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FinishingDutch@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

Yep. I’m all for limiting waste, but we never should’ve gotten rid of plastic straws. Paper straws DO NOT WORK. It’s as simple as that.

I’ve resorted to carrying my own straws these days, just so I don’t have to use soggy paper.

And frankly, I doubt getting rid of plastic straws had any effect anyway. They claimed here it was to protect sea turtles. I live four hours from the ocean. Unless a sea turtle knows how to use public transport, they’re not likely to get near my straw. Especially since I actually put it in the recycling bin anyway.

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ComfortableRaspberry@feddit.de ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Are you living on a dumpster or really that naive, that you think your waste is staying where you leave it?

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- FinishingDutch@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Well, all I can reasonably do is put it in the correct bin for proper recycling, as they tell you to do. I would never litter; it’s antisocial as fuck.
  
  Once it’s collected, I have zero control over it. I assume Dutch garbage companies don’t dump my trash in the ocean, but I honestly haven’t bothered to check if they export it to somewhere else or anything like that.
  
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Deceptichum@kbin.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Paper straws work fine?

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- Binzy_Boi@supermeter.social ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Not to be the "well akshually" guy, but I personally find that paper straws are fine for most drinks, when it comes to thicker ones they really suck (no pun intended). Like, using a paper straw with a slurpee or milkshake is a nightmare.
  
  I'm team paper straws, but surely there's a better solution for drinks like those.
  
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Gerudo@lemm.ee ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Downside is, your plastic trash probably isn’t staying near where you live.

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- FinishingDutch@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  Well, all I can reasonably do is put it in the correct bin for proper recycling, as they tell you to do. I would never litter; it’s antisocial as fuck.
  
  Once it’s collected, I have zero control over it. I assume Dutch garbage companies don’t dump my trash in the ocean, but I honestly haven’t bothered to check if they export it to somewhere else or anything like that.
  
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sin_free_for_00_days@sopuli.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
Just be a grown up like me and always have a handy Red Vine ^tm^ to use as a straw.

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- FinishingDutch@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  They don’t sell those here, unfortunately :D
  
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qevlarr@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
They should offer reusable metal straws

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- MacNCheezus@lemmy.today ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago
  They’d just get stolen and you know it.
  
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