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A significant inquiry I have to this in general is what should we do for people for which single-use plastics are exceptionally necessary for their lives? For e
by TeaDrunk 6y ago
A significant inquiry I have to this in general is what should we do for people for which single-use plastics are exceptionally necessary for their lives? For example, people with disabilities who cannot manage paper straws (due to their collapsing before a drink can be consumed) or metal straws (due to mental strain in keeping track of their cleaning)?
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- 542458 6y agoThe actual announcement says that Canada will ban "harmful" single-use plastics. I’d assume single use plastics that are absolutely required for safety and medical purposes would not be considered harmful.
- TeaDrunk 6y agoOK Thanks!
- asutekku 6y agoHave you ever used a paper straw? It takes ages for it to dissolve so for most people, event the disabled ones, it is not a problem.
- tomp 6y agoNo, they suck. They get soggy after a few minutes. I’d rather not use a straw at all. Which brings me to my main point. The “paper straws” movement isn’t actually anti-climate-change or pro-ecology, but just virtue signalling. If it was real, they wouldn’t be advocating paper straws, they’d be advocating no straws at all! Hint: you don’t need a straw (the vast majority of people anyways).
- jogjayr 6y agoMaybe the end goal of paper straw advocates really is that. If the only straws available are shitty ones, more people might prefer to go strawless.
- TeaDrunk 6y agoI personally don't have a problem but I know people who take a very long time to drink stuff.
- chrisseaton 6y agoWhy do the majority of people need to use a straw anyway?
- bluehazed 6y agoPaper straws can be a choking hazard for some.
- Ghjklov 6y agoMaybe they should check their privilege. Is drinking through a straw more important than the climate, which is the world? /s