return2ozma@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 20 hours agoTrump says he will take on paper straws with executive orderwww.newsweek.comexternal-linkmessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up1162arrow-down18cross-posted to: nottheonion@lemmy.world
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minus-squarestupidcasey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·17 hours agoExcept it objectively did not reduce plastic production and it soured the end consumers opinion on environmental conservation.
minus-squareRailcar8095@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 hours agoPlastic straws weren’t banned due to the sheer volume of plastic, but because they are particularly hard to recycle and their shape makes them specially dangerous for wildlife. https://eurekarecycling.org/plastic-straws/ Of course people like to use fake arguments as the reason why they were banned to make it seem baseless.
Except it objectively did not reduce plastic production and it soured the end consumers opinion on environmental conservation.
Plastic straws weren’t banned due to the sheer volume of plastic, but because they are particularly hard to recycle and their shape makes them specially dangerous for wildlife.
https://eurekarecycling.org/plastic-straws/
Of course people like to use fake arguments as the reason why they were banned to make it seem baseless.