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I got a milkshake a while back, in a plastic container, with a plastic lid, for some reason it also came with a plastic spoon, and a paper straw, since they are cutting down on plastics...
>go to mcdonald's
>order hot cakes and a large orange juice
>receive hot cakes in plastic container, with six individually plastic wrapped teaspoons of butter and a plastic tub of high fructose corn syrup and a large plastic cup of orange juice
>throw away plastic straw
>pull out reusable metal straw
>I'm saving the environment one breakfast at a time
Ah the, "I'll have a diet coke with this Big Mag, Cheesecake bites, large French Fries" mindset.
Here, the paper straws were individually packed in plastic foil.
WHAT?!???!?
Yes but that was bio-degradable plastic. It will only last 10,000 years in a landfill instead of eternity.
I know this probably isn't the best place, but I really hate the way paper straws feel, but I also hate being handed a any straw when I can just drink straight from the cup anyway.
In my community, most of the lids are biodegradable. Still not great (require an industrial composter), but at least if it is left out, it does breakdown somewhat faster than "never"