a glint in spaceJul 29, 2018

ok ill put a couple things in before i wander off to do handless things. here's your appetizer, the main course is on google and the dessert is you get to help by joining with and amplifying our voices.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/07/11/627773979/why-people-with-disabilities-want-bans-on-plastic-straws-to-be-more-flexible

https://www.bloomberg.com/view/articles/2018-06-07/plastic-straws-aren-t-the-problem

https://metro.co.uk/2018/07/19/the-straw-ban-might-cut-down-plastic-waste-but-its-not-fair-on-disabled-people-7732506/?preview_id=7732506

NPR Choice page

Show threadStaleWhiteBreadJul 29, 2018
@glintacp Rather than banning it, can't it be something that would be *just* for people who actually need them? We've agreed upon the idea of things like accessible parking and seating and things like that. It would be vastly improved even if we just made it so you had to ask for a straw, rather than just available for people to grab. Because right now the use of plastic for single-use crap is unsustainable. Obviously a "straw license" isn't feasible but... I dunno, something like that?
Show threada glint in space

@StaleWhiteBread also, did you know that .03% of trash in the ocean is straws and thta all or most of it ends up there from littering meanwhile fishers toss nets which become ghost nets, killing for long after. #1 amount of trash in ocean comes from that.

it's just that a turtle hasnt been videod being killed by those on youtube for a million feelgood likes.

Jul 29, 2018 at 4:26amWeb