Reducing plastic bag/straw use in the west.
This does almost exactly 0 good for the environment, but harms people with some physical impairments who needs straws to eat/drink.
I had a feeling this would be an answer—is there an article that is objective/trustworthy about why this is not so impactful (or even harmful)? I didn’t know what to read or trust based on a quick Google search.
https://medium.com/@robertwiblin/what-you-think-about-landfill-and-recycling-is-probably-totally-wrong-3a6cf57049cehttps://www2.mst.dk/udgiv/publications/2018/02/978-87-93614-73-4.pdf
Thanks—I’ll try to read these soon!
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Reducing plastic bag/straw use in the west.
This does almost exactly 0 good for the environment, but harms people with some physical impairments who needs straws to eat/drink.
I had a feeling this would be an answer—is there an article that is objective/trustworthy about why this is not so impactful (or even harmful)? I didn’t know what to read or trust based on a quick Google search.
https://medium.com/@robertwiblin/what-you-think-about-landfill-and-recycling-is-probably-totally-wrong-3a6cf57049ce
https://www2.mst.dk/udgiv/publications/2018/02/978-87-93614-73-4.pdf
Thanks—I’ll try to read these soon!