Drinking Straws

[ngorecki]

so far at home I'm using plastic straws. I think I'd like to try bamboo.

[sfreeman8]

I like plastic straws. They are reusable, too. I would think the other straws would change the taste of the drink, especially the metal ones. I would think glass straws would be dangerous because of their fragility. Bump them or drop them and you really have a mess of shards to clean up. I'll stick with my plastic straws, thank you.

[ancmetro]

     What about biodegradable disposable paper straws, are they the best choice?

[snuggleycutejc]

I just now received a reusable straw must be thick enough to wash them euwww. But I c they are useful they are hard plastic feels like glass, glass breaks still they are wide enough to wash.

[squirrelgirl44]

I currently use plastic straws that are dishwasher safe. Better than the disposable ones.

[plennis]

I use metal ones, I bought them in a 4 pack with a carrying case, they come with a brush for cleaning..besides I also run through the dishwasher after I clean them out with the brush and soapy water.   The plastic straws are being banned in more and more areas because people do not dispose of properly so they end up in the ocean and they last forever (slight exaggeration).  Until you see what all the plastic junk is doing to the ocean and wildlife/marinelife you may think it does not matter, but it DOES.  We have monthly clean up days in Malibu and Santa Monica and there is still mountains of plastic straws, coke/beverage 6 pack holders each time.

[linderlizzie]

Must be a problem with straws since so many places are not using them at all or making them using some other material.

I use plastic straws and then wash them and reuse them so I don't feel as guilty. 

[alice44]

What a good informative post.  You did a lot of research and have passed along a lot of information.  I still don't know which I prefer, but I do believe the plastic is a problem.  Our beaches are full of plastic straws, and sea animals eat them and die!  I'll let the experts make the final decision, but for now, I would even use paper ones if they were available.

[sak4kat]

We were at a children's museum this last month.  Ate a few snacks in the food court and the smoothies were served with paper straws.  My brain was so confused with each sip.  By the time I got to the end of the drink the straw was beginning to fall apart.  I could easily see kids turning these into spit *bleep*. 

[nannycoe1]

I know a lot of places are banning plastic and I can remember when straws were made of paper. I think going back to that is a good idea

[countrygirl12]

Just cant believe how correct we have become about everything.  I dislike paper straws as the come off in your mouth.  I am not familiar with any others except plastic, and if disposed of properly they are fine by me!

Exactly. 

[countrygirl12]

I had not heard of glass straws.  They seem dangerous due to potential breakage and getting slivers of glass in my mouth/throat.

Stainless seem like a good option.  Just need to clean them with a pipe cleaner of the specially designed brush that comes with some of them.

Plastic straws and all plastic are very convenient one-time use items, but so much of plastic has ended up in the oceans.  There are CONTINENT size floating plastic "islands" floating in our oceans already.  Some shores are so littered with plastic that all you see as the waves roll in is rolling plastic.

https://phys.org/news/2018-03-pacific-plastic-dump-larger.html

So then who ever is throwing the trash in the oceans needs to stop. I don't know why that would have ever been done to start with.

[countrygirl12]

     What about biodegradable disposable paper straws, are they the best choice?

Because when you put paper in water it is a mess.  I could not imagine using a paper straw in a drink.

[countrygirl12]

I use metal ones, I bought them in a 4 pack with a carrying case, they come with a brush for cleaning..besides I also run through the dishwasher after I clean them out with the brush and soapy water.   The plastic straws are being banned in more and more areas because people do not dispose of properly so they end up in the ocean and they last forever (slight exaggeration).  Until you see what all the plastic junk is doing to the ocean and wildlife/marinelife you may think it does not matter, but it DOES.  We have monthly clean up days in Malibu and Santa Monica and there is still mountains of plastic straws, coke/beverage 6 pack holders each time.

What do you mean people do not dispose of them properly? They are usually thrown away still sticking in the throw away cup from McDonald's.  The only place I have heard of them being banned is in California. And they are a bunch of idiots anyway.

I am not understanding how they are ending up in the ocean.  I do not throw anything in the ocean.  Looks like the solution is to stop throwing trash in the ocean. Simple fix.  You are not going to get the entire country on board with recycling everything. Besides that if you purchase items that are made from recycled items the cost is about 3 times as high.

We have too many people in this country the way it is. We are way over populated.  Another reason to close off the boarder to the south and stop thousands from waltzing in to this country with their brood of kids every day.

[countrygirl12]

What a good informative post.  You did a lot of research and have passed along a lot of information.  I still don't know which I prefer, but I do believe the plastic is a problem.  Our beaches are full of plastic straws, and sea animals eat them and die!  I'll let the experts make the final decision, but for now, I would even use paper ones if they were available.

You do realize the experts are for partial birth abortion and even after birth "abortion" aka murder - right???