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[–] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 5 points 58 minutes ago

Paper straws are terrible. I feel like there should be more pressing things for the president to deal with than banning them though...

[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 46 minutes ago

It's a sign of how weak and neutered he is that all he can do is nonsense executive orders that have no enforceability

[–] KnitWit@lemmy.world 7 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

For years my reaction to this has always been the same. Who uses straws?

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 1 points 1 hour ago

People who buy fast food.

[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

i use them pretty much exclusively but i have a collection of glass ones i reuse. i have a weird thing about drinking from an open cup so i always have a lid/straw.

[–] Plaidboy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 49 minutes ago

I have collapsible metal ones... I bet yours clog way less when you're drinking a thick smoothie, mine can be terrible. Are yours dishwasher safe?

[–] Nog00d@lemmy.world 79 points 9 hours ago

That will surely bring down the price of eggs.

[–] Blass_Rose@pawb.social 9 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Listen, I'm totally down for bioplastic straws. They've got a different texture and are far more brittle, but still compostable and lasts more than long enough for me to enjoy my drink.

I don't get why customers at my work hate them so much. To the point some will bring their own straws if we don't have the regular plastic milkshake straws. It's weird...

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 8 points 5 hours ago (2 children)

Compostable garbage is still garbage. In a landfill it doesn't decompose properly and causes methane, which is worse than CO2.

Point is, the whole thing is stupid unless we do proper composting. So I kinda get byo-straws.

[–] Frozengyro@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

What about a noodle shaped into a straw? Even if you toss it out the window at least it's biodegradable.

[–] this_1_is_mine@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

Just hand out twizzlers for everything. Double points if you can bite the ends off and then jam it into the cup for the customer before handing it to them.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

As long as it goes out the window and not into a landfill, that's good

[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

You heard it here, throw your biostraws into a ditch!

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Yes!

Except most of those are only compostable in industrial compost settings. Side of the road isn't hot enough.

[–] kbal@fedia.io 23 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Wimpy effeminate plastic straws? Ha! Real men use metal straws. Tin/lead if that's all you can afford, or depleted uranium if you're a real player.

[–] conc@lemmy.ml 1 points 45 minutes ago

Ha! Real men use metal straws.

Specifically everbilt 3/8 in. x 20 ft. Soft Copper Refrigeration Coil Tubing!

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 28 points 9 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (7 children)

TBH, paper straws suck. And not because they fall apart, which is annoying but not the end of the world.... But because they're full of PFAS.... Yeah, not fucking great.

Sources:

https://www.popsci.com/environment/forever-chemicals-paper-straws/

https://www.sciencealert.com/it-turns-out-paper-straws-might-pose-a-serious-problem-too

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

Agave fiber straws. Literally just like a plastic straw, no PFAs but I'm sure there some reason I'm not supposed to use them.

[–] fitgse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

I’ve never understood why we need straws. I get it for a milkshake but I don’t understand why a restaurant gives me a glass with a straw in it. Do people use straws at home?

[–] mearce@programming.dev 1 points 46 minutes ago

I'd much prefer to drink acidic or staining things through a straw. Orange juice, iced coffee drinks, soft drinks. The less those things pass over my enamel the better.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

There's a few things, like you said some things truly do require a straw like a milkshake, or slushies, tbf they are "fun" even if that's not a great reason, but I think the real reason people got hooked on them is drive throughs, they are undoubtedly much easier when you are driving.

[–] droporain@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 5 hours ago

Drink from the glass like an adult?

Part of me finds it sad that the "green" option is not only shit but actually worse.

The other part of me is laughing because that's the best snacking my doomer-ism has had for a while.

[–] Kowowow@lemmy.ca 7 points 8 hours ago

I can't imagine normal plastic straws great for microplastics

[–] guaraguaito@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 8 hours ago (2 children)
[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

glass for me. that way i know they get completely clean

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 4 points 7 hours ago (3 children)

Bamboo straws are also often coated with PFAS.

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Glass straws seem like a good option. I've got some re-useable ones, but I bet recycling them would be feasible. We already do it for glass bottles

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I have some silicone ones that I really like too, they open up like a zipper making them really easy to clean. Silicone is technically recyclable as well, though that is rarely done.

[–] mearce@programming.dev 1 points 48 minutes ago (1 children)

They do what?! And they don't leak while you're using them?

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 2 points 44 minutes ago

Ya, really! Cool huh? (sorry for the Bezos' funtrain link) I got mine branded by one of the large grocery stores' house brand.

[–] DrownedRats@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] AtariDump@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Soda lime straws.

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 points 6 hours ago

Not the ones I've made from the stand of bamboo, over there.

[–] CMDR_Horn@lemmy.world 3 points 8 hours ago

I think a much more helpful replacement would be replacing the plastic tops with recycled paper tops.

[–] flamingo_pinyata@sopuli.xyz 36 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

If I'm not mistaken he already started a fight against windmills. Paper straws must be an ally of that great enemy.

[–] hmonkey@lemy.lol 10 points 7 hours ago

Lol Donald "Quixote" Trump

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 27 points 9 hours ago

He can’t even drink water with one hand, my money’s on the straws.

[–] limelight79@lemm.ee 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Real problems finally solved. ✅

[–] Jimmycakes@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

I mean.... It kind of is. I'm pretty happy. I'm the dystopia we live in got take the small wins

[–] kikutwo@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Doesn't Don Jr. use rolled up hundreds?

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 hours ago

Not for drinking. That's for ... something else.