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Some place I cant think ofnises straws from a weird paper like material. They can swap out the plastic for that. This isnt a big deal.
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some of you guys have no idea how much plastic ends up in the ocean.
it's a straw.
there are substitutes.
then there’s no sense doing anything helpful to limit damaging pollution.The environment is going to get destroyed one way or the other
i’m sure the tech is available to allow a handicapped person to sip.
it's a straw.
there are substitutes.
What would be a substitute for a straw tho.
Especially at a ff place.
I guess you could leave the top off the drink but there's problems with that....traveling in a car, cleanliness etc.
You understand that people have said, "If THEY need it, THEY should get it right?"I wouldn’t be surprised if there is technology to help people sip, but to expect handicapped people to pay for that tech instead of being given a plastic straw is outrageous.
Let’s say your disability makes it so that you have an extremely difficult time drinking things unless you are given a plastic straw. And then some jerk snatches the straw from your cup and says “I WANT TO SAVE THE ENVIRONMENT! FIND SOME TECHNOLOGY TO HELP YOU INSTEAD OF USING STRAWS BECAUSE IT MAKES ME FEEL BETTER!”
How upset would you be?
Every concession that needs to be made to improve the quality of life for disabled people needs to be made at no cost to them. Anyone that disagrees can go to hell.
You understand that people have said, "If THEY need it, THEY should get it right?"
Them needing it shouldn't mean we ALL should continue using them, considering what it is doing to the Earth.
Also, this, "The world is going to shambles, so it doesn't matter what we do" is very faulty. I am sure you understand that though
There is very little being done to stop the destruction of the environment. .
some of you guys have no idea how much plastic ends up in the ocean.
Stop being fake mad. This policy wasn’t made so they could deny plastic straws to disabled people. The stores will figure it out.
This should be addressed, people that need them should be given them.Have you been anywhere that has banned plastic straws yet?
Some places have replaced them with paper straws (fine). Some just don't have them at all. So it's not, "if they need them they should get them." Unfortunately its "Since they're banned, nobody gets them, no matter what" as of now..
I get why people would want to ban them, the videos of what plastic does to animals are horrible. I don’t see why it’s too tough to replace plastic straws with something biodegradable but I’m also able bodied so I don’t know their struggle
Coming from a ignorant place, I want to say I completely side with what you are saying here. But again, I don't understand how it completely works.Hell, restaurants and stuff could potentially just give them one for free.
Or bring your own plastic ones.
Hopefully, an ECO friendly and disabled friendly straw will be available soon.
I understand it can be a necessity. If it's that important, it should be carried with you.
The city of DC has raised millions since 2012 ever since they started charging folks 5c for plastic bags. That money has gone towards cleaning up the Anacostia River.
That is just in one city alone.
So I think assuming, "Not much is being done" IS an extreme statement. Sure we can say, "It doesn't appear that everyone is doing everything they can" but to say very little has been done is just wild
Yea, run to the "playing obtuse" card when presented something that goes against your extreme statement of, "Little is being done."Said millions are a drop in the bucket. Are you aware of how much ocean there is out there?
You get what I'm saying but you're playing obtuse and wanting to argue semantics.
What I get is, "Since little is being done, we should continue with doing little."You get what I'm saying but you're playing obtuse and wanting to argue semantics.