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[-] Lt_Cdr_Data@discuss.tchncs.de 31 points 10 months ago

Dont use plastic straws, drive public transport or bike, buy bio food, donate to orgs, glue yourself to the street

and maybe... just maybe... you will change fuck all

[-] MuffinX@lemm.ee 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Plastic straws have almost zero to none impact on climate change. It is one of the biggest virtue signaling campaings that managed to scam shit ton of gullible people. Climate change is a never ending process, those who can alter the process have way bigger means to affect it than you and me. Regulate the companies, end the "too big to fail" market monopoly, tax the shit out of billioners. Dont fall to their diversion strategy that we are to blame for any of this shit.

[-] foggy@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

I love how McDonald's went from paper cups/plastic straws to plastic cups/paper straws in my area.

[-] Zana@startrek.website 3 points 10 months ago

Mine stopped using straws for a bit and gave a special lid that made it easier to sip your soda. That didn't last long, we are now back to plastic cups and plastic straws.

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 6 points 10 months ago

It wasn't about climate change, it was about plastic waste giving turtles straws up their nostrils.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 points 10 months ago

And they still eat floating plastic that they mistake for jellyfish.

No the straw thing was about a cute kid making a science fair project about "The Dangers of Straws!" With all the thought an elementary school student could offer to the conversation that was latched onto by the media to fill a time slot and get more media buzz.

[-] Blackmist@feddit.uk 6 points 10 months ago

Not only did it do fuck all to help, it was also really annoying.

Likely on purpose to make people not want to help the environment at all if it means having soggy paper in your drinks.

The paper straws couldn't even be recycled.

[-] mrpants@midwest.social 4 points 10 months ago

Not defending paper straws specifically but recycling is a scam. Anything common household material that is not plastic is inherently better than plastic from an environmental standpoint.

[-] 31337@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago

They're compostable/biodegradable. I think the point was to reduce the affect of litter. Some municipalities give you an organic bin that's collected, composted, then sold.

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