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The point is that if a straw isn't cleaned out properly bacteria can proliferate and become harmful. That's why we sanitize and clean baby bottles properly after each use.
That's really not the point. He was complaining about reusable straws, which unless they're those annoying, swirling ones, can be cleaned just like everything else we reuse in the kitchen. (Cups, utensils, etc. that have "germs" on them from saliva.)
I'm glad these kids are getting involved and hope that they will see that they can make a difference. Plastic straws are not necessary. Paper straws were fine.
That's really not the point. He was complaining about reusable straws, which unless they're those annoying, swirling ones, can be cleaned just like everything else we reuse in the kitchen. (Cups, utensils, etc. that have "germs" on them from saliva.)
Good luck getting fruit juice pulp out of the inside of a plastic straw.
I'd rather see them get those blasted packing peanuts banned.
Isn't most of the plastic in the Pacific originating from Asian countries that are dumping their garbage into the ocean? If plastic problem isn't originating in the USA, how does banning plastic straw in the USA solve the problem of plastic straws from China polluting the ocean?
The answer to how does a plastic straw in Kansas City end up in the ocean, is that it doesn't. It ends up in a local landfill.
Isn't most of the plastic in the Pacific originating front Asian countries that are dumping their garbage into the ocean? If plastic problem isn't originating in the USA, how does banning plastic straw in the USA solve the problem of plastic straws from China polluting the ocean?
I don't see why another country being worse means that we shouldn't do anything about the problem we have in the US. Do you also blame Asian countries for our polluted lakes, rivers, creeks, etc...?
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The answer to how does a plastic straw in .Ohio end up in the ocean, is that it doesn't. It ends up in a local landfill.
No, it ends up in lakes, rivers, streams, etc... Which can end up in the oceans. Just because you don't live on the ocean, doesn't mean that what you do doesn't effect it.
One example would be the Gulf of Mexico dead zone, which is caused by pollution in the Midwest getting into the Mississippi river, and making its way down stream. In your example of Ohio, the Ohio river is the largest tributary of the Mississippi river. So yes, pollutants, and other trash, that is in the Ohio river can eventually make it into oceans.
It's a nice thought to think that all of our garbage goes to landfills, but that's simply not true. People litter, trash gets blown from trash trucks or trashcans, etc
. If you think that the United States is free of plastic garbabge, then you must not get out in nature much. I went kayaking on the river last weekend, there was definitely trash in the waterways here. Local organizations do stream cleanups throughout the year, but every year there is still more and more garbage to be pulled from the water.
One of the latest 'in' things to be concerned about is 'the plastic straw'. Many years ago, my county leaders became concerned about recycling garbage. So, millions of dollars were spent to separate paper, newsprint, tin, aluminum, glass, plastic bags and Styrofoam. Things went well for awhile until Waste Management complained that there was no market for plastic bags and Styrofoam. So, word went out. Don't place plastic bags and Styrofoam in recycle bins anymore. Place it in your household trash can. But we are concerned about a plastic straw.
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