Critics say many alternatives of plastic straws also present problems for the planet.
Published 3:22 PM EDT Aug 16, 2019
Starbucks will get rid of its straws by 2020, and McDonalds has phased out plastic straws in their UK restaurants, replacing them with paper straws. Over 300 million metric tons of single use plastics — which include plastic bags, cutlery, and yes, straws — are produced annually, and 50% are discarded after a single-use, according to Walker.
The disabilities affected by the plastic straw ban"run the gamut," he said, ranging from people with quadriplegia to people with down syndrome or Parkinson's.Plastic straws ban is quite a straw manA 60-year-old U.K. woman with mobility issues died in July after using a metal straw while drinking from a glass with a fixed lid. When she accidentally fell onto the straw, it impaled her left eye socket and pierced her brain.
"[Single use plastic] straws have been described as a ‘gateway plastic’, which if curbed, can help change the behavior of consumers and retailers to reduce other SUP items," Walker said in a 2018 study.
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