CO2 also pollutes the environment for thousands of years. "About 50% of a CO2 increase will be removed from the atmosphere within 30 years, and a further 30% w

CO2 also pollutes the environment for thousands of years. "About 50% of a CO2 increase will be removed from the atmosphere within 30 years, and a further 30% will be removed within a few centuries. The remaining 20% may stay in the atmosphere for many thousands of years." --IPCC AR4 http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2005/03/how-long-will-global-warming-last/langswitch_lang/in/ http://www.realclimate.org/index.php/archives/2005/03/how-lo... Plastics are a visible but small part of our environmental damage. Plastic straws doubly so.