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Juuna t1_j3lkou4 wrote

Reply to comment by Teoflux in Single-use plastic cutlery and plates to be banned in England by Sariel007

Because paper degrade in your mouth. And wood makes the entire meal taste like wood.

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DedicatedDdos t1_j3m7uwx wrote

And plastic is everywhere, majority of those aren't recyclable so that just gets tossed on ever-growing garbage dumps, if it even gets there, a lot just ends up drifting on the wind or floating in the ocean. And we barely even scratched the surface of the potential health and environmental consequences of our plastic use (such as the rather strong links between plastics and loss of fertility).

But hey, a slight wood taste definitely seems like the bigger issue here, understandable.

And no, banning single use plastics isn't the solution to end all plastic problems.

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DaenerysMomODragons t1_j3m8gf0 wrote

This. Though there are some degradable products being made recently that are much better, but if a restaurant only has straws that degrade before I'm done drinking, or utensils that make the food taste nasty, I just won't shop there any more.

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Oberlatz t1_j3me74k wrote

Pasta straws for life

But more importantly why do we even need straws

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Shadegloom t1_j3u2dcx wrote

Disabled folks, elderly, after medical procedures etc. They are needed in society. The plant based Ines are the coolest ones I've seen.

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Oberlatz t1_j3uixdn wrote

I also think its neat when people have a metal straw in their purse

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Shadegloom t1_j3ujewf wrote

While I agree, how many of us own reusable bags and forget to being them in when shopping? Just saying.

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