Flying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agoCongresswoman Reaches Wit’s End Thanks to Republican’s Midnight Amendment: ‘We’re Here Debating a Plastic Straw’www.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1180arrow-down18
arrow-up1172arrow-down1external-linkCongresswoman Reaches Wit’s End Thanks to Republican’s Midnight Amendment: ‘We’re Here Debating a Plastic Straw’www.mediaite.comFlying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 months agoI’ve yet to see a good bendy straw that wasn’t plastic, and those are essential medical supplies.
minus-squareApostleO@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoYeah, single-use plastics make sense in a medical setting. They have the added value of being sterile where you really need it. Outside of that setting, it’s just a convenience that is costing the environment.
I’ve yet to see a good bendy straw that wasn’t plastic, and those are essential medical supplies.
Yeah, single-use plastics make sense in a medical setting. They have the added value of being sterile where you really need it.
Outside of that setting, it’s just a convenience that is costing the environment.