Here, the paper straws were individually packed in plastic foil.
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FiskFisk33@startrek.website 10 months ago
I got a milkshake a while back, in a plastic container, with a plastic lid, for some reason it also came with a plastic spoon, and a paper straw, since they are cutting down on plastics…
Treczoks@lemmy.world 10 months ago
MashedTech@lemmy.world 10 months ago
WHAT?!???!?
Meowoem@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
It’s probably a lie, people do that a lot
FiskFisk33@startrek.website 10 months ago
i’ve seen that happen from time to time on prepackaged coffee drinks and juice boxes and the like.
Patches@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
Yes but that was bio-degradable plastic. It will only last 10,000 years in a landfill instead of eternity.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I know this probably isn’t the best place, but I really hate the way paper straws feel, but I also hate being handed a any straw when I can just drink straight from the cup anyway.
SlopppyEngineer@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
It’s why the EU voted in regulations today against single use packaging despite howls of protest from the fast food industry.
Smokeless7048@lemmy.world 10 months ago
In my community, most of the lids are biodegradable. Still not great (require an industrial composter), but at least if it is left out, it does breakdown somewhat faster than “never”
starman2112@sh.itjust.works 10 months ago
>go to mcdonald’s
>order hot cakes and a large orange juice
>receive hot cakes in plastic container, with six individually plastic wrapped teaspoons of butter and a plastic tub of high fructose corn syrup and a large plastic cup of orange juice
>throw away plastic straw
>pull out reusable metal straw
>I’m saving the environment one breakfast at a time
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ha ha in France they just stopped giving you straws. The paper cup for the drinks just said on it something like "To drink, remove lid and lift cup. You’re not an infant " lol
Now they have those reusable cups and fry holders, which are suspiciously smaller than the paper ones
Only thing I noticed that was single use plastic was the little tub of sauce
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Based as fuck.
dubyakay@lemmy.ca 10 months ago
That little tub of sauce could be made of waxy paper entirely, albeit probably at the cost of a lower shelf life.
joel_feila@lemmy.world 10 months ago
What about people woth very limited arm use?
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 10 months ago
It’s almost as if those people would know to take a straw everywhere, seeing as they’ve lived with the condition
You’re not helping progress with constantly saying “what about…?”
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 10 months ago
What about the people who can’t eat or drink and need nutrients pumped into their body intravenously?
MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 10 months ago
We cannot let the few hold back the many
Smoogs@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Yeah only thing is those cups are like that because people have cup holders in their car. So calling them an infant just cuz they don’t want to sue for lap burns is a bit short sighted.
Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 10 months ago
A) It’s for cold drinks
B) If you drink coffee with a straw you should be sent to an island somewhere with the people who drive tiny-penis trucks
Resol@lemmy.world 10 months ago
And then you find out that the lid itself is made of plastic
over_clox@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Don’t forget the gallon of gas you burned in the drive thru 👍
lennybird@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Ah the, “I’ll have a diet coke with this Big Mag, Cheesecake bites, large French Fries” mindset.