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President Donald Trump issued an executive order Monday declaring that it is “the policy of the United States to end the use of paper straws.”

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Nonfunctional, huh? I was able to get liquid to go from a cup, through a paper straw and into my mouth just a couple of days ago. Of course, this is the UK. Have paper straws in the U.S. lost the power to facilitate liquid transportation?

Yeah, I don't really like how mushy paper straws can get either. You know what I dislike even more? The fact that I have enough microplastics in my body to make an entire box full of plastic straws.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I mean the line the paper and bamboo straws with plastic.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 hours ago

So less plastic is used? That sounds like a good thing to me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I thought you were in Indiana. 🤨

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Any chance you have an empty cupboard under the stairs?

I don't take up much space:

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I don't even have my own place yet. We're in a short-term rental while I look for a job.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Huh! Well, best of luck over there.

Also please reconsider the paper straws, with the carcinogenic glue. I'm looking at these.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago