:50

              @Laserface: Whilst I agree with where (I think) you're coming from, I disagree with trying to absolve consumers of this.

              If consumers put their single-use plastics in the bin, the bins prevented wind/pests/animals from pulling them out back out, and the rest of the waste supply-chain handled them in a way that prevented their release into the environment, would single-use plastic bans even be a thing? (yet, at least)

              Judging by the volume of McDonald's packaging I see in all sorts of places around suburbia, with respect to single-use plastic food-retail related waste (i.e. straws), this whole situation is mostly on the consumer.

              I agree that nowadays it's on manufacturers/distributors/packagers to consider the whole life-cycle of their products (including packaging), but I can hardly blame them for using plastic in the first place: it's a cheap, stable, performant material. Should it be their responsibility to change the materials they use because consumers screwed the waste-handling side of things?

              If stores gave you the option to pay slightly more for the same product but in environmentally friendly packaging, would you do it? How many of us would? How much more expensive could it be before we opted for the not-as-friendly packaging? How much more friendly would it need to be?

              • Laserface on 22/03/2023 - 14:18
                -1

                @Chandler: I would absolutely F-ing LOVE IT if i could buy a product in brown recycled cardboard.

                it should be government mandated by this point. if it is packaging, it is waste.

                hell, let them have 'display boxes' on the shelf in full colour/oversize and then hand me the brown box over the counter after you get the product from the locker because you dont trust people to not steal anything anymore. see? most shops are already doing this. just stop putting the product in pretty packaging.

                the whole 'unboxing experience' rubbish is directly contributing to landfill for the sake of a few talentless youtubers having careers. End it.

                • billsa on 22/03/2023 - 15:18
                  +1

                  @Laserface: Buy your produce in a market like they did 100 years ago and keep all the stuff you own for as long as its lifespan. Basically, live like your grandparents did — simply, without buying new stuff every day and throwing out more the next. Until people realize how much junk they go through every day, you won't be fixing any problems. Think about it: the average person probably produces more pollution and uses more energy every day — what with the car they drive, the phone they use, and everything in between — than the person with a wood burner 200 years ago ever did. So until you're willing to give up all the comforts you take for granted…

                • Chandler on 22/03/2023 - 16:36

                  @Laserface: Again whilst I agree with your premise here, I don't believe that the fancy boxes are a huge problem - they still generally get recycled (albeit more difficultly than a plain brown cardboard box) - it's the plastic bags/wrap over anything & everything. I remember getting some Tupperware a few years ago and the one package of 4 containers had 8+ bags (each container and each lid, individually bagged) - it's insane.

                  • Laserface on 22/03/2023 - 16:40
                    -2

                    @Chandler: yeah if your product cant survive being shipped without the risk of scratching then maybe it was never manufactured problem to begin with.

                    iphones come in a box the size of the phone. good enough for a $2000 device, so should be good enough for anything.

            • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 22/03/2023 - 15:09

              @Laserface: I'm actually mentioning its a shared responsibility (i.e. consumer, culture, society, industry etc.) .

              There are other parts of the world where their recycling standards are much more strict than ours (see Japan and Korea) where they have like 4+ different "recycling" bins (i.e. soft plastics, hard plastics, glass, metal, etc), 2+ different waste options (i.e. Food waste, incineratable, and landfill). Of course they have the education, culture, and recycling facilities to support this. There are also countries in the world where littering attract heavy penalties (see Singapore).

              Its just that these standards have taken a long time to arrive at Australia, because lets be honest it costs more money and why not just landfill when we have so much land? I recieved mail in my post this week about rolling out of new green waste (i.e. food and organic waste) bins, and the marketing material mentions "40~% of landfill is food waste". Great, why has it taken so long for us to get this "system"?

              Food waste disposal is a great initiative and it turns said waste into agriculturally beneficial product, not to mention potential geothermal recapture of energy.

              Single-use plastics can definitely be recyclable if we have the facilities and culture in place to do so, but we don't in Australia. Getting rid of thin plastic shopping bags and encouraging use of reusable bags does make sense, although the initial transition was slightly inconvenient. Banning plastic straws was much more annoying and more impactful from use-case scenarios.

