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Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by dynogator, Feb 7, 2025.

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  1. Feb 10, 2025 #61
    tilly

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    I question that number.
     
  2. Feb 10, 2025 #62
    OklahomaGator

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    That is like 1 1/2 straws roughly for every person in the US. I seriously question that number.
     
  3. Feb 11, 2025 #63
    tigator2019

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    In my head--- UF
  4. Feb 11, 2025 #64
    Gator515151

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    I use an igloo style mug with a plastic straw. I probably use the same straw a couple of months before replacing it. I don't think I am destroying the environment with my straws.
     
  5. Feb 11, 2025 #65
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    The average American eats fast food 3x a week. That alone is something like 100,000,000 straws. Throw in stuff like Starbucks and juice boxes for kids and 500,000,000 it doesn’t seem too outlandish.

    Sounds to me paper straws have their own issues, so i don’t think it’s a bad idea to rescind the paper straws (esp assuming it applies only to govt procurement). But of course w/ Trump it’s not about right or wrong or the concerns with paper straws, it’s pure culture war fodder.
     
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