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IKEA sells in Germany straws from paper. Kids love them. Very light.
by ccozan 7y ago
IKEA sells in Germany straws from paper. Kids love them. Very light.
- amyjess 7y ago...and they'll also get soggy and dissolve in your drinks.
- Robotbeat 7y agoI actually have a 3D printed PLA straw (nominally compostable) that I reuse (single layer so it can be cleaned/dried). Weird, not super feasible for most people, but I needed a straw and didn't have one.
- remir 7y agoI tried paper straws a couple of times at A&W and it wasn't that bad. Granted, it was a cold drink, which could perhaps be problematic with hot drinks, but beside a texture difference, I found the paper straw to be an acceptable replacement.
- alacombe 7y agoThey were probably coated with wax, which make them... non-recyclable.
- ccozan 7y agoSure, they will be dirty with whatever you drink too. But they are bio-degradable, compared to plastic.
- jogjayr 7y agoWax-coated paper is probably far safer to dispose by burning than plastic.
- remir 7y agoI'm pretty sure platic straws are not being recycled. Paper straws are at least more sustainable.
- darkpuma 7y agoThey just need more wax then. Cups made from paper work perfectly well; so should straws.
- hedora 7y agoThe cups are typically coated in plastic, last time I checked. (This is not obvious from looking at them though).
- darkpuma 7y agoI can't say I'm a cup expert, but I'm quite sure that paper cups (or straws) can be made waterproof if impregnated with wax.
- ccozan 7y agoYou don't need to make them waterproof. How long do you plan to drink a soda or whatever else? My kids are done in max 10mins and they look mostly untouched. I left it for one hour in a hot cocoa though, and it was not intact anymore but still usable to a degree.
- darkpuma 7y agoLet's say somebody gets served their beverage when they sit down, then neglect it until after they're doing eating. In a cold beverage, I'd want a straw to last at least an hour. I don't think that should be hard to accomplish either.