Paper straws worse for the environment than plastic ones(nypost.com)
7 pointsby Screaming_O7 hours ago4 comments
  • bariumbitmap5 hours ago
    The New York Post links to the Economic Times:

    > The Comprehensive Study on Single-Use Straws, commissioned by South Korea’s Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment, was revealed on Wednesday by Kim Wi-sang, an opposition People Power Party lawmaker, according to The Korea Herald.

    https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/new-updates/paper-...

    which cites the Korea Herald:

    > The report, commissioned by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment and disclosed Wednesday by Rep. Kim Wi-sang of the People Power Party, assessed the environmental impacts of four types of straws — conventional plastic straws, paper, biodegradable plastic and bio-based polyethylene (bio-PE).

    https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10911494

    I wasn't able to find the original report, it's not in the ministry's press releases:

    https://www.mcee.go.kr/eng/web/index.do?menuId=461

  • celtain7 hours ago
    >The findings suck the air out of some long-winded environmental protests, which claimed for a decade that plastic straws were on par with toxic fumes or forest fires

    I'm skeptical that this is a honest representation of many environmental protestors' claims.

    • blacksmith_tb6 hours ago
      Of course it isn't, and the Post is often pretty out there. It would be fair to say that many people latched onto plastic straws as a sea-turtle-killing scourge, but apparently weren't really too interested in stopping their massive consumption of single-use cups, spoons, and straws. The article's closing suggestion to instead go with reusable straws is a surprisingly sensible suggestion coming from the Post (we hope with a reusable cup too).
  • silverFork5 hours ago
    If the paper is contaminated, then paper cups used for coffee will also have it. To single out the straw is political hacking.
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