"'Eco-friendly' straws contain potentially toxic chemicals – posing a threat to people and wildlife"

#Straws #Chemicals #Environment #Wildlife

https://theconversation.com/eco-friendly-straws-contain-potentially-toxic-chemicals-posing-a-threat-to-people-and-wildlife-212472

It turns out all those paper straws are bad for the environment too
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/paper-straws-bad-for-environment

“Straws made from plant-based materials … are often advertised as being more sustainable and eco-friendly than those made from plastic. However, the presence of PFAS in these straws means that’s not necessarily true,” says a scientist referring to the study.

#environment #PFAS #straws
#NationalPost

How surprising... we lowly consumers have to make do with soggy paper straws while the "solution" is worse than the problem.

Collection and correct disposal of waste is far more effective than making up stuff like "paper straws" which still contain plastic. #environment #straws #plastic

https://science.slashdot.org/story/23/08/26/0321254/90-of-paper-straws-contain-toxic-forever-chemicals-study-finds?utm_source=feedly1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed

To make our paper straws more resistant to water we of course found it necessary to use an unhealthy chemical coating. In other words, we’re replacing shit with bigger shit. Conclusion? Don’t use straws.

#straws #chemicals #green #health #unhealthy #food #drinks #FoodAndDrink #HealthyEatingHabits #HealthyLifestyle #HealthyHabits #ConsciousLiving @consciousliving https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/paper-bamboo-straws-contain-pfas-forever-chemicals-rcna101614

Get a #tankless #water #heater. Keep the #heating and the #air conditioning in your #home low. Pick up #litter. Use #active #transportation like #walking when you can. Don’t buy #acrylic #clothes. Buy #less, buy #less, buy #less. Use #reusable #bottles, #cups, #plates, #bowls, #utensils, #straws, #containers, #bags. #Wear #clothes until you can’t. I haven’t bought clothes in #8 #years. And work to #destroy #capitalism and #colonialism. #climatechange #climatecrisis #biodiversitycrisis

"Non-soggy biodegradable drinking straws made from wood waste"

#Straws #Biodegradable #Environment

https://newatlas.com/environment/biodegradable-drinking-straws-lignin/

They have @MarkWillard approved #straws at Ghirardelli in Disney Springs

This year, mostly out of bloody-mindedness, I’ve been using ancient #craft techniques on #plastic dross from modern living. My garland is red #straws cut into short lengths and strung on yarn. Today, I started making 2-ply #cordage out of plastic shopping bags, and I started weaving a basket with a drinking straw base.
#reuse #FiberArt

•checkout bags
•cutlery
•foodservice ware made from, or containing, problematic #plastics that are hard to #recycle
•stir sticks
•#straws (with some exceptions) ⬇️

How many people HATE paper straws?

You should.

They're terrible.

Maybe not for the reasons you hate them, but they're fucking terrible, and we should complain about them, refuse them, and NOT use them, ever.

Don't misunderstand, as much as plastic straws are much more pleasant to use, we should do the same for them. Oil based plastics will be here long after we're gone. They're awful, and we should NEVER use them, ever again. For anything. The idea that plastic is convenient and disposable is, well, wrong. it's a forever pollutant, and there's no excuse to use disposable plastics ever, there never was.

But, hear me out

I think, ALL of the fast food industry, convenience stores, anywhere that uses straws (or any kind of plastic packaging, but this is about straws). HEMP PLASTIC. Stop using paper straws! Not only do they suck, BUT WE NEED TO PRESERVE TREES, TEARING DOWN FORESTS FOR CRAPPY STRAWS IS A VERY BAD THING. Also, hemp plastic is amazing.

It starts breaking down, and biodegrades with no nastiness in less than a year. Aside from that, you'd never see a difference. It's is in fact, convenient, disposable, and eco friendly. You're welcome.

#plastic #PlasticSucks #Straws #HempPlasticIsAmazing

Sunset through the fog. #iceland #photography #water #sea #sunset #fog #calm #straws #landscape #LandscapePhotography #FineArt

"Plastic was the most common material recorded, accounting for 63.1% of all items. Metal was second (14.3%), followed by composite materials (pieces of litter made from more than one material, like Tetrapak cartons) at 11.6%. Bottles, lids, straws and other items from the drinks industry made up 33.6% of the total, of which metal cans were the most common."

"Our citizen scientists identified brands for 16,751 items (38.8% of the total), with 50% of these belonging to just ten brands."

#Plastic #Litter #Metal #Tetrapak #Cans #Straws

https://theconversation.com/we-studied-40-000-pieces-of-litter-to-find-out-where-it-all-comes-from-heres-what-we-discovered-186584

Επισκέφτηκα σήμερα έναν από τους μεγαλύτερους πανευρωπαϊκά παραγωγούς προϊόντων με χαμηλό περιβαλλοντικό αποτύπωμα. Η Ευρώπη κατά 80% "πετά" τα πλαστικά είδη μιας χρήσης χάρη σε μια ελληνική εταιρεία. Άλλο ένα παράδειγμα υγιούς επιχειρηματικής εξωστρέφειας. #matrixpack #straws

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/androulakisnick/status/1511018073280679944

anybody have nice things to say about #bamboo #straws (esp. for boba / bubble tea) from the likes of https://bamboo-straws.com?

suck...

#straws #mouth #colours

suck...

#straws #mouth #colours

shrimp made from straws...

#shrimp #straws #sculptures https://mastodon.cloud/media/l8yweOhs90-Nm4Vho2Q

suck...

#straws #mouth #colours