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Let us have the damned plastic straws. If the (industrial?) compostable / degrades better plastic isn't a myth go ahead and require that as the material, but o
by mjevans 2y ago
Let us have the damned plastic straws. If the (industrial?) compostable / degrades better plastic isn't a myth go ahead and require that as the material, but otherwise straws are too useful.
As for the rest? Regulations. Regulate the use of easy to clean and reuse durable containers. Make their sizes standard, interchangeable. Alternately, allow containers that are fully disposable. However the customer fee for a fully disposable container should be zero overhead. Yes this includes paper bags at the grocery store. That tech is super useful and should be encouraged over... heavy plastic BS bags.
- KennyBlanken 2y ago"straws are too useful"? I haven't used one since I was a teen - or on the rare occasion I've had a smoothie. I'm pretty sure I would cope without a straw if need be. The environmental cost is outweighed by the necessity, and we really need to start thinking about the necessity of items, not how convenient they make things.
- yarekt 2y agoJust like plastic use in medical setting, single use plastic straws have a similar sort of use, but they are obviously not needed everywhere. Another source of major plastic waste is fishing, but people love their fish /shrug