Canada Plans to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Joining Growing Global Movement

Re:Canada Plans to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Joining Growing ... by SquareWheel on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @01:27PM (#20157520)

I don't know if this is insensitive of me to ask, but why don't they bring their own straws? I'm sure they would be happier with a premium reusable straw than a cheap single-use one anyway. A good straw could be reusable, sturdy, and even telescopic.

Is there difficulties involved in bringing along accessibility tools like straws that I'm missing? Or is this just a case of the nirvana fallacy?

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Re:Canada Plans to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Joining Growing ... by SolaceQuantum on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @01:37PM (#20157606)

A few immediate logistical difficulties, from an able-bodied person:

1) If you have a cognitive disability, remembering to bring a straw may be difficult.

2) If you have a mobility disability, you may struggle to wash the straw in a suitably disinfected manner after use.

3) How do you reuse the straw on the go?

4) This(bringing your own straw) is another cost added onto an already economically overburdened populace.

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Re:Canada Plans to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Joining Growing ... by davidy123 on Tuesday June 11, 2019 @01:40PM (#20157637)

Restaurants already have requirements around those with special needs (including those with babies), requiring them to have a few washable stainless steel straws on hand is not much to ask. Granted, there may be slip-ups, those should be reported.

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Re:Canada Plans to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Joining Growing ... by tomjen3 on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @12:44PM (#20166581)

The problem is that some of the people with limited mobility also have limited ability not to chew on the straw (they can't control their jaws well enough). You chew on a plastic straw, that is not an issue. You bit down on steel...

Those people btw are the ones who most need them, because they typically also have too limited mobility to drink from a cup.

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Re:Canada Plans to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Joining Growing ... by davidy123 on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @03:05PM (#20168170)

That makes sense. I'm not going to say it should be dismissed due to its relative low incidence, but there has to be a better solution than a straw free for all everywhere.

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Re:Canada Plans to Ban Single-Use Plastics, Joining Growing ... by tomjen3 on Thursday June 13, 2019 @04:09AM (#20172702)

Well the solution is actually simple, just charge a deposit, then they will be reused.

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