[belorn]

People who care about plastic waste has better alternatives than paper. Reusable metal straws (the large ones) are superior to both paper and plastic straws, with the only draw side that you got to wash them as any other reusable eating utensils.

The main reason why plastic eating utensils are common is that it reduces the labor costs of serving food, which in turn allow fast food restaurants to charge lower price.

Reusable travel utensils and reusable drinking cups seems to also gained some traction for drivers, an otherwise large consumer of single-use utensils. A bit more work but far superior to paper and plastic in their feel and use.

(I prefer both utensils made from metal and eating meat. Eating meat with plastic utensils is just a terrible experience. Being against plastic has nothing to do with food culture or diet).

[timeon]

> People who care about plastic waste has better alternatives than paper.

Best alternative is no straw.