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Post by iNCY on Nov 13, 2024 23:03:18 GMT
You should start a scarecrow business, because no one builds strawmen quite like you. I’d definitely use plastic straws. I upset a room of business owners because I admitted, I would sacrifice maybe two sea turtles for lifelong use of plastic straws. I don't even know what the going rate is for plastic straws to turtles...
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Post by Gyro LC on Nov 13, 2024 23:16:25 GMT
The paper straws have a taste that's off-putting. There has to be something better.
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Post by System on Nov 13, 2024 23:42:17 GMT
Make Straws Great Again
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Post by CM Punk'd on Nov 13, 2024 23:59:59 GMT
Are you against those new sippee lids?
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Post by System on Nov 14, 2024 0:09:47 GMT
Are you against those new sippee lids? Idk what they are?
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Post by iron maiden on Nov 14, 2024 0:20:36 GMT
I’d definitely use plastic straws. I upset a room of business owners because I admitted, I would sacrifice maybe two sea turtles for lifelong use of plastic straws. I don't even know what the going rate is for plastic straws to turtles... My favorite is when they service them in plastic cups with plastic lids. 
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Post by RT on Nov 14, 2024 0:25:32 GMT
The thing I don’t understand is why they don’t make biodegradable straws that are close to plastic. We have biodegradable utensils at our job site and aside from being a little bit softer, you literally can’t tell the difference between them and plastic.
I use them all the time and the only thing they don’t hold up well against is boiling water. I accidentally melted a spoon that way.
Why did they go right to paper? Why not this material?
Also it’s fucking ridiculous that we can’t use straws and bags but our government won’t clean up the hundreds of abandoned oil wells around western Canada, and the plants I work at in northern Alberta keep getting bigger and bigger and exhausting more emissions.
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Post by iNCY on Nov 14, 2024 0:31:28 GMT
The paper straws have a taste that's off-putting. There has to be something better. Are you against those new sippee lids? I upset a room of business owners because I admitted, I would sacrifice maybe two sea turtles for lifelong use of plastic straws. I don't even know what the going rate is for plastic straws to turtles... My favorite is when they service them in plastic cups with plastic lids. The thing I don’t understand is why they don’t make biodegradable straws that are close to plastic. We have biodegradable utensils at our job site and aside from being a little bit softer, you literally can’t tell the difference between them and plastic. I use them all the time and the only thing they don’t hold up well against is boiling water. I accidentally melted a spoon that way. Why did they go right to paper? Why not this material? Also it’s fucking ridiculous that we can’t use straws and bags but our government won’t clean up the hundreds of abandoned oil wells around western Canada, and the plants I work at in northern Alberta keep getting bigger and bigger and exhausting more emissions. Without exposing what I do for a job, I work in something very close to this space and it is alarming how messed up industries can become because of policy. We might say biodegradable packaging is better than plastic but both are recyclable. There is also an emphasis on recycling, but very little work is done on measuring the difference in energy consumption between one process and another. Some products are shipped overseas for recycling, so measure the carbon footprint of that... Most damage to the waterways comes back to people littering. I see much more advantage in protecting drains to stop litter and also in fining people more heavily for littering... Switching to paper straws is not going to have much environmental impact... We need a thread on this...
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Post by iron maiden on Nov 14, 2024 0:39:42 GMT
We need a thread on this... Ask and you shall receive. (But just this. I don't have money or power past this)
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Post by System on Nov 14, 2024 0:42:17 GMT
Was on a flight and a guy asked for a straw and they didn’t have any due to the no plastic. Meanwhile every meal is plastic packaging galore.
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Post by CM Punk'd on Nov 14, 2024 0:46:21 GMT
Are you against those new sippee lids? Idk what they are? A plastic lid, with a spot you can open up to take a sip.
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Post by Gyro LC on Nov 14, 2024 1:44:29 GMT
A plastic lid, with a spot you can open up to take a sip. I hate them. Qdoba switched to them and they are terrible in the car. Huge opening with no way to seal it like some coffee lids that have a movable flap. I take a second lid, reverse it, and put it on top to control spillage. Great job, you doubled plastic usage.