          • mcha16 on 22/03/2023 - 12:14

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: Why paper straw can't be recycled ?

            • indecisive1 on 22/03/2023 - 12:25
              +4

              @mcha16: Some paper straws have plastic lining.

              • Banj0 on 22/03/2023 - 13:20
                +3

                @indecisive1: Should we still be calling them paper straws then?

            • Hasbulla on 22/03/2023 - 13:23

              @mcha16: it's not viable.
              Recycling companied need to make money to survive.
              Well actually it could but the risk of contaminating good paper is high.

            • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 22/03/2023 - 15:12
              +1

              @mcha16: Wax contaminated paper/cardboard cannot be recycled in the same place as our normal paper/card recycling plants, and also paper thats been contaminated by substances such as sugars, oils, and other chemicals may not go well in paper recycling plants.

              This is the reason why you can't just throw coffee cups in the recycling bin, and your workplace may have a special collection thing for recycling coffee cups.

          • slipperypete on 22/03/2023 - 14:23

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: really good balanced post

          • Laserface on 22/03/2023 - 15:12
            -3

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: "If people knew what to do with their straws, plastics, etc and the facilities were there to have proper recycling, and actually did it properly 100% of the time, this wouldnt be as much of an issue.

            The issue is that people dont or get lazy."

            you shifted the goal posts here massively. yes - if people knew what to do AND the recycling infrastructure/framework was there, it would be a non issue and you could use disposable straws to hoover up all the disposable straws around you and recycle them.

            except none of that exists, people DO know to recycle and most people do it correctly most of the time.

            it is not laziness of the consumer that is the problem. it is the laziness of the manufacturer to innovate and solve the problem at the source.

            • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 22/03/2023 - 15:30

              @Laserface: Well it is a valid point that you make.

              I think you get the heart of what I'm trying to say.

              People need to know what to do, and then be capable of doing it. Knowing also has its connotations that you know what can be and can't be recycled. Capability implies that the facilities are in place, and people can easily make the right choice.

              Unfortunately, not everyone knows exactly what can be, and what cannot be recycled.
              For example people i know consistently throw crap (such as textiles, soft plastics, waxed card/paper, envelopes with the plastic window, shoes, old basketballs) in the recycling bin because they think it can be recycled.

              But you'd also have to accept that there will be a good percentage of people out there who "dont really care" and are just going to chuck it in landfill regardless of what it is.

            • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 22/03/2023 - 15:50

              @Laserface: Just also want to point out two things -

              1) that these facilities do exist in other parts of the world, and

              2) the manufacturer moves according to demand (i.e. the consumer).

              Very rarely does the manufacturer set the market, unless the manufacturer creates a percieved 'need' in the consumer (i.e. smartphones), but the consumer needs to be convinced and therefore in the end, the consumer still drives the market direction.

              Without societal/governmental intervention and/or with a functional system of recycling, the market would continue to drive demand and we would still be using plastic straws, because as a product the 'environmentally damaging plastic straw' is still superior in terms of intended use cases, cost, and functionality.

              Essentially what i am saying is that if we could recycle well these single use plastic straws, i think we would keep using them because they work better in the real world. Alternatively like others have suggested, just stop using straws altogether, and with that stop drinking sugary/acidic drinks.

          • Jackamo on 22/03/2023 - 17:08
            +1

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: I cut my straws in half to double my use, the long straws make it hard to snort.

          • macrocephalic on 22/03/2023 - 17:30

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: Plastics are almost never recycled - even when you do put them into the correct recycling receptacle. Somewhere below 15% of plastics in Australia are recycled. This is a matter of economics, currently it's cheaper to pump oil out of the ground and produce virgin plastic than it is to sort and re-use existing plastic. Plastic is not a homogenous thing, there are many different types, and different grades. The smaller and softer the plastic item is the less likely it is to be recycled. The percentage of plastic straws recycled would be so small as to be meaningless.

