>Bamboo straws fared only slightly better than paper ones, with PFAS found in 80% of brands tested. The chemicals were found in 75% of plastic straws and 40% of glass brands. PFAS were not detected in any of the steel straws tested.
Guess steel is the way to go. There are very few situations where I feel the need for a straw, fortunately.
maybe people don't like ice to hit their mouths? And, it is convenient and hygienic. If I get coke, I don't have to worry about dirt on top part and can just use straw without worrying.
Put some regular paper into water and see how long it lasts. Clearly, paper straws had a bunch of nasty shit in them to prevent the paper from just dissolving. What did people think?!
It’s like how when I was a kid they moved from paper bags to plastic at checkout to “save trees” and now we realize plastic isn’t the perfect material.
There will be many more cases of this because there’s no motivation to spend time studying miracle materials, it’s always about immediately finding several ways to extract profit from it in every use case possible.
In 2008, I was out in the San Diego Zoo with my fiancée, and of course we visited a restaurant and I had a soda. So the cup arrived, but I couldn't locate a straw, and I asked a server, who gave me quite a spiel on how discarded straws are often harmful to animals, and of course the Zoo is now doing their part to save the animals. They didn't offer any straws or alternative material, they simply didn't offer straws at all.
So what could I do? I had been heretofore completely unaware of any threat, and perhaps looked like a monumental jerk for even suggesting that I wanted one.
>Bamboo straws fared only slightly better than paper ones, with PFAS found in 80% of brands tested. The chemicals were found in 75% of plastic straws and 40% of glass brands. PFAS were not detected in any of the steel straws tested.
Guess steel is the way to go. There are very few situations where I feel the need for a straw, fortunately.