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Plastic Straws are Vital for Disabled People

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Paper drinking straws may be harmful and may not be better for the environment than plastic versions, researchers warn

"Eco-friendly" paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded.

"Eco-friendly" paper drinking straws contain long-lasting and potentially toxic chemicals, a new study has concluded. In the first analysis of its kind in Europe, and only the second in the world, Belgian researchers tested 39 brands of straws for the group of synthetic chemicals known as poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). PFAS were found in the majority of the straws tested and were most common in those made from paper and bamboo, found the study, published in Food Additives & Contaminants. PFAS are used to make everyday products, from outdoor clothing to non-stick pans, resistant to water, heat and stains. However, they are potentially harmful to people, wildlife and the environment. They break down very slowly over time and can persist over thousands of years in the environment, a property that has led to them being known as "forever chemicals." They have been associated with a number of health problems, including lower response to vaccines, lower birth weight, thyroid disease, increased cholesterol levels, liver damage, kidney cancer and testicular cancer.

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[ikibli]

people don't seem to realize that the problem isn't what material the disposable cutlery is made out of, it's that people treat cutlery as something disposable

the advantages of plastic straws are: you can make them bendy(sometimes a genuinely necessary thing for disabled people so that they can drink), and you can wash them.

like. seriously. you can't wash a paper straw, it just melts(which is kinda the point iirc), but a plastic straw can be re-used hundreds of times unless someone throws it out.

the main barrier to re-using plastic straws and cutlery is mostly that "helpful" teachers and coworkers and friends and family members will throw them out "for you" when you store them to wash later, or even actively encourage you to throw them out after you state "no I'm going to take it home to wash it". though some straws are just low-quality enough it's not really worth it.