[ErikVandeWater]

> If the problem is "keep plastic out of the ocean", then solve "why does plastic get in the ocean" problem.

But then how can someone start a KickStarter so you have to carry a thick metal straw around with you all day and then have to think about cleaning every time you use it, and in between different drinks if you don't want to have your first drink contaminate the taste of the second? https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/908228738/finalstraw-th...

[donatj]

I just stopped using straws a couple years ago when I got my tonsils out and couldn't use them – never went back.

Just drink like you would from any other cup. You don't need a straw. And honest to god things taste better without a straw. You'll drink less sugary trash and appreciate it more.

[recursive]

It's slightly inconvenient with my super cool mustache.

[oldcynic]

A Kickstarter opportunity for some sort of fashionable IoT enabled moustache drinking shield.

[ada1981]

On the blockchain.