1000 Flowers for the Planet - #73 Refuse Straws
Straws are single use plastic products that
are quite unnecessary. I don’t know about you, but I learned how to drink out
of a cup when I was a toddler, and I haven’t yet forgotten how to do it. Apart
from the facts that these items are made of plastic, are used once, are then
thrown into landfill (or end up blowing into gutters and make their way into
water systems etc.), have a think about how they are handled – people pick them
up and put them into a dispensing container, often tapping them down nicely
with their hand. How hygienic is that?! Who knows how many hands have touched
the straw before it goes to your mouth? It’s not something that appeals to me.
If you really, really love straws and have
to use one, you can purchase glass straws. I would query how safe they are and
how well you could actually clean them, but it is an option.
Otherwise, make sure you ask for your
cocktails/drinks at the bar to come without a straw, and refuse them whenever
possible.
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