Plastic straws banned in BA restaurants.

[Weyland]

Even if a straw is a very small part of the problem, why not ban it anyway? Plastic bags, straws, now let's find the next single use plastic product that should be gone. They make corn starch utensils that are virtually indistinguishable from plastic utensils. That would be another plastic product to ban.

 

[pennsylvania]

If I recall correctly, one of the big problems is that straws, like plastic cutlery and loose bottle caps, aren't recyclable as they end up just falling through conveyor belts. So while they may be a relatively small part of used plastic, they're a significant part of unrecyclable plastic.

 

[jantango]

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[Aloha Boy]

I’m not a “howl at the moon“ kind a guy. Of course it goes with out saying about all the other plastic garbage.
I started the thread as a “heads up” for people who go out and order drinks without knowing of the straw ban.

Even though it is an extremely uphill war against the petro-industry, I do applaud you taking personal steps to make this world a better place for your children and grandchildren. I know I can do a better job with reducing plastic use. Besides, it gives me more activities to do so I don't get fat. LOL.

 

[Joglide]

Extreme? Do you know how long plastic lasts? All the plastic ever made still exists on the planet and is destroying it. Beverage bottles are one-use plastic that is polluting the oceans. Haven't you heard about the dead whale that had tons of plastic in its belly?

Landfills in Buenos Aires
Garbage creates a new industry

Who wants to imagine living near one of the mountains of garbage? There are people who face that situation every day.

We have ten years for the world to get its act together or we will face the consequences.

Bravo!!!!

 

[jantango]

We're All Plastic People Now

Plastic pollution has become ubiquitous, with plastic particles found in every corner of the globe. "It's in the air. It's in the water. It's in the food. It's in all of our bodies," according to Rolf Halden, Ph.D., an environmental engineer from Arizona State University, who appears in "We're...

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[steveinbsas]

Plastic pollution is a "petro-problem" we can make ourselves feel better about by doing things like banning plastic straws.

Nonetheless, we are living on a "poisoned planet" and the damage is most likely (if not undoubtedly) already permanent, but the "chemical industry" alone may be responsile for far more damage than the "petroleum industry."

Even though the expression "petro-chemical industry" lumps them together, they may not be close to being equal in the degree of damage they are responsible for when it comes to poisoning the planet.

I daresay that Shell, Gulf, and all of the other oil companies combined have done far less damage to the planet than Dupont or Dow Chemical, in spite of the waste products of the petroleum industry, including discarded plastic.

Based on this discussion about "forever chemicals" which was uploaded (if not livestreamed) on youtube yesterday, I don't think I will be able to find a reason to "worry" about it now.

 

[PatriotsFan]

We're All Plastic People Now

Plastic pollution has become ubiquitous, with plastic particles found in every corner of the globe. "It's in the air. It's in the water. It's in the food. It's in all of our bodies," according to Rolf Halden, Ph.D., an environmental engineer from Arizona State University, who appears in "We're...

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Steven Colbert did a bit on his "Meanwhile" segment about this.
What was really great was the clip prior about a English girl P.O.'d about the price of ice cream. Hilarious.

 

[Happy Camper]

Microplastics in our testicles, BAN the straws ffs.

 

[D.B. Cooper]

I heard this today that the city of Lisbon Portugal will ban the single use of plastic cups in restaurants.
It's encouraging, a step moving in the right direction although I wonder why can't the ban be for the whole country.