@return2ozma to News • 1 month agoTrump says he will take on paper straws with executive orderwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square68arrow-up1193arrow-down19cross-posted to: nottheonion
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minus-square@Joeffectlink3•edit-21 month agoIdono what the correct solution is but paper straws apparently contain a lot of PFas and are really not good for anyone either… Glass straws can break… And might contain PFas Metal straws are also a safety hazard apparently… But seem to be the best choice… Bamboo straws also contain PFas… So… Just say no to straws? https://www.foodandwine.com/paper-straws-pfas-forever-chemicals-8768492
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•1 month agoPerhaps the solution is with the lids and not the straws?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•1 month agoThey can be thicker meaning it may be easier to produce them out of materials like bio plastics.
minus-square@Joeffectlink1•30 days agoBut bio plastic isn’t the answer either as it’s worse or just as bad as regular plastic… When you consider all the factors that go into making it…
Idono what the correct solution is but paper straws apparently contain a lot of PFas and are really not good for anyone either…
Glass straws can break… And might contain PFas
Metal straws are also a safety hazard apparently… But seem to be the best choice…
Bamboo straws also contain PFas…
So… Just say no to straws?
https://www.foodandwine.com/paper-straws-pfas-forever-chemicals-8768492
Perhaps the solution is with the lids and not the straws?
I mean I assume you have the same issues with lids…
They can be thicker meaning it may be easier to produce them out of materials like bio plastics.
But bio plastic isn’t the answer either as it’s worse or just as bad as regular plastic… When you consider all the factors that go into making it…