            You can argue if that's a problem (compared to all the other plastic shit we make and dispose of), but you can't pretend that the end user putting it in a recycling bin resolves any and all environmental concerns.

            I am not a huge fan of paper straws, they don't work as well as plastic, but it's a cost I'm willing to accept to have one less piece of plastic in landfill or in the oceans.

            • [Deactivated] on 22/03/2023 - 23:06
              +1

              @macrocephalic: Over 90% of plastic in the ocean is discarded fishing nets. You do far more benefit for the ocean by simply cutting down on seafood consumption.

          • freesteakknives on 22/03/2023 - 23:51

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: And you can't drink a thick shake through a paper straw. It collapses before you've finished. I guess it's been a health improvment for me as I don't buy them now.

          • Tuba on 28/03/2023 - 12:15

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: So many ifs….. IF my aunty had nuts, she would be my uncle.

        • Lets Make Sandwiches on 23/03/2023 - 19:39

          I commented just so I could neg this horrendous deal. No thought given to the environment at all.

          • UncleRico on 23/03/2023 - 19:51
            +2

            @Lets Make Sandwiches: Not judgmental enough.

            Out of interest, what’s your position on Lego bricks?

            Before you answer, I must warn that sometimes in my weaker moments, I will build a Lego model and then put it on display.

            Without rebuilding or reusing the bricks. Ever. Again.

            What do you do, hotshot? What do you do?

            • Lets Make Sandwiches on 23/03/2023 - 19:57

              @UncleRico: My position on lego bricks…..

              • it's great that you like to build and put on display. Means that it likely doesn't end up in landfill.

              • but moving away from the exception, these are quality items that are reused and have value on the second hand market.

              • they help kids to learn skills and there is no alternative that is better for the environment. Plastic straws mostly teach kids the skill of consuming fast food.

              • UncleRico on 23/03/2023 - 20:02
                +1

                @Lets Make Sandwiches: Pop quiz, hotshot.

                The Lego display is placed in a fish tank. An unarmed turtle is added to the water. If the turtle’s speed drops below 50mph, the Lego detonates.

                What do you do now? What do you do?

                • Lets Make Sandwiches on 23/03/2023 - 20:06

                  @UncleRico: I must end this debate now by saying thank you for acknowledging me as a hotshot, otherwise it will end up like a copper arguing with a sovereign citizen.

                  Even more impressive that you identified me as a hotshot before knowing that I recycling many thousands of tonnes of plastic each year.

                  • UncleRico on 23/03/2023 - 20:22
                    +1

                    @Lets Make Sandwiches: You are consuming way too much plastic if you recycling many thousand of tonnes of plastic each year.

                    Please reach out to your local green representative so that you can learn some techniques to help reduce your consumerism.

                    Or at least put some of your plastic stash towards an endeavour that might motivate turtles to move quicker…

                    • Lets Make Sandwiches on 23/03/2023 - 20:23

                      @UncleRico: No uncle - you consume, and I just clean up your mess. Then you complain that you want virgin.

                      • UncleRico on 23/03/2023 - 20:26
                        +1

                        @Lets Make Sandwiches: No more straw men. No more lies.

                        First you claim that you’ve ended the debate.

                        Then you say I’m complaining about wanting virgins.

                        It’s time to start dealing in facts. Unless you secretly want the turtles to suffer?

                        Nonetheless, I applaud your signalled virtue for selflessly cleaning cleaning up after I consume. If there were more people like you, there wouldn’t be anyone to preach self-righteousness to. Forgiveness please…

              • franco cozzo on 24/03/2023 - 03:16

                @Lets Make Sandwiches: haha….what a load of crock!

      • 7hours 44min ago on 22/03/2023 - 11:33
        +8

        Love it. "Was there a scientific analysis done on the object actually confirming the chemical makup of the thing in the turtles nose? No! Therefore it might have not been a straw."

      • Laserface on 22/03/2023 - 11:55
        +17

        You are referencing a website owned an operated by a man who makes no attempt to hide the fact he is the President of a Polymer (plastic) manufacturing company.