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Post by iNCY on Nov 14, 2024 2:29:13 GMT
There is one thing worse than the paper straw, has the US instituted the "wooden spoon" for the McDonalds Sundae.
It is the absolute worst, the texture of the wooden spoon is so awful.
Also baffling, wooden spoons are not the product of recycling like paper straws, a wooden spoon is made from virgin trees.
So how is this environmentally better than plastic?
We have some companies here that use a paper spoon, but it has a coating and is not recyclable.
That is another thing most people don't know, most paper coffee cups cannot be recycled and shouldn't go in a paper recycling bin, because the cardboard is covered in a plastic film.
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Post by Foos on Nov 14, 2024 20:46:32 GMT
One thing that the vast majority of the world is united on - paper straws suck. Slurpees, smoothies, milkshakes, and other extremely cold, thick beverages are ruined by paper straws.
I keep ordering plastic straws from China. I know I know, I'm such a bad man.
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Post by mikec on Nov 15, 2024 3:16:29 GMT
I have yet to be confronted with a paper straw because I live in Trump’s America.
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Post by KING KID on Nov 15, 2024 3:35:48 GMT
I have yet to be confronted with a paper straw because I live in Trump’s America. See! Now you see how lucky you are!
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Post by Foos on Nov 15, 2024 3:40:14 GMT
I have yet to be confronted with a paper straw because I live in Trump’s America. Send me a care package of just Repo Man stickers and plastic straws please
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Post by RT on Nov 15, 2024 4:18:18 GMT
There is one thing worse than the paper straw, has the US instituted the "wooden spoon" for the McDonalds Sundae. It is the absolute worst, the texture of the wooden spoon is so awful. Also baffling, wooden spoons are not the product of recycling like paper straws, a wooden spoon is made from virgin trees. So how is this environmentally better than plastic? We have some companies here that use a paper spoon, but it has a coating and is not recyclable. That is another thing most people don't know, most paper coffee cups cannot be recycled and shouldn't go in a paper recycling bin, because the cardboard is covered in a plastic film. WOODEN SPOONS ARE THE DEVIL All the takeout places in Fort McMurray use them. Thank fuck I don’t live in a hotel anymore up here because I was about to commit mass genocide to find some fucking utensils. I straight up started carrying a little kit of utensils and dishes with me from home.
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Post by iNCY on Nov 15, 2024 7:15:33 GMT
I have yet to be confronted with a paper straw because I live in Trump’s America. See! Now you see how lucky you are! Reminds me of that bit in the Dennis Leary song
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Post by iNCY on Nov 15, 2024 7:17:15 GMT
One thing that the vast majority of the world is united on - paper straws suck. Slurpees, smoothies, milkshakes, and other extremely cold, thick beverages are ruined by paper straws. I keep ordering plastic straws from China. I know I know, I'm such a bad man. Dead turtles AND sweat shops 🫡 RESPECT!!
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Post by iron maiden on Nov 15, 2024 21:09:41 GMT
There is one thing worse than the paper straw, has the US instituted the "wooden spoon" for the McDonalds Sundae. It is the absolute worst, the texture of the wooden spoon is so awful. Also baffling, wooden spoons are not the product of recycling like paper straws, a wooden spoon is made from virgin trees. So how is this environmentally better than plastic? We have some companies here that use a paper spoon, but it has a coating and is not recyclable. That is another thing most people don't know, most paper coffee cups cannot be recycled and shouldn't go in a paper recycling bin, because the cardboard is covered in a plastic film. WOODEN SPOONS ARE THE DEVIL All the takeout places in Fort McMurray use them. Thank fuck I don’t live in a hotel anymore up here because I was about to commit mass genocide to find some fucking utensils. I straight up started carrying a little kit of utensils and dishes with me from home. I have a set of mismatched utensils I use for work. We use metal straws sometimes but we have a pretty big stash of plastic straws.
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