re: Seattle banning plastic straws, July 1

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How are the people in Seattle gonna snort coke now?

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It's more of a heroin town.

God forbid you ban plastic syringes.

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How are the people in Seattle gonna snort coke now?

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With hundred dollar bills like the rest of us

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How are they ending up in the ocean? What percentage of straws actually end up in the ocean? How are they screwing things up?

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From Southeast Asia, where most junk in the ocean comes from.

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It sucks that we have to qualify any amount of environmental awareness like this

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No shite! Check the other replies. Yes plastic straws are not the source of all pollution, but why not take them out of the equation?

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How are they ending up in the ocean? What percentage of straws actually end up in the ocean? How are they screwing things up?

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As someone who likes the outdoors and fishing it was a real shock to me when a few buddy's really started bowfishing a lot. Riding around the murky waters that I fished all the time, but suddenly seeing everything lit up.....you really see all the crap that people just toss out without thinking. Cans, wrappers, trash, buckets, cups, etc.. I'm not a tree hugger, but really don't like screwing with the environment when not necessary. I can admit I've never seen straws. But that's likely because they are small and clear most of the time. If all that other stuff is getting out there, then they are too. I really don't care if they don't have an actual affect. They don't belong there. Why are we willing to trash that environment because we don't want to put our lips on a cup?

How am I going to drink my can of Fanta grape juice now?

Kinda makes me want to take cases of plastic straws to Seattle and hand them out outside fast food places. Glad I dont live closeby

I rarely use straws but when I am at home and I use a straw I have some glass ones I use.

I’m all for being eco friendly when possible, but this is major government over reach.

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Pass more laws because something ends up where it shouldn't?

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I never once said anything about passing a law. Merely stated that trash gets where it's not supposed to, so I have no problem believing straws do as well. I'm not standing at the front of the line to get this made illegal, but at the same me think it's so small and insignificant. That's why it doesn't bother me.

Mileage restrictions, emission restrictions, etc. are something I'm typically not happy about because it has a significant affect on my daily life. Straws is just a non starter. I rarely use them. Unless it's handed to me with a straw in it, I never use one.

I truly believe that some people just don't want liberal ideals to win and fight it purely based on that. I'll admit I'm not a fan of making laws for stuff like this. There are certain situations where straws are needed and a paper straw sucks. But the fact that half our country eats fast food for damned near every meal and probably goes through 3 straws a day because they can't be bothered to put their lips on a cup is a bit stupid. If we'd have been reasonable with them in the first place it wouldn't have ever been brought up.