[TeaDrunk]

A significant inquiry I have to this in general is what should we do for people for which single-use plastics are exceptionally necessary for their lives? For example, people with disabilities who cannot manage paper straws (due to their collapsing before a drink can be consumed) or metal straws (due to mental strain in keeping track of their cleaning)?

[542458]

The actual announcement says that Canada will ban "harmful" single-use plastics. I’d assume single use plastics that are absolutely required for safety and medical purposes would not be considered harmful.

[TeaDrunk]

OK Thanks!

[asutekku]

Have you ever used a paper straw? It takes ages for it to dissolve so for most people, event the disabled ones, it is not a problem.

[tomp]

No, they suck. They get soggy after a few minutes. I’d rather not use a straw at all.

Which brings me to my main point. The “paper straws” movement isn’t actually anti-climate-change or pro-ecology, but just virtue signalling. If it was real, they wouldn’t be advocating paper straws, they’d be advocating no straws at all! Hint: you don’t need a straw (the vast majority of people anyways).

[jogjayr]

Maybe the end goal of paper straw advocates really is that. If the only straws available are shitty ones, more people might prefer to go strawless.

[chrisseaton]

Why do the majority of people need to use a straw anyway?

[bluehazed]

Paper straws can be a choking hazard for some.

[TeaDrunk]

I personally don't have a problem but I know people who take a very long time to drink stuff.