      • snoopydoop on 22/03/2023 - 12:01
        +18

        Your website says the vast majority of us shouldn't use straws - unless they are used for someone with a disability who requires one.

        Definitely agree.

        • DashCam AKA Rolts on 22/03/2023 - 13:38
          +2

          Giving you a +1 so your negative vote for this post doesn't get revoked like mine.

      • Aureus on 22/03/2023 - 12:08
        +10

        Dumb article. We are phasing out single use plastic due to the non-degradable waste and microplastics that we don't have an economic method of removing from the ecosystem. This article is very biased.

        It is funny that a man who makes his money from plastic, would be pushing how great it is.
        https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisdearmitt/

        Bit like asking the CEO of Exxon Mobil what he thinks about oil..

        • Hasbulla on 22/03/2023 - 13:18

          Just like Elon Musk, Darren Woods, believes that during the transition to renewables, we must ensure oil supply to meet demand.

          That's what he thinks about oil, while he's paving the road to sell his hydrogen.

          https://www.offshore-technology.com/news/exxon-revaluated-st…

        • KnifeEnthusiastBoi on 22/03/2023 - 15:55
          +2

          I dont think the article is biased. Especially if he mentions that most of us shouldnt be using straws unless we have a disability.

          Making it known he's in the plastics industry imo gives him more credibility that he knows what he's talking about. He isnt trying to 'hide' his agenda, he's pointing out facts that people either are oblivious to or have been hidden from them.

          • Aureus on 22/03/2023 - 16:34

            @KnifeEnthusiastBoi: The problem with the article is he doesn't actually address the main concern of single use plastic.

            It would be like me saying we should not focus on moving away from fossil fuels because "peak oil" is misinformation and due to fracking we actually have a large supply. That doesn't actually address the main concern of fossil fuels.

            • Hasbulla on 22/03/2023 - 19:53

              @Aureus: The article is about sensationalism that led people saying no to plastic straws because they kill turtles

      • AuQld on 22/03/2023 - 12:16
        -3

        98% of plastic waste in the ocean is from fishing.

      • Serapis on 22/03/2023 - 12:29
        +1

        He is a plastics consultant and runs a company specializing in plastics…

      • Micsmit on 24/03/2023 - 03:09

        The flat earthers have turned their attention to plastic now. Omg

    • DrScavenger on 22/03/2023 - 12:15
      +2

      Yes

    • R4 on 22/03/2023 - 12:50
      +3

      YES

    • Notacommie on 22/03/2023 - 13:15

      Why?

    • billsa on 22/03/2023 - 15:29
      +1

      yes

    • tabboy on 22/03/2023 - 15:46

      Agreed, no more plastic.

    • Stivo on 22/03/2023 - 15:49

      Paper straws actually create three times more co2. Theres a nice infographic about it here https://www.strawlific.com/post/paper-vs-plastic-the-brief-s…

    • vid_ghost on 22/03/2023 - 19:39
      -2

      The one thing we can do is not kill a turtle.

  • rollthedice on 22/03/2023 - 11:23
    +26

    BYO straws season to fast food outlets

    • SuperLate on 23/03/2023 - 01:21

      Humans can learn to Lego fast food.

  • Zitane on 22/03/2023 - 11:23
    +28

    Getting the popcorn ready…

    • M00Cow on 22/03/2023 - 11:30
      +19

      I hope you're eating from a paper box.

      • whyisave on 22/03/2023 - 11:44
        +3

        …or sitting in a Tesla without any plastic, haha

        • slowmo on 22/03/2023 - 11:57
          +1

          on a bicycle made from oldschool steel and metal basket.

      • Serapis on 22/03/2023 - 12:36
        +1

        It's an ethical and eco friendly ceramic bowl

        • boretentsu on 22/03/2023 - 15:53
          +1

          Made with 100% ethical third world child labour

      • Cluster on 22/03/2023 - 13:05
        +3

        He's eating from a paper box… that's good.

        The box is coated with PFAS chemicals… that's bad.

        • boretentsu on 22/03/2023 - 15:54
          +1

          It also contains potassium benzoate…

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