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Reusable plastic (or metal) straws are a thing, and those with disabilities can use them if needed, and so can everyone else if wanted. It only takes a handful
by Klathmon 8y ago
Reusable plastic (or metal) straws are a thing, and those with disabilities can use them if needed, and so can everyone else if wanted. It only takes a handful of uses to be an overall reduction in plastic used and the stiffer harder plastic is safer for animals if it ends up near them.
And Starbucks claims the plastic used in their new lids is both safer for wildlife, and easier to recycle than the plastic used in straws.
I'm not saying that I think this is overall a good thing, I'm not in any kind of position to make that kind of conclusion, but you did leave those points out of your comment.
- jwilk 8y agoWhat's the difference between "normal" plastic straws and reusable ones?
- kevinqiu1 8y agoA reusable straw would be like the ones you see in a sippy cup or one of those reusable strabucks cups you see. Made of a more durable plastic than the flimsy one use straws. Like reusable plastic cups vs solo cups
- pfooti 8y agoReusable straws are different because they are very difficult to clean and they are rigid, meaning many disabled people cannot use them at all (someone with distrophy or distonia may end up biting down on a straw, so you don't want to have a metal or hard plastic straw between your teeth when you do that). So the difference between reusable and ond use straws is that reusable straws are trotted out as a "just do this" solution for straw access by people who don't know what's going on, and one use plastic straws are things that are necessary for disabled folks to engage in everyday life.
- lozenge 8y agoNo one is suggesting banning plastic straws - at most the person would just need to buy them at a supermarket instead of getting them with their drink.
- jaclaz 8y agoThere are a few projects around to make one-use only straws with other materials that are biodegradable, however their cost might still be an issue.