It’s the dumbest, smallest thing to concentrate on. Plastic waste is a big issue, but straws are small and in the ocean it’s mostly discarded fishing gear that is present. If you want to save the animals from plastic waste stop eating seafood.
Same vibes as making sure you turn your garage LED lights out while the nearby junkyard bathes the whole thing all night killing insects so people won’t steal their garbage.
Waker@lemmy.world 8 months ago
2 wrongs don’t make a right
Hardeehar@lemmy.world 8 months ago
It’s because they dissolve within 5 minutes of use after poking them through the plastic lid.
I was gifted a metal collapsible one recently because of my bitching about it and it’s a better experience.
Waker@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Oh, I’ve never heard of metal collapsing ones! When all this started about the straws I bought a set of metal straws too but I’ve never heard of collapsible metal straws. That could be a handy item to have on you
CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org 8 months ago
They do kind of suck - and not just in the good way.
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The Maccies in my country stopped providing plastic straws, and printed on the side of the cup “We’ve stopped using plastic straws. To drink, remove lid. You’re not an infant”
Lol