"Yes, paper straws suck. Rather than bring back plastic ones, let's avoid single-use items"

#Straws #Environment

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-paper-straws-plastic-items.html

No, this is not the Twilight Zone, but America.

Trump says 'we're going back to plastic straws.' Is the paper straw dead?

"If something's hot, they don't last very long, like a matter of minutes, sometimes a matter of seconds. It's a ridiculous situation."

All those who drink hot coffee or hot cocoa through a straw, raise your hand.

#straws #paper #plastic #environment

https://www.npr.org/2025/02/11/nx-s1-5292234/trump-paper-straws-plastic-executive-order

#USA #Ecology #Straws
while one is talking about plastic instead of metal

do you think you need a straw at all to drink a glass?
just saying

#USA #Ecology #Straws while one is talking about plastic instead of metal do you think you need a straw at all to drink a glass? just saying

#Trump signs order shifting US back toward plastic #straws

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2k574ydyyqo

Trump to reverse Biden’s plan to phase out #plastic #straws across US government - https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/08/trump-plastic-straws "President said he will sign an executive order next week despite global plastics crisis" #trump's pettiness is just breathtaking, true mad dictator stuff

I have no problem with straight straws, as long as they act bendy in public.
#LGBTQ #straws #bendy #straight #acting #plastic #act in #public #acceptance #tolerance #accept #lesbian #tolerate #homosexual #behavior #choice #orientation #same #sex #attraction #gay #fem #butch #feminine #masuline #sipping #sucking #grape #soda #chocolate #milkshake

I'm always very confused when people argue about drinking #straws and their effect on the #Environment.

Why is any fully able adult using straws, ever?

Why not just drink directly from the container?

Is it a cultural thing, like Americans always expecting ice in their drinks?

Is it a phobia of touching the bottle/glass/can to your lips?

Someone please explain?

Should You Use an Anti-Wrinkle Straw? - Another solution to a problem we didn’t know we had. - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/15/style/self-care/anti-wrinkle-straws-tiktok.html #inventionsandpatents #tiktok(bytedance) #straws(drinking) #lips(bodypart) #lipzi

Een onderzoek naar 39 verschillende merken rietjes in België toonde de aanwezigheid van PFAS aan in alle soorten rietjes, behalve in roestvrij staal, met een hoger gehalte in plantaardige rietjes. Dit wijst erop dat dergelijke milieuvriendelijke opties misschien niet zo biologisch afbreekbaar zijn als wordt aangenomen.

#PFAS #Belgium #straws

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19440049.2023.2240908

#PFAS were found to be present in almost all types of #straws, except for those made of stainless steel. PFAS were more frequently detected in plant-based materials, such as paper and bamboo

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/19440049.2023.2240908?fbclid=IwAR2ZazEdHWN5h8ra6-yABATEVocOWbdGR5jScW65vbNPUMcs9U9UZfxNMhw

#Yeti #DrinkContainers #TravelMugs #RubberGaskets #Straws

I am pretty strict about this, and not sure who needs to hear it, but take apart your travel mug and clean it well!

Remove the gasket (especially) and replace if needed. (I think I paid under 10 bucks for a set of three.)

Use a pipe cleaner or wooden skewer and small piece of paper towel to clean the inside of the straw---I don't think the dishwashers do a good enough job!

They get GROSS!!

To make our paper straws more resistant to water we of course found it necessary to use an unhealthy chemical coating. In other words, we’re replacing shit with bigger shit. Conclusion? Don’t use straws.

#straws #chemicals #green #health #unhealthy #food #drinks #FoodAndDrink #HealthyEatingHabits #HealthyLifestyle #HealthyHabits #ConsciousLiving @consciousliving https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/paper-bamboo-straws-contain-pfas-forever-chemicals-rcna101614

BAN PLASTIC STRAWS!!
BAN PLASTIC BREAD TABS!!