• TrickDacy@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Said no one ever.

    People so mad about straws act like you cannot possibly work against a problem in more than a single way.

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      7 months ago

      The problem is we are not trying multiple ways. We only try the ineffective ones to avoid trying the effective ones.

      • barsoap@lemm.ee
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        7 months ago

        Banning straws (generally, single-use plastics) as well as non-attached bottlecaps is the most effective way to keep EU beaches clean. They had a look at what’s out there and those were the big offenders that could be addressed so they’re doing it.

        …also the only bad thing about those silicone straws I bought is that they’re too short for bottles. It really is the ideal material for the application.

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          7 months ago

          Yeah, the beach nearest to me just had a coal power plant reactivated last year. Nothing we can do about that though.

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            7 months ago

            Is that coal power plant producing plastic waste or are you perhaps talking about an entirely different problem that need to be addressed by separate legislation?