@return2ozma to Not The OnionEnglish • 10 hours agoTrump says he will take on paper straws with executive orderwww.newsweek.commessage-square42arrow-up1128arrow-down12cross-posted to: news
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minus-square@surewhynotlemlinkEnglish8•5 hours agoCompostable garbage is still garbage. In a landfill it doesn’t decompose properly and causes methane, which is worse than CO2. Point is, the whole thing is stupid unless we do proper composting. So I kinda get byo-straws.
minus-square@FrozengyrolinkEnglish2•3 hours agoWhat about a noodle shaped into a straw? Even if you toss it out the window at least it’s biodegradable.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•2 hours agoJust hand out twizzlers for everything. Double points if you can bite the ends off and then jam it into the cup for the customer before handing it to them.
minus-square@surewhynotlemlinkEnglish1•3 hours agoAs long as it goes out the window and not into a landfill, that’s good
minus-square@straightjorkinlinkEnglish2•4 hours agoYou heard it here, throw your biostraws into a ditch!
minus-square@surewhynotlemlinkEnglish1•3 hours agoYes! Except most of those are only compostable in industrial compost settings. Side of the road isn’t hot enough.
Compostable garbage is still garbage. In a landfill it doesn’t decompose properly and causes methane, which is worse than CO2.
Point is, the whole thing is stupid unless we do proper composting. So I kinda get byo-straws.
What about a noodle shaped into a straw? Even if you toss it out the window at least it’s biodegradable.
Just hand out twizzlers for everything. Double points if you can bite the ends off and then jam it into the cup for the customer before handing it to them.
As long as it goes out the window and not into a landfill, that’s good
You heard it here, throw your biostraws into a ditch!
Yes!
Except most of those are only compostable in industrial compost settings. Side of the road isn’t hot enough.