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My opinions: * Leave my dang plastic straws alone or at least make any degradable replacement take longer than a week to degrade and __not crumple like a limp

My opinions: * Leave my dang plastic straws alone or at least make any degradable replacement take longer than a week to degrade and __not crumple like a limp noodle__ during normal use. * 1000% yes on this inanity of selling bags. Require standard grade carry out bags all be complimentary (this will drive stores to get the cheapest ones that don't irk customers), and just outright ban plastic for 'bags'. Do not specify exactly but require that any take out bag be (non commercially) compostable, or recycled (for real, not export to someone that just treats it as trash).

Viliam1234 1y ago
My kids use silicon straws. You can take them apart, wash them, put them together again and they work ok.
- trollbridge 1y ago
  We use metal and glass, and they also work fine.
- kragen 1y ago
  Silicon? That sounds really dangerous—what if it shatters while it's in their mouth? Are you sure you don't mean silicone?
golergka 1y ago
If you're a bar or restaurant, please invest in metal, re-usable straws instead of humiliating your paying clients with paper ones. I just don't understand why a place that charges $50 or more for a dinner would do something like this.
- mjevans 1y ago
  Probably health regulations and existing infrastructure. They have an Industrial Dishwasher. It's pretty good at blasting dishes, bowls, plates, cups, utensils, etc, things with all their surfaces easily exposed and no narrow inner areas, with hot water and a bit of chemicals like detergents to get things clean. Maybe it's some other device for smaller faster loads. Cleaning a straw properly, _drying_ it properly. That sounds like a giant pain. Potentially a massive liability. (Detergents stuck in the straw? Someone's food and diseases not cleaned properly?) I could see Silicone straws maybe working, but not as well in a lot of respects. They'd need a specialized cleaning process. Maybe boil in water with something to force (and measure) water flow through them. Then transfer to a baking chamber to dry and sanitize with heat. This sounds labor and energy intensive. Just gut instinct, I'm pretty sure it'd be cheaper to use some of that industrial compostable plastic to make a plastic straw. If some paper straw that didn't suck (as outlined in my other post) were used instead that'd be OK too.
jlund-molfese 1y ago
Have you tried Phade? They’re pretty much the same as regular plastic straws, albeit slightly more brittle
sfasdfh123 1y ago
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- cm2012 1y ago
  Do you find a lot of success telling people how to live their lives?

Viliam1234 1y ago

My kids use silicon straws. You can take them apart, wash them, put them together again and they work ok.

trollbridge 1y ago
We use metal and glass, and they also work fine.
kragen 1y ago
Silicon? That sounds really dangerous—what if it shatters while it's in their mouth? Are you sure you don't mean silicone?

golergka 1y ago

If you're a bar or restaurant, please invest in metal, re-usable straws instead of humiliating your paying clients with paper ones. I just don't understand why a place that charges $50 or more for a dinner would do something like this.

mjevans 1y ago
Probably health regulations and existing infrastructure. They have an Industrial Dishwasher. It's pretty good at blasting dishes, bowls, plates, cups, utensils, etc, things with all their surfaces easily exposed and no narrow inner areas, with hot water and a bit of chemicals like detergents to get things clean. Maybe it's some other device for smaller faster loads. Cleaning a straw properly, _drying_ it properly. That sounds like a giant pain. Potentially a massive liability. (Detergents stuck in the straw? Someone's food and diseases not cleaned properly?) I could see Silicone straws maybe working, but not as well in a lot of respects. They'd need a specialized cleaning process. Maybe boil in water with something to force (and measure) water flow through them. Then transfer to a baking chamber to dry and sanitize with heat. This sounds labor and energy intensive. Just gut instinct, I'm pretty sure it'd be cheaper to use some of that industrial compostable plastic to make a plastic straw. If some paper straw that didn't suck (as outlined in my other post) were used instead that'd be OK too.

jlund-molfese 1y ago

Have you tried Phade? They’re pretty much the same as regular plastic straws, albeit slightly more brittle

sfasdfh123 1y ago

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cm2012 1y ago
Do you find a lot of success telling people how to live their lives?