Blog Post #3

In 2014, it was estimated that 15 to 51 trillion microplastic particles were floating in the oceans. The plastic weighing between 93,000 and 236,000 tonnes. As one of the most common types of single-use plastic, straws usually are used only one time and then thrown away. However, straws are only one of the issues of unnecessary plastic pollution.

Plastic straws are very widely used, and many types of straws cannot be recycled because of the chemicals they are made from. Most plastic straws are also not biodegradable, therefore they cannot be broken down by bacteria into materials that are not harmful to our bodies.

Straws are prone to ending up in our water, and in the end the oceans, because of littering.

To help:

• Simply replacing cheap and disposable plastic straws with reusable stainless steel, glass, or biodegradable paper alternatives is an easy way to cut down on plastic pollution

https://www.aza.org/from-the-desk-of-dan-ashe/posts/how-do-straws-hurt-the-environment