Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided in the US alone

Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by RajT88 on Sunday February 04, 2024 @07:15PM (#39255912)

That and they are cheaper to produce. Now we're learning more and more that using plastic for everything is not just bad for the environment, but also bad for our health. Consumer sentiment is shifting accordingly.

For the record, I'm in camp, "Don't care that much, whatever straws are fine". I'd be happy if as a society we could just get people not to litter like other developed countries manage to. I have a lot of junk which ends up in my front yard (people tossing garbage from passing cars) and my backyard (a river where all kinds of styrofoam, plastic cups, plastic bags, etc. all wash up). If all the junk was biodegradable it wouldn't hang around my yard and require me to pick it up (or I could at least toss it on the burn pile).

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Re:Plastic bans work. Billions of plastic bags were avoided ... by mcmoor on Sunday February 04, 2024 @10:09PM (#39256849)

I'm in camp "I would rather gulp it right from the glass", which seems like a better stance anyway. But I heard that some people really need straw, and if I'm in that position I'll 100% ask for the plastic one everytime.

Then again if only <1% of people use plastic than it used be, we're already winning very much.

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