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PUNIT R's avatar

I think restaurants should provide Stainless steel straws as part of the silverware. They are easy to wash. You call it tokenism, i call it a small start 🙂. Start to the end of single use plastics.

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Mohit Satyanand's avatar

Anything better than cardboard!

Somehow, i think people will be reluctant to sip through re-used straws.

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PUNIT R's avatar

Good point. Another option is straws made from edible material. Like Pasta. Ecostraws - Straws From Pasta - Eco Friendly - Thin Size - Jumbo Pack - 120 count https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07P5J9H23/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_2TB0N929Z6686YD3BJ3K?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

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Mohit Satyanand's avatar

Thanks. Will check these out.

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V Singh's avatar

Use reusable steel straws. I carry my own stainless steel straws. They are dishwasher safe.

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Idris Baxamusa's avatar

Mohit - what fantastic point you brought up here … we have been carrying steel straws for a while for our kids especially while we travel . and our experience here in US with cardboard straws have not been that bad from taste perspective it’s altogether a different thing my four year old chews it up and it’s rendered useless … but the bigger point you bring up here is startling… they are replacing polytene bags also soon which till now I was supportive of but now I see it in the same realm of tokenism…

My only hope is there will be a technological solution to this . May be some polymer which doesn’t take hundreds of years to decompose

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Ritik Gupta's avatar

I think we can also use candy straws,(it's completely my opinion). They are completely edible (especially for kids).

I know that it will contain a lot of sugar,but you are drinking a smoothie after all(I hope it's a sugar one)

Coming to the Tokenism part, i don't think i have to say anything. Our government is one of the greatest example of it....

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Mohit Satyanand's avatar

Candy straws! What a brilliant idea. Yeah, I love sugar.

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Ritik Gupta's avatar

Should we start a company for this😂.

Sorry for the jokes sir, i am just a college kid.

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Mohit Satyanand's avatar

I love jokes.

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