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>>The researchers sampled 39 brands of straws made of paper, bamboo, glass, stainless steel and plastic. Of those, 27 were found to contain PFAS, though the con
by FridayoLeary 3y ago
>>The researchers sampled 39 brands of
straws made of paper, bamboo, glass,
stainless steel and plastic. Of those, 27
were found to contain PFAS, though
the concentrations were low.
So basically nothing new. I was actually surprised they didn't find tons of pfas in paper straws as those stuff are lined with waterproof coating. On a tangent, paper straws are a symbol of everything that's wrong with current climate politics; we have to deal with inferior products, while the actual corporations responsible are free to act with impunity. All these edicts banning stuff such as plastic straws are passed on high from the ivory towers of conventions filled with politicians and successful businessman, flown in on private jets and driven the last mile in photogenic electric cars, to talk about what the lower classes do and do not deserve to have.
- mushbino 3y agoBan PFAS and single use plastics. Problem solved.
- coryrc 3y agoSingle use plastics are not a climate change problem.
- reverius42 3y agoThere can be more than one problem.
- coryrc 3y agoSingle use PE or PP straws do not cause any problem in the USA. None.
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- franga2000 3y agoSingle-use anything can be a climate change problem (besides being an obvious pollution problem). Single-use means new onrs being constantly manufactured and used ones being constantly destroyed/recycled. All of those are energy intensive processes, not to mention the energy use for constantly getting more raw materials. More energy use means more GHG emissions.
- coryrc 3y agoMaking plastic straws is not energy-intensive and the miniscule amount of electricity used can be trivially obtained from renewables. You all are grasping at straws. Of all the things in the world to want to stop making from oil, plastic straws have got to be at the bottom right before medical supplies.
- franga2000 3y agoI'm not saying plastic straws are the problem, I'm saying single-use things are a problem. Straws, not matter the material, are just one tiny part of that. And I'm definitely not saying they're significant, but saying this is "not a climate change issue" is just plain incorrect.
- lotsoweiners 3y agoThen we have the problem of blowhards telling us how to live our lives. I’ll take my chances with PFAs please.