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> Paper straws are fighting plastic pollution not greenhouse gases, so comparing them makes no sense. Yes and no. These are almost never recycled and in a lot
by wkat4242 2y ago
> Paper straws are fighting plastic pollution not greenhouse gases, so comparing them makes no sense.
Yes and no.
These are almost never recycled and in a lot of places they are burned, not buried so they do emit CO2.
Unfortunately in Europe they replaced them with pfas coated paper which is worse for health and pollution (forever plastic)
- simondotau 2y agoGenerally speaking, products made from one material tend to be less bad than products made by glueing multiple materials together.