Re:Plastic Straws Aren’t the Problem
by skinnymuch on Saturday August 25, 2018 @12:44PM
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Do straws on the beach come from normal straw disposal? I would assume not. And most people dispose of straws normally.
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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.