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Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem by intended on Saturday August 25, 2018 @11:46AM (#17841261)
Why would anyone worry about a singular straw? Isn’t this an issue of the average/group behavior - and outcomes resulting from it?
Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem by sp332 on Saturday August 25, 2018 @12:04PM (#17841326)
Not one straw, my point is that straws on beaches do not come from landfills. They come from illegal dumping operations and cruise ships and maybe tourists who litter at the beach. Most people do not need to change they way they dispose of straws. This is a problem caused by a minority and no matter how few straws the rest of us use it will not address the problem even a little bit.
Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem by dnomad on Saturday August 25, 2018 @12:59PM (#17841543)
This is wrong. Plastics can and do escape landfills. Also it doesn't seem to be the case that all, or even most, single-use plastics are properly disposed of and make it to landfills.
Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem by intended on Sunday August 26, 2018 @02:24AM (#17844576)
Yeah I have no idea why this is being downvoted.

Not to mention this is IF plastics make it to landfills in the first place.

Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem by skinnymuch on Saturday August 25, 2018 @12:44PM (#17841488)
Do straws on the beach come from normal straw disposal? I would assume not. And most people dispose of straws normally.
Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem by intended on Sunday August 26, 2018 @02:23AM (#17844569)
as I recall, normal disposal regularly involves shipping it out to landfills or other countries - essentially a large “not in my back yard” supply chain.

Once there, it worms itself back into the environment, part of which is the ocean.