Demand for straws in the EU is nowhere near the US. I'd wager the latter represents most of global straw consumption Some quick googling shows Europe consuming

Demand for straws in the EU is nowhere near the US. I'd wager the latter represents most of global straw consumption Some quick googling shows Europe consuming ~24 billion straws / year⁰ while the US consumes anywhere between 64–142 billion¹ ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ 0. https://www.statista.com/statistics/989916/consumption-of-plastic-straws-by-country-in-europe/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/989916/consumption-of-pl... 1. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/business/plastic-straws-ban-fact-check-nyt.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/19/business/plastic-straws-b... (see Fact Check box half way through article)