Flying Squid@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 year agoCongresswoman Reaches Wit’s End Thanks to Republican’s Midnight Amendment: ‘We’re Here Debating a Plastic Straw’www.mediaite.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1180
arrow-up1180external-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 · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareHeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI’ve yet to see a good bendy straw that wasn’t plastic, and those are essential medical supplies.
minus-squareApostleO@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 year 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.