The Straws we were served our drinks in were made out of sugarcane instead of the usual plastic/paper

    by klopaplop

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    1. mississauga145 on

      So

      Like Paper?

      Like Plastic?

      Like Pasta?

      which best describes this attempt at compostable straw?

    2. It’s amazing all these “inventions” to replace plastic. Before plastic was introduced drinking straws were made of **straw**…

    3. OkBackground8809 on

      I’ve bought some of these in Taiwan. They’re great! Last through several drinks, even. I’d rinse mine and let them dry so I could use them, again.

    4. Optimal-Cockroach-72 on

      my favorite was when i got a paper straw in america that was made in china

      save the turtles with the shipping boats bunker fuel pollution

    5. The only plastic straw replacement I actually like is bamboo because it actually holds up for more than 10 seconds and doesn’t collapse.

    6. Craigglesofdoom on

      Sugarcane straws are objectively the best for biodegradable straws. They also seem to hold up better than paper.

    7. >usual plastic

      It blows my mind that plastic straws and grocery bags are still a thing in the USA. I haven’t seen a plastic grocery bag/ a plastic straw in 15 years

    8. whats_for_lunch on

      I use these exclusively for my cocktails at my home bar. Bought them in bulk like a year ago.

    9. Interesting, I had a sampler of 50 avocado composit straws [from the seeds inside after extracting the oil I believe?] worked reasonably well for cold drinks, got sort of soft in hot coffee after a while.

      I have no problem with bamboo/compressed or formatted organic waste items, I had a set of bamboo plates, bowls and spoon/fork/knife that we got from Amazon a few years back for taking camping that worked out well [just expensive for daily use]

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